Gap-toothed Goddess Operations!!!

Ok... First of all... I GOT MYSELF A LIFE COACH!!!  No lie!  I've told a few people and only one person...I take that back two, were supportive and open to hearing about it.  I'm not ashamed to admit that at 29 my life is not where I want it to be nor is it anywhere near where I want it to be so I'm working with somebody to fix that.  I am so excited.  She is a lovely Black woman who is lovely to be around.  And affordable!!!  I won't lie, her price and her presence were what sold me.  She is so bright and I can only hope to absorb some of that.  Stay tuned.  I need to be working on my homework while I'm on here typing.  "If you change nothing, nothing will change."

Second, I have some operations going on.  Operation Clear Skin is one of them.  I have been dealing with acne and its effects since puberty.  So I'm working to not rid myself of it but to do better at controlling it.  The next operation is Operation Fine by 30.  My birthday is in December and I've been back in the gym.  I AM SORE!!! Like groaning when I walk sore...and I love it!!!

This is just a brief update on the happs in my life.  Stay tuned for more detailed entries.

Fall Has Finally Arrived: Fall Fashion

Who doesn't love fall?  The oppressive heat fades away and allows us to cover up in awesome sweaters and fly boots.  Here are a few pieces I like for the fall... 

Great for a night out... date night... a night with the girls.

I love pencil skirts. This one is nightlife approved.

This is a must have for the fall matched with a bright colored blazer. Yes!

Stay tuned... More Fall fashion to come.

Fall Fashion: Plaid Purse

Plaid Purse by orysa featuring rose earrings

  

Beautiful Fall Outfits

Beautiful Boots by orysa on polyvore.com

Brown Skin Foodie: Spur Of The Moment Braised Chicken in Vodka Sauce

"Brown skin foodie! Hey, hey what you cookin'? Brown skin foodie! Hey, hey what you stewin'? Brown skin foodie! Hey, hey how do you peel? I like the way you stir. I like the way...I like the way you bake. ...And everybody on the avenue I know, when they see you, say there she is!"  *sing to the tune of my theme Brown Skin Lady*  (I'm corny, thought you knew)


While I was trying to figure out what tonight's meal would be, I was surfing Instagram. My hungry eyes stopped on a picture of chicken thighs simmering in tomato sauce. Yum! I have to give a quick shout out to @mr_chilltown (hope he doesn't mind) for giving me the idea for tonight's meal.

I don't have a recipe. I ran to the store and bought some chicken thighs and remembered that I had been daydreaming about what vodka sauce tastes like. I grabbed some sauce. Wolfgang Puck, to be exact. It was on sale. Snatched up some yellow squash, zucchini, green pepper, onions, and tomatoes.  I found a random recipe to give an idea of what braising is exactly them did my own thang. I'm a foodie. That's how I roll.
Turned down the Democratic National Convention, turned on a business webinar, heated the oven & the stove, and got busy! I seasoned the chicken the way I wanted to. You do the same. You know what you like. And while the chicken was in its first part of braising, which I believe is the browning/searing part, I sliced zucchini, yellow squash, roughly chopped the peppers & onions, seasoned all of that with garlic salt & pepper and tossed it in some olive oil. Threw that into a Pyrex and into an oven at 400 degrees. After the chicken competed it's tan, I pour the whole jar of sauce into the skillet, added some garlic salt, cinnamon, and a bay leaf. I threw the chicken back into the skillet, covered it and let it simmer for 30 minutes.  Oh! The veggies roasted for about 20 minutes then I added sliced tomatoes & threw everything back in there for 5 minutes.

It was GOOD! THANKS AGAIN, CHILLTOWN!

P.S. This is my first mobile post. :o)

Need veggies. Babe says they make everything better...

What you know about that?

Sitting pretty waiting to simmer.

I started eating it before it got a good photoshoot. Oops!

That shyt was good. Can't you see?