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Q re: digital cameras, food, LUSH
Oct. 6th, 2008 03:21 pm
1) Digital cameras -- what kind are you using and how well do you like it? I just made another big-ticket purchase in a Nikon D40, but am on the fence over whether or not to keep it or get something else. I'm looking for any and all recommendations -- let's pretend for a moment that price doesn't matter (it does, of course, but I'd like to see a wide range of possibilities).
2) Like others on my flist, I did some shopping this weekend. I don't enjoy shopping as much as I used to (at least, in a mall -- I still love shopping online, because I can narrow down the shopping to one item that I need/want and do a bunch of research at the same time), but I found myself having a lot of fun. I took care of Christmas presents for two people, which makes me happy in and of itself.
3) The reason I had to go to the mall at all was because I needed more Big, and for some reason the LUSH site isn't working (I can't put anything into my shopping bag). ( Yay for wrong price stickers that saved me $8! )
4) I still had some leftover Lambrusco from when![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
corianderstem came over, and I tried to drink it on its own, but I'm just not a fan of alcohol. So I decided to use it in Coq au Vin, which calls for a "full-bodied red wine," but I figured that for me, it wouldn't make that much of a difference. For dessert I made chocolate-pumpkin brownies. They were both fantastic. I've made Coq au Vin before so I knew what to expect (and as predicted, the Lambrusco worked just fine), but the brownies were a new recipe. It's perfect for fall and any Halloween parties you might be attending! Recipes and photos on my food blog.
5) I had Afghani food for the first time on Saturday, when I went to an Afghani restaurant with my cousin. I had the lamb kebab, which was sooooo good (normally I don't like lamb because when it's not fresh it gets very gamey), and it was served with some kind of flavored rice and roasted eggplant with yogurt sauce. Sooooo good. Afterward we went to a local ice cream shop that had things like, "canteloupe-mint sorbet" and "Baracky Road" (lol). We shared a pint of balsamic strawberry (just like it sounds -- strawberry ice cream with a ribbon of balsamic dressing), which was surprisingly delicious, and maple walnut.
2) Like others on my flist, I did some shopping this weekend. I don't enjoy shopping as much as I used to (at least, in a mall -- I still love shopping online, because I can narrow down the shopping to one item that I need/want and do a bunch of research at the same time), but I found myself having a lot of fun. I took care of Christmas presents for two people, which makes me happy in and of itself.
3) The reason I had to go to the mall at all was because I needed more Big, and for some reason the LUSH site isn't working (I can't put anything into my shopping bag). ( Yay for wrong price stickers that saved me $8! )
4) I still had some leftover Lambrusco from when
corianderstem came over, and I tried to drink it on its own, but I'm just not a fan of alcohol. So I decided to use it in Coq au Vin, which calls for a "full-bodied red wine," but I figured that for me, it wouldn't make that much of a difference. For dessert I made chocolate-pumpkin brownies. They were both fantastic. I've made Coq au Vin before so I knew what to expect (and as predicted, the Lambrusco worked just fine), but the brownies were a new recipe. It's perfect for fall and any Halloween parties you might be attending! Recipes and photos on my food blog.5) I had Afghani food for the first time on Saturday, when I went to an Afghani restaurant with my cousin. I had the lamb kebab, which was sooooo good (normally I don't like lamb because when it's not fresh it gets very gamey), and it was served with some kind of flavored rice and roasted eggplant with yogurt sauce. Sooooo good. Afterward we went to a local ice cream shop that had things like, "canteloupe-mint sorbet" and "Baracky Road" (lol). We shared a pint of balsamic strawberry (just like it sounds -- strawberry ice cream with a ribbon of balsamic dressing), which was surprisingly delicious, and maple walnut.
