Why use High Definition Make Up?

Everything is visually magnified when seen in high definition—especially makeup. Accordingly, film and television makeup artists now turn to technologically advanced formulas that are undetectable yet highly effective. This high-definition makeup provides a picture-perfect complexion and is invisible to hi-def cameras (and the naked eye!), thanks to:

innovative, superfine microparticles that blend imperceptibly into skin 

photochromatic pigments that react with all types of lighting

The result is skin that looks naturally flawless whether on screen, in pictures or on the street.

High-definition primer, foundation, and powder combination works together to cover imperfections, diffuse pores, smooth out skintone, and reflect natural and artificial light. Use this three-step technique to give skin an airbrushed finish—at every angle.

Lauren Luke Makeup Palette's

So how do you know which makeup product's are the best among the thousands to chose from at Sephora, Ulta or your local drug store? Which does what you need it to do? Which ones are worth the extra money? Let me help. I don’t know every beauty product out there, but I’ve tested a lot of them and I’ll let you know which are worth the money and which are not.


I wanted to share these two Lauren Luke Makeup Palette's.  I have both the Vintage Glam and the Smokey Classics. These are great! The best part is that each Palette includes eye primer, eyeliner, blush, eyeshadow and lipstick. These Palette's take the guess work out of coordinating your eyeshadow, blush and lipsticks.

The added bonus is the Make-Up Tutorial's for each Palette.

Vintage Glam Tutorial             Smokey Classics Tutorial

I know I am a Pizza Snob

Image via WikipediaPeople give me heck all the time for being such a pizza snob. I admit I am not a fan of most chain restaurants and most pizza for that matter.
Here are a couple of my local favorites:
Mannys House of Pizza

Joeys House of Pizza

BTW...These are both New York Style Pizzeria's and owned by brothers. Manny's is located in the Arcade in the downtown Nashville area and Joey's is located in the Brentwood, TN area.

Outside of Nashville Pizza
I do heart some great Chicago Pizza. For good Chicago pizza it requires a road trip to the Windy City..
Giordanos

Best Frozen Pizza
I have discovered this great frozen pizza....yes an edible frozen pizza option. Can you believe it? It is Amy's Pizza Margherita! It is made with Organic Flour and Tomatoes for those who care. I really don't but I thought I would throw that in for the tried and true organic buyers out there. This pizza is by far better than any I have ever tried. I buy this at Publix and it runs around $6.99.
Amy's Pizza

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Cuban Pork Results-Awesome!

Image via WikipediaThe experiment was a great success. I think that this was way better than the traditional BBQ pork butt. We started with a 4 lb butt at 12:30 pm and used a new Brinkmann Vertical Smoker that we picked up at a yard sale several months ago. I was not impressed with this smoker. It was extremely hard to regulate the heat. After about 3 hours we ended up firing up the old faithful Weber Kettle grill to finish off the butt.

We had Carrie (sister), brother n law (Scott) and nephew(Evan) over as our taste testers. They love love loved the Cuban Pork and Black Beans. My sister was still talking about how good this was this morning.

Here is the recipe if you want to give it a try:

Mojo Marinade
This makes 1 cup of Mojo
1 head of garlic
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of Oregano
12 black peppercorns
1 cup sour orange juice

To make Sour Orange Juice
Use two parts orange to one part lemon and one part lime juice

The key to making Mojo is in the proportions. The nice thing is that you can make exactly the amount you need.

I used a mortar and pestle to make the below paste. You can improvise by adding kosher salt to your garlic and crush using the back of your knife to make a garlic paste.

For every ten cloves of garlic, add 1/2 teaspoon salt, six black peppercorns, and some oregano. Mash them all together into a paste. Scoop the paste out into a separate bowl. Continue this process until all of the garlic is mashed.

Stir in sour orange juice. Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes or longer. Use immediately to season the pork or refrigerate for later use.

I marinated a 4lb butt for 24 hours in the Mojo Marinade. I used a Ziploc bag and flipped occasionally so it would marinate evenly.

I removed from the marinade and rubbed with a dry rub. I used GOYA Adobe All Purpose Seasoning, Cumin, and Brown Sugar. No exact measurements. Marinated overnight.

You can cook the butt in oven at 225 or by smoking and maintaining temperature around 225-250.

Happy cooking and let me know how it turns out for you!

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Experiment Cuban Smoked Pork Butt

Image via WikipediaI decided this weekend I didn't want to do the tradition smoked butt. We have a friend who shared a wonderful recipe for Cuban Black Beans with us several years ago. This recipe inspired me to have a Cuban themed Labor Day menu that will consist of Cuban Smoked Pork Butt, Cuban Black Beans and Saffron Yellow Rice.

When I decided my menu I did a little research on-line and could not find very much info on Cuban Smoked Butt so I decided to experiment on my own. I made a Mojo Marinade as well as a dry rub. The Mojo Marinade consisted of making a Sour Orange Juice, garlic, peppercorns, oregano and salt. I let the pork marinate 24 hours in the Mojo. The next day I removed from the Mojo and applied a dry rub I made using Adobe seasoning, oregano and brown sugar and let this marinate overnight.

We are firing up the smoker now and anxious to see how this turns out. I will keep you posted and I will publish the recipes if this is experiment is successful!