September 19, 2011

Pan-Fried Onion Dip


This onion dip is the perfect football party appetizer, it will put Guy's onion dip to shame! Your guests will absolutely love it! 

Ingredients
2 large yellow onions
4 tbsp butter
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 tsp ground cayenne pepper
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
4 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 c sour cream
1/2 c mayonnaise

Cut the onions in half and then slice them into 1/8-inch thick half-rounds. It will end up being about 3 cups of onions.

Heat the butter and oil in a large saute pan over medium heat, add the onions, cayenne, salt and pepper and saute for 10 minutes.

Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, for 20 to 30 more minutes until the onions are browned and caramelized

Allow the onions to cool.

Combine the cream cheese, sour cream and mayonnaise in a mixing bowl, stirring until smooth. Add the onions and mix well. Serve at room temperature. Enjoy!

Mashup Monday

Happy Monday! Hope everyone is recovering from the horrible performances by our Kansas City Sports teams this weekend. 


3LAU- Dubsex (Skrillex & Nero Feat. Britney vs Daft Punk vs Posner vs Amanda)

DOSVEC- Never Will Be Mine (Rye Rye Feat. Robyn (Kat Krazy Mix) vs DJ Mujava)

DOTCOM- It's Time To Celebrate (Kool & The Gang vs Pitbull vs Fabolous vs Taio Cruz vs Three Six Mafia vs Dirty Impact vs Royal XTC vs Mike Posner vs 3OH!3)

LOONA & AVICII- Vamos A Los Levels (Friendly Giant Mashup)

WHITE PANDA- Midnight Life (Kanye West vs M83)

-Whitney

Emmy's Round-Up

Last Night all of Television's elites came together for the 63rd Emmy Awards.  Here is a collection of our fave looks from last night's red carpet.

Marvelous Minka Kelly

Georgeous Gwyneth Paltrow

Fabulous Kristen Wiig

Classic Katie Holmes

Red Hot Nina Dobrev

Pretty in Pink Sarah Hyland

Well you can't win them all.  Sorry Kyle Richards too bad so sad. You are still my favorite Beverly Hills Housewife though...

eeks!

This lil guy just cracks me up.  So glad Modern Family cleaned up last night winning the best Comedy Series, along with many others...

Funny Guy Rico Rodriguez

September 16, 2011

Etsy Eight : Fall Finds

Love Finding Fall goodies, check out these shops


Glass Acorns


Always Remember Print



Animal Print Velvet Turband (Turban-Headband)


Log Candle Holders, Aspen Bark


Early Autumn Poms


Chevron Blanket


Bird Art Migration -Watercolor Painting
via GollyBard


Leather Wrap Bracelet with Gold Horsebit

Hello Bob Sinclair

After the US Open Tennis last weekend this video seems fitting, plus its a great song to start out the weekend...




September 13, 2011

The Perfect Wedding Gift

Need the perfect wedding gift, but on a budget?

I did and I was! I needed a gift that was going to be meaningful, something the bride and groom would keep and always remember...but I was definitely on a budget. I work for a non-profit, and welllllll lets just say...I am no millionaire!

I saw this idea on Pinterest and thought this is perfect! I bought an Atlas and got to work. I cut out the three cities that meant the most to the bride & groom, Nappa Valley (where they got engaged), San Diego (where they live) and Laguna Beach (where they got married).


I think this is the perfect gift for anyone who wants to get a meaningful wedding present but is unable to spend a fortune! Oh and everyone loved it!!

Sunday, August 21, 2011 Laguna Beach, CA

-Jane


Grilled Bruschetta Chicken

We are trying to get in some last minute grilling, as well as tomatodishes while the weather is still nice and the tomatoes are still in season. Here is a perfect recipe that includes both.

Ingredients
4-5 chicken breasts
2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 Tbsp olive oil
1/4 c onion, chopped
salt & pepper to taste
2 cloves of garlic, minced
3-4 Tbsp fresh basil, chopped
3 small to medium sized tomatoes, chopped
4 oz mozzarella, cubed


Combine chopped onion, olive oil, balsamic, salt and pepper, chopped tomatoes, garlic and basil in a bowl and set aside while you prepare and grill the chicken.


Season chicken with salt and pepper, and grill about 5 minutes on each side, until no longer pink in the middle.

Add the diced mozzarella to the tomato mixture and scoop on top of the chicken, making sure to get some juice on there.

That's it! Easy smeasy, and oh so delicious!