Friday Show N' Tell

Ok peeps, bring and brag time again!  Show us what you've been blogging about this week and share your blog with the rest of us.  I LOVE checking out everyone's blogs!

So post a link to a single post (feel free to add more than one link) from your blog that you posted within the last 7 days, and then check out what everyone else has been up to - and don't forget to share some comment love!  Also, add the Friday Show 'N Tell Button (grab it from the sidebar) to the post you featued so that others can join the fun!  I put in a couple of my posts to get us started.

I Heart My Food Processor

I have resisted buying a food processor for the LONGEST time.  I can chop.  Why do I need a machine?  I already have to many machines and gadgets cluttering my kitchen.  And I CAN CHOP!

As you probably know, I make my own dog food.  It has a lot of veggies in it, and I always chopped them by hand.  After all, I can chop.

About a year ago I was stayig with a friend.  I had shared my dog food recipe with her, and she just happened to be making it one of the days I was there.  First thing she did after washing all the veggies was pull out her food processor.  "UGH", I though, "I can chop".  I judged.  But I also was surprised at how much less time it took for her to make dog food.

But I'm stubborn.  AND...I can chop.

Two months later, about 10 months ago, my sister dragged me to a Cuisinart warehouse sale.  And I couldn't pass up a 14 cup stainless steel food processor for $120.

It has an extra wide opening at the top so you can shred veggies without having to chop them up too much first.  And it processes all the veggies for dog food in about 1 hour.  It used to take me 4-5 hours.  And it also makes great pie dough, slices veggies for salads in a snap, and shreds through costco sized bricks of cheese (for freezing) in minutes.  It has a strong motor and sharp, good quality bades.  It goes through anything I throw in to it like butta!

I can STILL chop!!

But for bigger jobs, I save tons of time using my swanky, welll loved, food processor.

Resistance is futile. Get one.  You won't regret it.

What's your favorite kitchen gadget or appliance?

Zoya Nikki Swatch and Review

I've really been enjoying the Zoya color lock system lately.  I love how well this stuff works with Zoya polishes, which I had always found to be incredibly streaky and difficult to work with.  I am hence now rediscovering my unloved Zoya polishes.  Zoya Nikki is the one I've got on at the moment.

I really like this color.  It has that greyish lavener quality of Sephora by OPI's Call Your Mother, and even slightly reminds me of Metro Chic.  But Nikki is much paler and therefore great for summer.  I am especially enjoying it since my nails have been very bright of late.  This one also has very fine green shimmer in it, which is very subtle in daylight but gives and intersting hue to your manicure in certain lighting conditions.

This is a neutral with a twist, so it's great for everyday and pretty work friendly.

 I chose the swatch with the shady bit so that you can hopefully see the bit of green tint on the pinky and ring fingers.  It's just a subtly shimmery pale lavender in the light (index and middle fingers).  The shimmer looks more silvery than green in sunlight. 

On the swatch you may also see the indentations from my pillow on the finish.  That's the one drawback to the color lock system - it dries SO SLLLOWLY!  I went to bed about 5 hours after I applied this polish, and still got the indentations.  I hate sheet marks on my nails!!!

The swatch of Nikki from the Zoya website shows the shimmer a bit more accurately.

I think Zoya has some really great and unique colors, and I've been enjoying the polish formula lately.  Have you tried Zoya polish?  Do you like it?  What are your favorite shades?  What shades would you like to see swatched?