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Simple & Delicious Recipes for Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Amber S.
Thanksgiving is only a day away, so if you need some extra help in the kitchen for ideas on how to impress your guests (or simply indulge yourself), here are some of our holiday favorites:

1. Hot Spiced Cranberry Cider

Hot Spiced Cranberry Cider

Ingredients
- 2 quarts apple cider
- 6 cups cranberry juice
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 4 cinnamon sticks
- 1 1/2 teaspoons whole cloves
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced
Directions
1. In a large pot, combine apple cider, cranberry juice, brown sugar, cinnamon sticks, cloves and lemon slices. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. With a slotted spoon, remove cinnamon, cloves, and lemon slices. Serve hot.
*Recipe from allrecipes.com*

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2. Waldorf Salad

Waldorf Salad

Ingredients:
- 3 or 4 granny apples, unpeeled, cut from the core, and chopped into bite size pieces (about 3 cups)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 2/3 cup chopped celery
- 1/3 cup walnuts (optional)
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/3 cup of marshmellows
Cut up 3 or 4 of the apples, until you get about 2-1/2 or 3 cups of chopped apples. Sprinkle the lemon juice over the apples. The acid in the lemon juice prevents the apples from turning brown. The raisins will taste best if you plump them first. Do this by measuring them into a cereal bowl and adding enough warm tap water to cover them completely. Allow them to sit for a few minutes, absorbing the water, and softening up. Drain them very well when you need them. Chop up the celery, it should take about 2 stalks or so. Add walnuts. Mix everything together in a medium sized bowl with the mayonnaise and sugar, coating all of the ingredients with the mayonnaise. It is now ready to serve, or you can chill it overnight and serve it tomorrow instead. This recipe serves 6.

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3. Sugar Coated Pecans
Sugar Coated Pecans

Ingredients

1 egg white

1 tablespoon water

1 pound pecan halves

1 cup white sugar

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Grease one baking sheet.

In a mixing bowl, whip together the egg white and water until frothy. In a separate bowl, mix together sugar, salt, and cinnamon.

Add pecans to egg whites, stir to coat the nuts evenly. Remove the nuts, and toss them in the sugar mixture until coated. Spread the nuts out on the prepared baking sheet.

Bake at 250 degrees F (120 degrees C) for 1 hour. Stir every 15 minutes.

*Recipe from allrecipes.com*
4. Hot Crab Dip

Hot Crab Dip, Recipe from Allrecipes.com

Ingredients

2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened

4 tablespoons mayonnaise

2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

2 (6 ounce) cans crabmeat

1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

2 teaspoons hot sauce

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

paprika, for garnish

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

In a medium bowl, mix the cream cheese, mayonnaise, Cheddar cheese, crabmeat, lemon juice, hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Transfer to a shallow 9×13 inch baking dish. Garnish with paprika.

Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes, or until golden brown and bubbly.

*Recipe from allrecipes.com*

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5. Sweet Potato Casserole

Sweet Potato Casserole, Recipe by allrecipes.com
Ingredients

4 cups mashed sweet potatoes

1 cup white sugar

2 eggs, beaten

1/2 cup milk

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup butter, melted

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/3 cup butter, melted

1 cup chopped pecans
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Directions

In a mixing bowl, combine the sweet potatoes, sugar, eggs, milk, salt, 1/3 cup butter and vanilla. Mix together and pour into a greased 13×9 inch baking dish.

To prepare the topping, combine in a separate bowl the brown sugar, flour, 1/3 cup melted butter and pecans. Mix together and crumble over sweet potato mixture. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 45 minutes.
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Style Icons, Part II: Tom Waits and Al Pacino

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Amber S.

1. Style Icon Number 1: Tom Waits

Known for his raspy, deep voice, which has been described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding “like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car,” Tom Waits is an iconic singer, actor, and composer. He always plays these seedy, shady characters in films such as “Down By Law” and Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” but is also known for his immense cult following:

Tom Waits, Photo by Henry Dlitz

Tom has been a trend setter for years, especially for Brooklyn Hipsters, with his cigarettes, whiskey, old beaten hats, and worn suit jackets. He is experimental in both his music and his fashion choices. Waits recorded Small Change (1976), which is more lyrically cynical and pessimistic than his previous albums, l with many songs such as “The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) (An Evening With Pete King)” and “Bad Liver and a Broken Heart (In Lowell)”.

Tom Waits, Photo by Adrian Boot

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In response to the heavy drinking that ensued while making the album Small Change, Waits said that he “tried to resolve a few things as far as this cocktail lounge, maudlin, crying-in-your-beer image that I have. There ain’t nothin’ funny about a drunk [...] I was really starting to believe that there was something amusing and wonderfully American about being a drunk. I ended up telling myself to cut that shit out.”

Tom Waits, Photo by Danny Clinch

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Style Icon Number 2: Al Pachino

Al is best known for his horrifying role in Scarface as Tony Montana and Micheal Corleone in The Godfather Trilogy. He showed a much softer side in Frankie and Johnny, alongside his former co-star in Scarface, the beautiful Michelle Pfeiffer. Throughout the years, we’ve seen Pacino evolve as an actor, taking on the best of roles and giving it his all. Trained as a Method Actor, under the guidance of the famed Lee Strasberg, Pacino developed a passionate intensity in just about every role he played.

Photo of a younger Al Pacino

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A native New Yorker, Pacino dropped out of school at 17, and took on a series of mundane jobs in order to pay for his acting classes. At the Actor’s Studio, Pacino studied method acting, which is a phrase that loosely refers to a family of techniques by which actors try to create in themselves the thoughts and emotions of their characters in an effort to develop lifelike performances.

Al Pacino, playing Tony Montana, in Scarface

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Director Francis Ford Coppola took a risk in casting the relatively unknown Pacino in The Godfather, yet Pacino’s acting earned him an Academy Award Nomination, which he boycotted because of his anger at being labeled a “Supporting Actor.”

Al Pachino (Michael Corleone)

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Throughout all of his films, the man has a certain simple, yet poignant style that we all secretly admire. Women love him and men want to be him. He has played those dominant character types that men around the world wanted to imitate, and they loyally re-played their favorite scenes on VCRs at home, reenacting many famous lines and scenes.

Michael Corleone, and his transformation

The fascination with the mafia/mob world had become exponential after Pacino’s performances. He brought the underworld and grime of Mafia life out in the open, added a touch of sophistication and swagger; namely he glamorized the life of a mobster- something no one else could do.

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Al Pacino in NYC (1992) Photograph by Herb Ritts

Stay tuned folks for more icons..

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Layering, Leather, and Rugby

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Amber S.

Weekly Trend, Numero Uno:

Get Creative with layering- in this cold, it’s okay to mix a collared shirt, sweat shirt, and a suit jacket, with an overcoat. The key is not to add too much bulk, so make sure your sweat shirt and jacket are fairly thin and not heavily insulated. Jason Sudeikis does a nice job with his layering and the green sneakers add a contrasting pop of color:

Jason Sudeikis in NYC

To amp up this layered look, adding some button covers could completely transform your old winter coat this season. Try these Celtic Cross Button Covers:

Celtic Cross Buttons

Weekly Trend Numero Dos:

Leather Jackets- the key with the leather jacket is it should be fairly form fitting and not too bulky. We’re not especially fond of the trench coat leathers (think Blade here….and no), but any other style will work. Try to find a jacket with really soft and/or aged leather, to ensure quality. (*Tip: scratch the leather with your finger so it makes a small mark, then lick your finger and smooth out the mark. If the scratch disappears, then it’s good leather…)

IIaria Urbinati and Giovanni Ribisi at the GQ Style Manual Celebration in LA

And with this rocker look, add a hard edge to your shirt cuffs with these Nut and Bolt Cufflinks:

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Trend Numero Tres:

Toggled, Hooded, heavy-weight duffel coats- they are a great transition for the recent college graduate to professional working man. And they will definitely keep you warm and stylish this winter. Eric Decker, who plays for the Denver Broncos, was recently featured in GQ Magazine wearing a variety of these trendy coats:

Eric Decker, wearing a coat by Nautica ($298), Rugby Shirt ($125), and Boat Shoes by Sperry Top-Sider

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And with these toggle coats and rugby shirts, these English Rugby Cufflinks are another great winter accessory:

English Rugby Cufflinks

Stay Tuned Folks.

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