What an exciting week this week has been for me! I hope that the first week of the New Year has been as good for you and if it hasn't, I wouldn't worry too much. There are 51 more weeks to go and they are each an opportunity.
I rang in the new year with one of my best pals in the front seat of her car with a couple of Starbucks and some Haribo, watching everyone else's fireworks and really saying goodbye to the last year. When it struck midnight ( we are a little unsure as to when because, each of our phone clocks and car clocks all said something different so, we sort of greeted the new year a couple of times), we realised that actually this year or any year is as good as you make it. Then I melted some Haribo on her car radiator and made some terribly inappropriate jokes regarding the subsequent Goo.
I made jam and put it on my face, it worked. Smooth skin (mostly).I will definitely be wearing jam on my face again.
Pate is awesome and plagiarism is bad.
I LOVE MY NEW RED HAIR and I have embraced the selfie. I would apologise about the selfies, but heck if you don't like it don't look!
Here is to week two! I hope it is as good for you as it will be for me!
All My Love,
Ginger x
Tomorrow is the day Ginger Wilde becomes a Redhead and you get the first few pictures of me for the year!!!
Courtesy of my friend Bird and Garnier Nutrisse Cherry Red Hair Dye.
In honour of the occasion let me know who your favourite red headed star is or was!
Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
Love Always,
Ginger x
Hello fabulous readers!
Today is Friday and that can only mean one thing....it's the weekend!
If you are anything like me, you are by now, SKINT. BRASSIC. COMPLETELY BRASSO!
So, here for your delectation is a post Christmas recipe(s) for the meat eaters and the veggies a like.
The lovely thing about pate is, that it is a decadent little snack or a luxurious ingredient to your gravy or stuffing. I love a good meaty stuffing. ;)
These recipes are meant to be inexpensive (you are likely to have most of these ingredients especially the Port lying around after Christmas) and should make you feel that, just because you have very little money right now, doesn't mean that you can't look after yourself inside and out.
Chicken Liver and Port Pate
You will need:
Port (left over from Christmas)
Butter (1 Brick)
Chicken Livers (1 packet will be enough)
Sour Cream
Garlic (to taste but definitely more than the original recipe asked for)
Shallots (as liberal as Garlic).
Method:
Poach the livers in a pan of boiling water for 2 minutes or until cooked.
Drain the livers and put to one side. Using the same pan, add a knob of butter and the garlic and shallots and fry them on a low heat until they become transparent. If you have any fresh herbs lying about, thyme would work well in this process.
Once the garlic and onions have become transparent add a generous glug of Port. Then, reduce on the same low heat until it is almost syrup-y.
Add the livers for a little bit.
Pour all this, by now fabulously smelling mixture into a food processor. Add some sour cream (aprox 2 tbsp) and then blend it like it was a Gremlin threatening to ruin your family Christmas.
Add roughly 3/4 of a stick of butter to this lovely paste. Tip: the butter should be at room temperature and diced to make it easier for the blender.
Blend again until smoother than a smooth thing and scoop into a dish.
Please feel free to lick the bowl afterwards.
Put dish in the fridge and wait to set.
Eat as required. Happy Days!
Sorry, I also mentioned something for the Veggies...
Mushroom and Chestnut Pate with Port
You will need:
1 x punnet of chestnut mushrooms
Lots of Garlic
Lots of shallots
Port
1x pack of pre cooked chestnuts
300g of cream cheese.
Method:
Fry the shallots and garlic in a little butter on a low heat until they become transparent.
Add a huge glug of port and reduce until the liquor has become syrup-y.
Add your sliced punnet of mushrooms and fry until cooked and floppy looking. (mushrooms should be the only thing that is acceptable when they are floppy).
Pour the mixture into your blender and add the packet of cooked chestnuts and the cream cheese.
Blend until smooth but a bit choppy looking (err...a regular small and bumpy mixture).
Spoon mixture into a dish and put in the fridge.
As before, lick the bowl.
Job done!
Enjoy,
Ginger Wilde x
Quick update: I have been advised, and rightly so that I should mention that the recipes above are not actually mine. Please check out the new Bibliography List for the source of my recipes. I don't want to get done for plagiarism!
Every week I intend to give you some pin up beauty on a shoe string budget. Pay attention cos there ain't no science bits (there may be some science) but you are most definitely worth it!
So what is Ginger's first Beauty Tip?
It is the humble, home made facial *.
I asked a good friend of mine what would be a good home made facial for my skin type? Her answer:
STRAWBERRIES!
Well as we have an allotment, the glut of last years strawberry crop is still in the freezer. The recipe is very simple. Get 2 or 3 Strawberries and (defrost if frozen). Mush them up with a fork and as my friend puts it "Slap 'em on your grid". A cooling and soothing face mask if left for 15 - 20 minutes.
So, why are strawberries so good for your skin? Strawberries are the most perfect ingredient for acne prone skin as they are a natural source of salicylic acid. This is the stuff they put in the over the counter acne face wash etc. Well I just saved you at least a fiver there. You are welcome.
Well, I hope this was of some help to you and if you have recipes for other types of face mask please do put it in the comments below. Share, Share, That's FAIR!
Toodles
Ginger Wilde.
*Please be careful putting the word "Facial" in your google search bar. The internet is for....
Happy 2014 Everyone! I hope that this year brings you a delicious mix of success, happiness, beauty and all round fabulousness!
May all your dreams come true!
If all this sounds like Wilde sentimentality, it is! I am a sentimental woman. A Harmony Seeking, Idealist in fact. This year I will play to my strengths and address my weaknesses.
All of this whilst being a Mum, a full time worker, a part time thespian and a lover of all things vintage!
I hope you enjoy my blog this year and the many pictures I intend to add.
See you soon!
Ginger Wilde
