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Foodie Friday - Pulled Pork Sandwich

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Perfect Dinner to make Dad this Sunday

Papa Rusholme.  Thanks for being the best dad in the world. Love you very much  



Pan Seared Pork Tenderloin

with Wild Mushroom Sauce with Calvados

Roasted Baby Red Potatoes

with Heirloom Carrots

with Fresh Thyme

serves 4

Pork Tenderloin 4 5oz portions

Olive Oil 6 tablespoons

Shallots finely chopped 3 tablespoons

Wild Mushrooms sliced 2 cups

Veal Stock 1 cup

Just because it's in style, it does not mean you can pull it off.

 

 

Before we get any further in to this season and we start to buy new and perhaps different things ( I get it.."what not to wear" can be inspiring) but as few people have pointed out, just because it's in style or trendy, it does not mean you should wear it.

 

This weeks Colleens Closet is how to wear clothes with an 80's influence in the year 2009.

 

Here is some advice from me, my friends and with the help of the oprah stylist team..

Impress with this Summer Salad!

S a l ad Ni ç oi s e

wi th S e a r ed C ajun Tun a

1 lb fingerling potatoes, sliced in half lengthwise

2 hard boiled eggs

1 tbsp kosher salt

1 recipe lemon caper vinaigrette

1⁄2 lb haricots vert

1⁄2 red onion

1 pint sweet cherry tomatoes, halved

1 yellow pepper, thinly sliced

1⁄2 cup niçoise olives, pitted

1 lb fresh tuna loin, cut into 1-inch-thick steaks

Go to Jail and Do Not Collect 200 bucks for Bad Hair!

Moving old clothing out for new clothes to come in to my minimal closet space had me thinking. Why not have a closet full of things you wear most of the time instead of only some of the time? It's only taking up valuable closet space. I know it sounds confusing. Here's what inspired my idea. My friend Tasha called last week and asked to wear one of my black dresses. It's her favorite dress and I should just give it to her because I don't wear it. When I told her that she said " I have an amazing red dress that I never wear. You should have it " That is was my "aha" moment. Sorry Oprah. I know you want a patent on that expression. I think a band from the 80's already did. But I digress.

Even Kelly Pickler can make this Salmon

EZ SALMON WITH PORTUGUESE CUCUMBER SAUCE

Grill Salmon (or any fish that you enjoy)

PORTUGUESE CUCUMBER SAUCE:

1 cucumber peeled, finely chopped

1 Spanish onion, finely chopped

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

1 tsp. lemon juice

1 c. sour cream

2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

2 tsp. mayonnaise

1 tsp. dill

Salt and pepper to taste

Combine cucumber, onion, garlic and lemon juice and let set for a few minutes.

These jeans may change your life.. well sort of

It's happened to most of us. The weather is warmer and now you're trying on clothes. Some old ones from last season. They don't fit. Great. You try on new things. They don't fit. Great. You go up a size. Great. But you don't want to invest in too many things when you know you will more than likely lose the 5-10 pounds you may have gained. I feel your pain.  Also we know by now to only go jean shopping on high self esteem days.  Otherwise you are in trouble

I received this e-mail a couple of days ago.

Hi Colleen, yesterday morning show you were talking about amazing jeans you found, by the time I got to my desk I missed what make of jeans and where you found them. Would you mind sharing this with me, I am forever fighting the battle of finding a decent pair and they end up in the closet or I give them away.

The way he see's it.. and the way we see it..

Ladies! I have the best news for you! I've discovered jeans that make you look long, lean and they suck everything in without looking like you're wearing your GWG's from 1982. They are called "yoga" and tomorrow on Colleen's Closet at 7:10 am I will tell you where to buy these affordable jeans.

 

When is the last time you had a night off cooking? Did it go something like this?

 

 

BBQ RULES

 

We are about to enter the BBQ season. When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain of events are put into motion:

Foodie Friday - Black Cod

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Brow Beating!

 

There is something that has to happen before we get ready for our spring wardrobe. You know, before we try on dresses from last summer ( by the way "spanx" will hide that little bit of weight gain over the winter or from that baby you had last year or still from Christmas time or the overindulging) We all have our reasons. But I digress. Before we explore our wardrobe, let's start with your canvass first. Your face.

 

I think I've become obsessed with eyebrows since my a couple of my girlfriends attended beauty school ( that's what they called it back then) at 19 and put me on a kitchen table under a wicker light and plucked my German brows to the point where Marlena Dietrich would have been jealous.