Martha Stewart shows us how to tie her favorite bow
Robber may have to give up $1M lottery prize – he was on probation and not allowed to gamble. SUCKS TO BE HIM!
Sleater Kinney’s guitarist tests out the game Rock Band – I just went to her blog for more on her review and I read this quote: The obsession is not so different from my own friends’ enthusiasm-bordering-on-addiction to games such as Settlers of Catan, Mafia, or Scrabble. OMG, those are my 3 favorite things in the world. I want to be her friend! Anyways…
10 Amazing facts about dreams
John Mayer’s 2 guys and 1 cup parody
Super mario cupcakes – these are awesome and her other sets are just as amazing
The Office mockumentary – they did a pretty good job with the characters! hehe

I love my Wii! If you’re looking for some games to get this holiday season, here is Forbes list of top 10 games for the Wii (this is geared more towards younger kids but I find these games are the most fun with groups of friends, ie minigames and such):

1. Wii Sports
2. Wii Play
3. Super Mario Galaxy
4. Carnival Games
5. Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party
6. Lego Star Wards: The Complete Saga
7. Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock
8. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games
9. Zack and Wiki: Quest For Barbaros’ Treasure

I can’t wait for Wii Fit to come out. I can’t believe it’s not coming out until after xmas!

I’ve been reading about this cool gadget on a lot of tech websites so I thought I would post about it since it makes a great gift for anybody who talks on the phone a lot. The gadget is called a magicJack and it allows you to make unlimited local and long distance phone calls for $20 a year!

All you do is plug it into your USB port and plug any corded or cordless handset in and you’ve got yourself a phone! The actual magicJack costs $40 which includes service and after that it’s just $20 a year. This is also a great gadget for travelling!

It’s been getting great reviews. Here is a good quote that sums up this gadget:

It’s way easier to use than Skype, way cheaper than Vonage, and way cool to boot.

This was found in a girl’s stomach:

She complained of a five-month history of pain and swelling in her abdomen, vomiting after eating and a 40-pound weight loss.

After a scan of the woman’s abdomen showed a large mass, doctors lowered a scope through her esophagus.

What did they find? A giant HAIRBALL!! Supposedly the girl had a history of eating her own hair. ughhghghgh!

Click here to read the full story.

I’m always looking for a good book to read. Here are some lists to peruse to find interesting ones.

100 Notable Books of the Year 2007

Amazon’s Best Books of 2007

Wall Street Journal’s best selling books for 2007

Teen breaks blindfolded texting record – He texted “The razor toothed piranhas of the genera serrasalmus and pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality, they seldom attack a human.” in 45 seconds.
half the students polled in an nyu class said they would give up the right to vote forever for $1million – me too hah
Oprah’s most expensive favorite thing ever – each member of her audience got an hdtv fridge
Remember the girl who got kicked off her flight for dressing to sexily? – she’s now going to pose for Playboy
top 10 bizarre mental disorders – some really interesting ones!
hawk kills campus legend, an albino squirrel – see images of albino squirrels here

Get off the internet, spend time with your family, and stuff yourself silly!!!

(This was a pre-published post as I am surely doing the above right now)

Happy Thanksgiving everybody!

Thanksgiving is all about the FOOD for me. So here are some recipes that caught my eye!

Pumpkin Pie Blintzes
Homemade Cranberry Sauce – so easy!
Store bought stuffing mix showdown – i used trader joe’s
No knead bread in a hurry – i still need to try making this
Roasted brussel sprouts – i have some weird obsession with brussel sprouts right now hehe
Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
Mac N Cheese – my friend’s macncheese recipe was loosely based on this one!

And here’s a recipe for pumpkin fritters that I saved but forgot from where…

Pumpkin Fritters

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tbsp salt
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1 cup milk
2 large eggs
3 cups grated, raw pumpkin
1 cup frozen or drained canned corn kernels

Mix the flour, salt, baking powder, and nutmeg together in a large bowl. Add the milk and eggs and stir until mixed. Add the pumpkin and corn kernels. In a deep fryer or heavy pan, heat enough vegetable oil for deep frying. The oil should be very hot, 375*. Drop three or four large spoonfuls of batter into the hot oil. Let them cook for three or four minutes, turning once, or until they just start to brown. Remove them to dry on paper towels. Serve immediately drizzled with maple syrup.

Lucky for me, I don’t suffer from migraines but I know a few people who do. My sister, offered this great tip for anyone who suffers from a migraine. It worked within an hour for boyrobot who had a migraine for almost 3 days! Her tip?

Take Motrin IB, lay down, and try to nap for at least 30 minutes

Pretty simple, huh? I guess the most important part is to not waste your time with the other pills like Tylenol or Advil which don’t seem to work well against migraines. Tell me if it worked for you or if you have tips for curing a migraine!

I made my first turkey this weekend during our early Thanksgiving potluck! I was pretty nervous since it was my first time and if you ruin the turkey, the whole meal is shot since it’s the main part of the meal. Oh the pressure! Anyways, after getting some tips from my friend who usually makes the turkey, I discovered the easiest and fastest way to make a Thanksgiving turkey. I’m no longer scared to make the turkey. Bring it on! Next year I want to experiment more with the seasoning. :) Here’s my easy peasy foolproof recipe for Thanksgiving turkey.

First, how to decide how big of a turkey to buy? The general rule is 1lb/person which is enough to have a little bit of leftovers too.

Ingredients:
1 Turkey
2 stalks of celery (sliced)
1 medium onion (sliced)
Various seasonings: I used garlic powder, salt, pepper, paprika and thyme
1 Reynold’s Oven Turkey Bag (very important!!)
Vegetable oil or butter
1 Tbsp flour

I bought a pre-brined turkey from Trader Joe’s. I highly recommend this since the turkey turned out great and super moist!
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

1. Open the turkey and drain any excess liquid. Rinse the turkey with cold water. Throw away the turkey neck and giblets (unless you want to keep to make soup or gravy!). Pat the turkey dry with a paper towel.
2. I used butter since everything with butter tastes better to me ha ha. If you don’t want to use butter, you can use vegetable oil. Brush the turkey with whatever you choose. Then sprinkle the seasoning all over the turkey.
3. Shake the flour into the Reynold’s oven bag which you should put in a pan that’s at least 2 inches deep and will fit the turkey. I used one of those disposable roaster pans for easy clean up. Also, if you’d like you can spray the bag with a nonstick spray.
4. Lay the celery and onions in the bag.
5. Place the turkey on top of the veggies in the bag.
6. Tie the bag up with the twist ties they provide and cut 6 1/2 inch slits into the top of the bag. If you have a meat thermometer stick it through one of the slits so it sits in the thickest part of the inner thigh.

The turkey is ready to pop in the oven now. BAKE 2 to 2 1/2 hours for a 12 to 16 lb. turkey, 2 1/2 to 3 hours for a 16 to 20 lb. turkey, and 3 to 3 1/2 hours for a 20 to 24 lb. turkey, or until meat thermometer reads 180°F. For easy slicing, let stand in oven bag 15 minutes before opening.

Since I did not have a meat thermometer I put it in the oven for about 3 hours for a 12 lb turkey. The nice thing about using the Reynold’s bag is that you can keep it in longer without worrying about it drying out! I highly recommend using a Reynold’s bag to cook the turkey in.

The result??

It was a super moist turkey and SO EASY! Clean up was also easy. Thanks for my friend for recommending me to use the Reynold’s Turkey oven bag!

Aside from the turkey, the potluck was so fun. There was so much food and it was all SO GOOD! One of my friends bought this yummy dessert wine:

Riunite Lambrusco…mmmmmmm!

And another friend brought this mac n cheese that was SO GOOD. I must get the recipe so I can share with you all! And a mocha creme cake from this korean bakery. I love asian cakes because they are not too sweet.

Also, we joined the internet phenomenon of videotaping ourselves watching 2 girls 1 cup. I hope to get a copy of that video soon. It’s sooo funny.