Gala events

Was mostly inspired to begin this post because of the dress that Lady Gaga wore to the Grammys, I believe?  It just totally blew me away.  And look at those shoes! O_O

Found this dress too that I really like when I was browsing forums.  A bit plain, but I really like the material they used and the way they pieced it onto the bottom layer. Usually I don't go for these shades of pastel pink, but this one's just right :)

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So today I attempted to make chicken pesto again and wow was it an epic failure.  Kind of weird since it was enormously successful the first time 'round *shrug*  I replaced the basil with spinach (since basil doesn't grow this time of year and I'm too cheap to buy it :P) and used half and half instead of heavy whipping cream because it was too rich the last time I made it.  The spinach mixed with the cream made it seem like I was eating a chicken florentine-ish; will definitely stick with the basil next time.  Spinach just tastes too plain and lacks the aroma.

The half and half part is what I judge to be the most epic fail part of today's fiasco because it just would not, for the life of it, thicken!  gahhh D:  I still can't figure out whether or not I scalded it and therefore it wouldn't thicken, or htat half and half just doesn't thicken, because in the pan it was getting very puffy instead of thick.

Oh well, I won't be deterred by such a petty failure!  What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, eh?  Tomorrow's experiment:  Korean jajjangmyun!  Fighting!! ^_^V