Visualitty: 2012

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Welcome December

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marie claire

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Thursday, November 1, 2012

Monday, October 22, 2012

Halloween Costume Ideas

DIY Edward Scissorhands

Elvira Tutorial

Creative way to be the Queen of Hearts

PSY Gangnam Style - various costumes

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Isn't this townhouse AMAZING? It has everything; great view, great size, a deck, a garden, a roof deck... and it's modern and clean, just like I like it (except I would change the kitchen cabinets). Even the front entrance is beautiful. Too bad it's over my budget. Check it out on StreetEasy.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Fall Nail Polish Colors I Want To Try

Row 1:Essie-Miss Fancy Pants, Essie-Don't Sweater It, L'Oreal-Tea &Crumpets, O.P.I-Caffine Fix,

Sonia Kashuk-All Vamped,

Row 2: Essie-Recessionista, Chanel-Suspicious, L'Oreal-Hyde Park, L'Oreal-Rainy Piccadilly,

Butter LONDON-Big Smoke

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

The Power of Pink

Shopping is fun so have fun supporting Breast Cancer Awareness month by shopping at...

...or do something good for your body and mind at the same time by walking for a cause.

Breast Cancer Fast Facts

1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.
The most significant risk factors for getting breast cancer are being female and getting older.
An estimated 226,870 new cases in women and 2,190 new cases in men of invasive breast cancer are expected to occur in the U.S. during 2012.
Breast cancer is second, only to lung cancer, in cancer deaths among women in the U.S.
About 39,510 women and 410 men in the U.S. are expected to die from breast cancer in 2012.
One woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every two minutes, and one woman will die of breast cancer every 13 minutes in the U.S.
African American women have higher rates of distant stage breast cancer than white women and are more likely, in the U.S. to be diagnosed with larger tumors than white women.
There are 2.9 million breast cancer survivors alive in the U.S. today - the largest group of all cancer survivors.
About 80-90% of breast cancers in women without symptoms in the U.S. will be detected by mammography.
Only 51.2% of women 40 and older in the U.S. reported having a mammogram in the last year.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Rose Cake

I think this Rose Cake is so pretty and I really want to try this cake decorating idea. The tutorial from i am baker makes it look easy.

Friday, August 24, 2012

Skinny Spinach Lasagna Rolls

So I'm trying to eat healthy but I have kids and you know how that can be. Well I found this Skinnytaste Spinach Lasagna recepie online and saw that it was healthy and easy to make. I decided to make it. It was a hit. My husband liked it and the kids really liked it too. They actually wanted seconds! I will do it again since it's easy, tasty and to top it all off the kids can eat it without realizing they're racking up on the necessary nutrients that they don't really care about.

This is the one I made. It's not so pretty but tastes really good.

Below is the full recepie from Skinnytaste Spinach Lasagna Rolls
Ingredients:

9 lasagna noodles, cooked
10 oz frozen chopped spinach, thawed and completely drained (I used 6oz bag of pre-washed baby spinach and put it in a blender)
15 oz fat free ricotta cheese (I used part-skim Polly-O ricotta cheese)
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 egg
salt and fresh pepper
32 oz tomato sauce (I used Ragu and a small can of Hunts tomato sauce)
9 tbsp (about 3 oz) part skim mozzarella cheese, shredded (I used shredded Polly-O mozzarella cheese to top the rolls)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°. Combine spinach, ricotta, Parmesan, egg, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Ladle about 1 cup sauce on the bottom of a 9 x 12 baking dish.

Place a piece of foil on the counter and lay out lasagna noodles. Make sure noodles are dry. Take 1/3 cup of ricotta mixture and spread evenly over noodle. Roll carefully and place seam side down onto the baking dish. Repeat with remaining noodles.

Ladle sauce over the noodles in the baking dish and top each one with mozzarella cheese. Put foil over baking dish and bake for 40 minutes, or until cheese melts. Makes 9 rolls.

To serve, ladle a little sauce on the plate and top with lasagna roll

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Michael Kors Halter Snake Skin Print Maxi Dress

I'm selling this Michael Kors Maxi Dress on Visualitty's Shop.
If you're interested email me and I'll send it to you.

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Raise Your Glass

Whether you're lounging around, barbecueing, or just socializing why not have a delicious summer cocktail drink to lift your spirits. I found these recepies in the May issue of O The Oprah Magazine. Enjoy trying them and let me know which one you like the most.

How to Infuse Spirits
This recepie makes more than you need for the drinks below and will last for months so you can use them in other cocktails (for suggestions, see "Second Shots").

Basil Vodka                                         Habanero Tequila                       Pineapple Rum
2 cups vodka                                         2 cups silver tequila                       2 cups white rum
1 cup loosely packed basil                 2 habanero chile peppers,             1/2 cup diced fresh pineapple
leaves, rinsed and dried                   washed and cut in half

Place ingredients in a mson jar or glass bottle. Cover tightly and gently shake a few times. Store in a cool, dark place and shake the jar daily. Taste each day until infusion reaches desired intensity, 1 to 4 days for vodka, 2 to 4 days for tequila, and 7 to 10 day for rum, (if the infusion is too intense, you can dilute it to taste with the plain spirit.) Strain through a fine mesh strainer or paper coffee filter into another clean, airtight glass jar or bottle, and store in the refrigerator.

Pomegranate Margaritas with Habanero Tequila
1/2 cup habanero tequila
3/4 cup triple sec
34 cup fresh lime juice (about 2limes)
1/2 cup pomegranate juice
1/2 cup simple syrup
4 tsp. fresh pomegranate seeds (optional) for garnish
lime slices, for garnish

Place 4 cups ice in a large pticher. Add habanero tequila, triple sec, lime juice, pomegranate juice, and simple syrup. Stir well to combine and strain into ice filled glasses. Garnish each drink with pomegranate seeds (if using) and lime slice.
Makes 4 servings

The simplest simple syrup - cocktail recipes often call for simple syrup, which is tradtionally made by boiling 1 cup of sugar in 1 cup of water. But here's an easier way - just shake equal parts sugar and water in a tightly sealed glass jar until the sugar dissolves. Presto: instant simple syrup.

Bloody Marys with Basil Vodka
2 1/2 cups tomato juice
1 1/4 tsp. horseradish
Zest of 1 lemon
1 1/4 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
3/4 tsp. celery seed
3/4 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
3/4 cup basil vodka
4 small celry stalks with leaves for garnish

In a pitcher, whisk together all ingredients except the vodka and celery stalks. Fill 4 double rocks glasses with cracked ice. Add to each glass 2/3 cup tomato juice mixture and 3 Tbsp. vodka. Stir and garnish with celery stalks.
Makes 4 servings

SECOND SHOTS
More ways to use your infused spirits

Tequila Melon Slushes
Fill a blender with 4 cups ice and add 3/4 cup habanero tequila, 1/2 cup fresh lime juice, 1/2 cup triple sec, and 3 cups cubed watermelon, cantaloupe, or honeydew melon. Blend well, pour into four lowball glasses rimmed with sugar, garnish with a melon wedge, and serve.

Basil Vodka Lemon Spritzers
Fill a pitcher with ice and mix in basil vodka and sparkling lemonade to taste, depending on how strong you like your dink (try 1 part vodka to 5 parts lemonade). Chill and serve in champagne flutes with a lemon peel garnish.

Pineapple-Orange Rum Cocktail
Fill a shaker with ice, 1/4 cup pineapple rum, 1 TBsp. Grand Marnier, 2 TBsp. orange juice, and a squeeze of lime juice. Shake well, pour into a glass, and ganish with a lime wedge.