FRIDAY FOOD AND FAVORITES - MOROCCAN TOMATOE JAM CHICKEN, ALBERTA FERRETTI AND KNOCK OUT LASHES

Happy Friday! Things slowed down a little for me this week and I was able to catch up on life and start working on crossing things off my to do list for my next big project. I also worked on being grateful and happy with all the little things we take for granted in life like the time, energy and health to be able to accomplish everything, while also being kind to myself and accepting my limitations. Even though I never fully finish my to do list for the day, by rolling it over to the next, I'm ensured that I'll always have something productive to look forward to accomplishing.

I realized that it's not the circumstances in our lives that create our happiness, but the glasses which we choose to wear, that will determine how we view our circumstances. I like to see everything in a pretty light and I try to be imaginative when it comes turning seemingly annoying things into something positive. It's a good mental exercise and it's really conducive to feeling content and satisfied. So here are some of my favorite things from the week:

FRIDAY FOOD

At a recent meeting I found myself sitting and listening to my friends and co-workers completely going crazy with excitement over some recipe (or cookbook or whatever), and it hit me that I just don't get that excited about cooking. Don't get me wrong, I'm a Jewish wife and mother and I can throw together a gourmet meal when I need to just like anyone else, but I wouldn't call it a passion. I find if I'm in the kitchen for more than 2 hours straight I start to self implode, and the only thing that can save me is a quick dash out the door to a Starbucks or something. 

But then of course, the guilt hit me, and I realized I've been making the same 'cheat' duck sauce chicken for Shabbos every week for...let's just say a VERY long time. So I searched for another variety of a 'cheat' meal to ease my guilt (and prevent self implosion) and I found this heavenly looking recipe right on my friend Sarah's fabulous website, kosherstreet.com. Guilt be gone!!

MOROCCAN TOMATO JAM CHICKEN

Get the recipe HERE!

FRIDAY FAVORITES

The recent Fashion Weeks swiftly moved from New York to London, and now to Milan. And there continues to be so many gorgeous and modest looks for fall that I just can't seem to keep up! One of the collections that stood out and made my heart skip a beat was the beyond beautiful Alberta Ferretti Fall 2012 Collection. If you love black and are looking for new ways to keep it current you will love all the rich black leather, fur and chiffon in this collection. And the touch of purple is just divine. 

See for yourself:

To shop for similar and beautiful items, custom chosen by me, go visit my boutique on Lyst by clicking HERE!

Another favorite for the week: knock out lashes.

I pretty much do my makeup the same everyday. I like a lot of black eyeliner, a soft sheer lip and some highlighting bronzer. But recently I've noticed that lush lashes are getting a lot of press, so I decided to try a new homemade 'recipe' for knock out lashes and focus on giving my eyelashes a little more wow power.

And I even had the guts to make a little video showing you how! (For some reason, part of the audio/video isn't synced so well, but I'm posting anyway..) 

I was surprised how long and thick I've been able to get my lashes looking....I truly thought the days of lush lashes were gone!

Hope you try it and let me know what you think!

Wishing you a wonderful weekend!

xo

Sharon