Back to the original FOUR!

Back when we were teenagers my sister, two cousins and I used to get together for a girls relaxing spa at home nigth. We would buy the one time use facial masks, do our nails and watch a movie.

This weekend the boys are going camping so I asked my sister if she wanted to sleep over and do our nails. She suggested a flash back to the original four having a girls night. I saw the recent recipe for some delicious cookies over at Bakerella. So with that being said, here's to a great girls night.

Bakerella's Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt1 cup butter, room temperature

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

2 cups chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt with a wire whisk and set aside.
With a mixer, beat butter and both sugars until well blended.
Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Add flour mixture in two additions until combined.
Stir in 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips.
Use a mini ice cream scoop to drop cookie dough on a parchment covered cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
Bake for 8-10 minutes.
Tip: About half way through baking, sprinkle reserved chips on top of cookies. This is just to make them prettier so, some of the chips are seen on top.
Makes about ??. (I ate too many before I counted. But a couple dozen for sure.)

Teeny bopper movie, with teen heart trobe - lol

My favorite OPI colour, Second Honeymoon

At home Manicure

1. Remove old polish

2. Trim nails to desired length

3. Soak in mild soap and water mixture for 5 minutes

4. Dry hands and apply cuticle oil

5. Use an orange stick to push cuticles back

6. Exfoliate hands with body scrub and wash hands

7. Moisturize hands

8. Polish - 1 base coat, 2 polish coats, 1 top coat.

At home Pedicure

1. Remove old polish

2. Soak in foot bath for 10 mins

3. Buff feet and heels to smooth calluses

4. Trim nails

5. Apply cuticle oil

6. Use an orange stick to push cuticles back

7. Wash and dry hands

8. Moisturize feet

9. Polish - 1 base coat, 2 polish coats, 1 top coat.

Sometimes lettuce isn't enough

I love a good salad. Sometimes when we get home late from work I will have a good bowl of salad and be full. We always (most of the time) have salad made and in a large bowl in the fridge. All that needs to be added is the dressing, croutons and my favorite - avocado. Sometimes lettuce isn't enough. If I bring a salad for lunch at work, I seem to get hungry around 3pm and that's when the snacking starts. After being on Weight Watcher's last year and realizing how great broccoli is, not to mention how much I love it, I decided to look for a broccoli salad recipe that would be filling and nutritious. Jackpot, I Googled [love that Google] and found a great recipe that also includes chick peas - another one of my favorites. So tonight I'm going to whip up a batch and hopefully have good things to say about it tomorrow.

If you'd like to try it here's the recipe;

1 cup of canned chick peas
Salt, to taste
1/2 pound broccoli crowns, broken into florets
1/2 small red onion, sliced (optional)
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley, or a combination of parsley and dill

2 ounces shaved Parmesan (garnish)

For the dressing:
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, champagne vinegar, or sherry vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 small garlic clove, minced or put through a press
Salt and freshly ground pepper
6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, or 4 tablespoons olive oil and 2 tablespoons buttermilk or plain low-fat or nonfat yogurt

Mix together the lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper. Whisk in the olive oil (or the oil and buttermilk or yogurt). Set aside.

Toss and finish with Parmesan, serve warm.