This Season, I'd Love To Indulge In...

it's no secret that PCD loves the cold weather. i'm so glad summer is outta here! but more than the crisp, cool breeze...there are things i look forward to enjoying during these upcoming months, like...

movie matinees on cold afternoons

new warm shoes & boots

foods with apples and cranberries in it

hats & scarves

hot teas & cocoa

my fave holiday, thanxgiving

***WHAT DO YOU LOOK FORWARD TO DURING THE COLD-WEATHER MONTHS?***

have a great weekend everyone!

Who Loves Ya, Baby?

PCD DOES!!!! oh yes i do!








i woke up at 4:44 am and someone popped in my head...guess who it was? g. garvin. (le sigh) i soooooooooo swoon over him whenever he's on tv. if you don't know, g. garvin is a reknown chef who has a cooking show called Turn Up The Heat w/ G. Garvin on TvOne. but the killer is, he's super sexy. i'm talking manly man sexy. nice and chocolatey, muscle bound, hot bald head and can cook! are you kidding me? there is NOTHING sexier than a man that can cook...and i'm not talking baked chicken and broccoli, i'm talking seriously good and different foods. and ya'll know how PCD likes to eat *sniggle* and that first pic will get a sista in trouble...yikes! *drooling*





***SO WHO IS YOUR NEVER-IN-THIS-LIFETIME-WILL-YOU-GET-BUT-YOU-LIKE-TO-LOOK-AT DISTANT LOVE/LUST, lol?***

Movie Manners

UGH! this was the sound i made as i sat and tried to watch HANCOCK the other night. i always try NOT to sit relatively close to anyone and my mum and i had found the perfect seats, not too close, not too far, centrally located with people dispersed at a comfortable distance.





so of course, you could imagine my chagrin when a portly man who looked like he just rolled out of his bed wearing yesterday's clothes squeezed himself into MY aisle. he huffed and puffed and sat on down. then began his eating....*stomach turning* he crunched so loudly, and hand shuffled his candies like he was about to roll dice. then he'd turn the candy box upside down and shake them into his mouth making this rumbling noise....oh, and he'd hit the bottom of the box like a drum so as not to miss the most microscopic of crumbs. every time he did something, i'd just look at him like he was crazy. but it got worse!






he started burping...not belching, but BURPING! like a freight train...and it was continuous. after the 7th one, i was said, "REALLY? you're for real? this is a public theater, not your home!" his girlfriend sat up and looked at me like i was insane, but at this point i didn't care. if either one of them were gonna get tough, then whatever-whatever.



i am so sick of being at public places with nasty people. seriously, is it too much to ask that you act like you weren't raised by pigs for a couple of hours? like when me and lil PCD were at her music & dance class....two kids kept licking the drums that kids were trying to beat. they were so gross, lil PCD just backed up and stared at them like the hogs they were and gave up on trying to make music. and their mother was just chillin! not saying a word.....





***WHAT'S A RECENT NASTY OR RUDE ENCOUNTER YOU'VE HAD WITH SOMEONE OR AT SOME PLACE?***

Your Plan For The 4th

i don't really make a big deal out of the 4th of july, but because its a holiday, most seem to be excited about it...or at least about having the day off...

anyhoo, my parentals are going to have some type of shindig and i feel like i need to contribute something. my contribution will be lemon souffle cheesecake with blueberry sauce.

and YES, i will be using the wonderful blueberries we picked this weekend.

***WHAT ARE YOU CONTRIBUTING TO THE 4TH OF JULY GATHERING YOU'LL BE ATTENDING?***

This Weekend Was A Blast (Pic Post)

YAY! me, my mum and lil' PCD had a great time this weekend...did you? i took baby to the blueberry bash and even tho it was 3 skillion degrees outside (and i'm sooooooo not an outdoorsy type), we had so much fun! check it out!

this place was so country and cute! they had all these dogs and cats that belonged to the owners that were lounging around. i loved the signs and sights of fresh greenery

we met one of the cats on our way out of the little store...lil PCD just had to get up close

then onto blueberry picking we went! after showing baby which berries were ripe, she remembered and got really good at spotting ripe ones among the unripe ones without any assistance from me

and she put them into her bucket with no problems...she was so excited to be doing this by herself!

they had a country little band there too...of course, lil PCD loves music & her taste has yet to become discriminatory so she thought they were awesome-lol!

then we found some geese to feed...

and she even rode her first pony! all was well until 3/4 of the way around, our pony stopped dead in her tracks and wouldn't budge even after being pulled by the stable girl. after about 30 seconds of resisting, she began to pee this huge stream of loud pee...and to make matters worse, she pooted! i really had no idea that animals had audible gas issues. it was like a thunder clap! and once that happened, lil PCD was so over the ride, she screamed and reached for me, begging to get up...how gross to end up getting the pony with gas-bleh!

i loved how these colors looked...

these flowers were gorgeous! they were huge and i just had to get a shot of them!

as you can see, we had a blast and i think i lost about 3 pounds after sweating like a pig. i got a bit of a tan and a ton of blueberries and had a sugar fit after drinking 3 apple cider slushes and a blueberry iced tea.. so,

***WHAT YOU'D DO THIS WEEKEND?***

Food, Glorious Food!

greetings everyone! PCD here is a foodie. i believe that being a foodie is an attribute. its fun, adventurous, and of course, tasty! some of my peers and even my mum think its weird. they think i'm obsessed with food. i'm so not...i just "enjoy and appreciate various tastes."










that being said, i make it a point to find new and innovative places to eat. i get excited about food. i like to get dressed up and go eat. i take pictures of beautiful food. and most of all, i love to EAT!!! for some reason, i am all about asian right now. every now and again, i hone in on a type of food and can't seem to get enough of it.





***WHAT TYPE OF FOOD ARE YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW? DO OU HAVE AN ALL-TIME FAVE???***

No Love At Dinnertime

ok guys...i know i can be quite the etiquette snob sometimes. i admit this. but i DO feel there are some things that are just inexcusable. as a young whippersnapper, i was raised to always be polite when at someone's house, especially if they prepared dinner. i was raised to eat whatever i was offered without the "ewwwwwwwwwww" and "i don't like that" unless it was something outrageously different like pig's feet or something. for instance, the first time i tried okra, i had never heard of it and i certainly did not enjoy the slimy texture, but the few little fried green monsters did not kill me. i just held my breath and swallowed...no biggie!

oh, but now as an adult, i take a little more offense to foods that are prepared when i am an invited guest. let's speak from my point of view...if i'm having a party or an event, i will usually take some type of inventory as to what people eat/like/enjoy. i will not serve solely according to my tastes and i will usually choose pretty neutral or calmer versions of dishes. WHY!?! because everyone does not like everything doused in hot sauce like you, or covered in salt, or topped with octopus. its just a consideration in my opinion.

so lately, i've run into some (imo, inconsiderate) hosts who have served me some of the most disgusting dishes EVER! and you'd never guess what they were...on one occasion it was macaroni and cheese and the other was lamb. what was the issue with these? well the mac and cheese had SUGAR in it. so much sugar that you couldn't even taste the cheese. this was an occasion where i had to politely cover my plate with my napkin and toss that crap. EVERYONE was wondering about the sweetness and finally someone asked why was it so sweet? the host said, i like sugar in my mac and cheese. um, YOU like that mess. that is not a "common" staple in the dish...its something you added cuz you have an 'interesting' palette...but by no means should you be serving it to a bunch of people. i understand adding a twist, but is it hard to keep the twist along the lines of the original recipe like perhaps adding another type of cheese to it...maybe a differet type of pasta besides the elbow macaroni....

then there was lamb. what irked me the most was that the host asked everyone if they liked lamb. i do not. well, lamb was prepared along with some other things so i wasn't tripping, until i saw they drowned a number of dishes in the lamb gravy. ok, if everyone does not enjoy lamb, why pour the juices on stuff? and it was bland to boot!!!!! UGH! so that blocked out an extra two dishes because they were sporting lamb cologne.

i really don't feel like i am being a prude on this one. i mean, who wants to have a party and have everyone complaining or tossing their food? or leaving hungry because you either did not have a diverse menu or considerations for other tastes? so unlike my childhood, i no longer stifle the disapproval that erupt from gross food. and while i won't stand up and throw my plate on the floor and make a scene...i will however, make a mental note of this occasion *hint, hint*

***WHAT HAS SOMEONE SERVED YOU THAT WAS SO GROSS OR OFF-THE-WALL THAT COULD HAVE BEEN GOOD IF THEY WEREN'T PLAYING SELFISH CHEF? DO YOU THINK PCD WAS RUDE TO NOT EAT THE DISHES? HAVE YOU EVER BEEN EXCITED TO EAT SOMETHING THAT LOOKED GOOD, BUT WHEN YOU BIT INTO IT, YOU DISCOVERED AN "EXTRA" INGREDIENT"? SHARE...........***

***amendment*** ok, i feel like this is right up the alley of what today's topic is. so my daughter had a play-date scheduled for today. and while the mother totally ruined what i had in mind, i agreed to still continue. i rearranged to oblige her suggestion and she JUST called to cancel. things happen...thats cool. but she literally called and said "i'm cancelling for today."

there was no explanation, no apology, no suggestion for a reschedule and i'm HOT! is it too much to say, "i need to cancel for today because i am really running behind with my other errands, and i'm sorry for calling at the 12th hour, but maybe we can do something on monday." IS THAT HARD? what is with the rudeness these days? i mean, you are being very last minute, but to top it off like that is so uncalled for. i'm at my limit with this mess....PCD is about to bloooooooooow!!

Tickling Your Fancy...With Friends

bonjour, mes amis! i hope everyone had a great mother's day/week/weekend!






its the time of year when we peel off the hats, scarves and boots...and slide into some sandals, flirty dresses and linen. and i, personally can't wait to go on my next GNO (girls night out). we typically like to go overboard with the fashion, and fabulosity....meaning we love to enjoy places that have great food, great ambiance and great people posing about. we never do anything casual on a GNO. we always decide to go somewhere flashy where dressing up is required. there's just something about putting on a slinky dress, fab heels with a perfect face and hair. LOVES IT!!!!!!!
















well, in a few days, we'll be venurting off to do our thing...but tell me,





***WHERE DO YOU LIKE TO GO WITH YOUR CIRCLE OF FRIENDS??? IS THERE A SPECIFIC PLACE YOU USUALLY VISIT? IS THERE A TYPE OF PLACE??? DO YOU HAVE A RITUAL OF MEETING AT THE SAME PLACE ON THE SAME DATE??? WHAT TICKLES YOUR FANCY WITH YOUR FRIENDS???***

Last Meal

(ok, blogger has been acting a monkey-doodle fool this morning, hence my tardiness. UGH!)

if you had to choose one meal to eat for the rest of your life.....what would it consist of? and you only get to pick one meat, one vegetable, one starch, one drink and one dessert.

PCD picks...

steamed lobster with fresh drawn butter

sauteed spinach

sweet potato fries

trefethen late harvest reisling

and chocolate molten cake

***WHAT'S YOUR PICKS??? REMEMBER, ONLY PICK ONE FOR EACH CATEGORY!***

(p.s. pink the wonder laptop *my computer* seems to be suffering from type of 'itis. she's making it difficult for pages to come up, therefore making it hard for me to blog-surf and comment. please bare with me and do not think i'm not showing you love...but as soon as i get this taken care of, i'll be around. queen, i'm especially mad because i missed your question post and i can't even comment-bleh!)