#Cranberry Mimosa Sauce

[bloodiedrogue]

1. Song of the year?

18(?). One memorable meal from this year

(Love you dear <3)

love you too, bich <3

1. song of the year?

i mean, if we’re going with most played it’s definitely end of beginning by djo. if not, either work song by hozier or colours by black pumas!

16. one memorable meal from this year?

definitely the breakfast i had post hozier concert. we went to this place in vancouver called jam. waited outside in the cold for nearly hour to get quite possibly the best meal i’ve ever had. it was a pork belly benny with chimichurri sauce and hashbrowns. i also had this really good cranberry mimosa and a bunch of other little bites of my friend’s food but god, it was incredible.

[kabillieu]

We're doing our usual low-key Thanksgiving at home tomorrow, just the four of us. I'm a little tired of the sides I usually make, but I didn't have it in me this year to branch out and try new things. I also like my gross Southern sides too. I can't help it. Casseroles raised me. I did add an (eggless) baked macaroni and cheese because so much of what I'm making has eggs in it, and R can't have eggs. Today I made cornbread muffins for the cornbread dressing I'll assemble tomorrow. I mixed the broccoli casserole and put it in the fridge. I made spinach dip. I have sparkling wine and orange/mango juice for mimosas. Dominic said he's going to make some sausage cheese balls for breakfast, and I'm really looking forward to that. I also have things to make a cheese board, but I bet we won't even get around to that. Here's what we're eating tomorrow:

Sausage cheese balls, with mimosas for me.

Spinach dip with sliced red and yellow sweet peppers and tortilla chips.

Fried turkey and gravy, cornbread dressing, jellied cranberry sauce (from a can obviously), broccoli casserole, baked macaroni and cheese, green beans, and yeast rolls.

For desert I wanted to make a chocolate chess pie, but all the premade frozen pie shells were gone when I finally went grocery shopping yesterday, and though I'm capable of making a pie crust from scratch, that's more effort than I care to put forth, so I grabbed two different kinds of frozen apple tarts and apple dumplings, and we'll have those with vanilla ice cream, and I think that will be good enough.

Thanksgiving used to be one of my favorite holidays, but as I get older it seems more and more complex. Regardless, I am grateful to eat too much gross but delicious food with the family I love.

[omyindian]

Dishes we make during festival of Christmas

Here Holi is a jubilee of colors and Diwali is a jubilee of light, Christmas combines all of this. Vibrant lights, chilly day and night, and a family gathering complete Christmas. But what's a festivity without food? We all know Christmas is a jubilee where people get comfortable enough to experiment with the food. And then, we will get to know about the traditional Christmas fashions. Let’s begin Classic Eggnog Foods to make during Christmas What could be a better launch than serving your guests a classic libation at Christmas? Traditional eggnog is a Christmas special form made at nearly every home. made with milk, cream, sugar, whipped egg whites, and egg thralldom ; the dish has a frothy texture that impeccably fits the occasion when added alcohol, it becomes stimulating as well. Gingerbread eyefuls Foods to make during Christmas Gingerbread eyefuls are the most notorious Christmas form and are indeed an Indian Christmas food. The eyefuls are made using brown sugar, flour, incinerating soda pop, cinnamon, gusto, cloves, swab, adulation, milk, and molasses( a sweet saccharinity made during the birth of sugar from sugarcane). Children love decorating gingerbread eyefuls. Parmesan Brussels Sprouts Salad Foods to make during Christmas If you plan to make a Christmas healthy form, Parmesan Brussels Sow Salad is a perfect dish. Tossing roasted almonds, shaved parmesan, and pomegranate seeds make it fit and a succulent mess for Christmas. Christmas Blintzes Foods to make during Christmas This is the easiest Christmas form which is served as a breakfast main dish. nearly every Christian loves making Christmas blintzes as it's an ideal dish for the jubilee and does n’t take ever to make it. The visage fried blintzes served with vegetables like mushrooms, carrots, and spinach tossed with sauce tastes is a dish that you can enjoy with your family. Sugar eyefuls Christmas recipes If you're looking for delightful food ideas for Christmas, sugar eyefuls have your reverse. Sugar eyefuls are a notorious Xmas food with the main constituents sugar, flour, adulation, eggs, vanilla, and incinerating greasepaint or baking soda pop. They're generally decorated with fresh sugar, icing, sprinkles, or a combination. Christmas( Christmas Mimosas) Indian christmas food Christmas is another Christmas food item enjoyed by the maturity during the jubilee. The Christmas food name is kept as Christmas to produce the air that it belongs explicitly to the jubilee. The dish is made with apples, cranberries, grapes, pomegranate, sparkling grape juice, and champagne. Classic Rally funk easy christmas recipes Classic rally Chicken is a Christmas regale form that's indeed made else. The dish involves a whole funk, spices, sauces and pastes, and all that blends after getting roasted. This Christmas food dish is a must during the jubilee. Drunk Jack Frosties christmas special recipes Drunk Jack Frosties is a Christmas- themed food that looks and tastes fantastic. This demitasse- suchlike Christmas drink made of vodka, lemonade, and ice appears blue and tastes heavenly. Though the glass contains ice, it helps you to survive indeed the extreme layoffs. Cream rubbish Mashed Potatoes traditional christmas recipesMashed potatoes are what you need to add to your list if you're looking forward to a Christmas regale idea for a crowd. This is one Christmas easy form that needs cream rubbish, an entire stick of adulation, garlic, swab, pepper, and milk. This is also served as a side dish. Pecan Pie Pound cutlet christmas healthy recipesCan you imagine any Christmas Eve without the cutlet? No, right? Pecan Pie Pound cutlet is one of the notorious Christmas galettes made every time during the jubilee. The cutlet’s hot, caloric, delicate texture fills hearts with satisfaction and partake the love during the festivity. These were the Christmas snack fashions that every one of us enjoyed. Do let us know which dish you like to make at Christmas.

[luxebeat]

Luxe Celebrity Chef Ben's Cranberry Mimosa Sauce

Luxe Celebrity Chef Ben’s Cranberry Mimosa Sauce

Known for his culinary skills on Bravo’s hit series, Below Deck, Chef Ben Robinson recently teamed up with the popular canned cocktail brand, Ohza to make one of the most popular side dishes during the holidays – cranberry sauce. Ohza’s new Cranberry Mimosa is one of the ingredients to create a sparkling dish to serve with roast turkey, duck or chicken. Chef Ben prepares this super easy, one pot…

[abookishdreamer]

Character Intro: Argía (Kingdom of Ichor)

Nicknames- Mum by her daughter

Lady Holiday by the people of Olympius

Age- 34 (immortal)

Location- Little Athens, New Olympus

Personality- Posh, modern, & confident, she's a true celebrationist that values spontaneity, people-pleasing, gift-giving, and merriment. She also values togetherness, especially around the holidays. She's currently dating.

She has the standard abilities of a goddess. Being the goddess of holidays her powers/abilities include holiday magic (mystical control over the aspects, dates, events, timing, & significance), being able to summon/shapeshift into and telekinetically control holiday decorations (including being able to use them as weapons), holiday manifestation (being able to manifest aspects of different holidays into reality), and chrysopoeia (being able to turn anything into gold & back).

Argía has one child- a daughter named Eiresione (Ren) (goddess of offerings).

They both live in a brownstone in the Little Athens neighborhood of New Olympus. The interior design is very stylish and posh- complete with various laurel wreath decorations & doors made out of Imperial Gold. There's also the cabin house in the state of Meteora.

One of her most prized possessions is the gift she recieved at her induction ceremony- a necklace crafted out of platinum, diamonds, and Imperial Gold. She keeps it locked in a safe in her wall, only wearing it during special occassions.

Favorite drinks of hers include champagne, mimosas, poinsetta cocktails (a drink made with cranberry juice, cointreau, & champagne), holiday punch (a drink made with sparkling wine, ginger ale, orange liqueur, & pineapple juice in which various sliced citrus fruit, berries, and herbs are added), peppermint martinis, hot chocolate, sparkling apple cider, and hot buttered rum. Her usual at The Roasted Bean is a large chai tea latte.

Argía was one of the few deities to be able to get the most expensive car on the market (since only a certain number will ever be made), It's sleek and stylish with Imperial Gold carbon fiber, seemless horsepower (can go from 0 to 200 mph in a matter of seconds), & wheels coated in platinum and diamond dust. It comes with a hefty price tag- fifty million drachmas!

Some of her favorite breakfast foods include apple cinnamon pancakes (drizzled in chocolate & maple syrup), cranberry scones, and caprese frittatas. She'll also check out The Bread Box for an egg salad sandwich on a hero (on rye bread).

A guilty pleasure for her are corn dogs (and a side of asparagus fries) with sriracha-mustard dippping sauce. She also likes the champagne gold gummy bears from The Luxe.

Argía's favorite holidays are the Summer Solstice, Olympius' Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Easter, Halloween, Christmas, & New Year's. She has never celebrated the Winter Solstice, but has thought of seeing the festival and celebration in the Underworld. She's been to the Underwater realm a few times to see the Blue Moon Festival.

Though she's a minor goddess, she's well liked amongst the public and is successful in her own right. Her main business is a factory that makes/manufactures decorations for the various holidays & festivals that are observed snd celebrated in Olympius. The decorations are then sent to craft stores, bargain stores (like The Drachma Bargain), supermarkets, & department stores to be sold. Argía also leads the annual tree lighting ceremony that takes place during Christmas at Olympian Center. She also hosts an annual special television broadcast showcasing the New Year's Eve-New Year celebration. For extra income she models for Luxuria, Megaleio, Euryphaessa, Diamond Ave., and Phaelam. Recently, Argía released her debut fragrance called Enchanted. It includes notes of spicy saffron, blackberry, plum, sandalwood, chocolate, vanilla, & lavender. A 5 fl oz. bottle sells for 200 drachmas.

In the pantheon, Argía's good friends with Soteria (goddess of safety), Thilasmós (goddess of nursing), Demeter (goddess of the harvest & agriculture); loves traveling to Eleusis for the Cornucopia festival, Philotes (goddess of sex, friendship, & affection), Aion (god of time, eternity, & the zodiacs), Leto (Titaness of demurity & motherhood), Hesperis (goddess of the evening & sunset), Apólafsi (god of enjoyment), Záchari (god of confectionery), Eudaimonia (goddess of happiness), Apheleia (goddess of simplicity), Sponde (goddess of libations), Livádi (goddess of meadows), Charis (goddess of charm), Litismós (goddess of culture), and Evimería (goddess of prosperity). Her best friend is Panigýri (goddess of festivals).

She secretly wants there to be an official secret santa gift exchange in the pantheon!

Her & her daughter have a close relationship. At times it's more like best friends/sisters than mother/daughter. They love hanging out! They of course loves the start of the holiday season and even have their own unique traditions for celebrating. For the celebration of their country's independence from the dark Titan rule, Argía hosts a barbeque at the beach where everyone is welcome to attend. There's never a shortage of soda, ambrosia salad, burgers, gyro hot dogs, & ears of sweet buttered corn! The day ends with the passing out of sparklers and a fireworks show. Her & her daughter usually spend Thanksgiving by volunteering at the soup kitchen before having dinner with Panigýri and her daughter Thalia- one of The Graces. During Halloween, Argía and Ren turn their brownstone into a haunted house, complete with hyper realistic props & decorations. Aside from candy, they also give out their homemade chocolate pumpkin jack-o-lantern cupcakes to the visitors and trick-or-treaters! Scare compilation videos are posted on Fatestagram & PanopTube. With the two of them being absolutely in love with Christmas, they start off the holiday with participating in the toy drive that's hosted by the blacksmithing cyclopes. They then go to the mall where they find the most hideous hoilday sweaters to buy & wear. They go to an early evening mass before caroling- with them ending the night at home watching cheesy holiday movies on TV while pigging out on eggnog ice cream sundaes and margherita pizzas!

Some of her favorite gifts she recieved ever is a quilt knitted by her daughter & two Diamond Ave. clutches (one in the shape of a disco ball, the other in the shape of a champagne bottle) given to her by her bestie!

Once at an Olympian Gala, Argía took the festive theme in a high fashion stride when she showed up on the gold carpet dressed like a haute coutoure Christmas tree! The custom gown was partially designed by her with a lot of help from Thalia. The dress was a ballgown- the bodice being shimmering gold silk organza with the full skirt being layers upon layers of silk & tulle. Every piece of douglas fur tinsel was meticulously sewn onto the dress. Also added were satin ribbons, stringed lights, and various ornaments. The accessories included was a large laurel wreath headress, white gold & diamond mistletoe shaped earrings, and solid gold stilettos from Diamond Ave.

Argía once went to the pre New Year's Eve party hosted by Pannychis (goddess of nighttime festivities) where she drank nearly three glasses of the spiked champagne punch. She awoke to the most mind numbing headache & later on, her daughter showed her a video on Fatestagram of her drunkenly performing karaoke in front of the guests alongside Dionysus and Dione.

She's currently petitoning to The Crown- a.k.a Zeus (god of the sky, thunder, & lightning) to host an annual Easter day celebration open to the public at the royal palace. If approved, there's plans for an easter egg hunt for the children, a brunch-buffet style meal for the guests, and face painting.

Argía's currently dating after spending a few hundred years being single. With her best friend's help, she made a profile for a popular dating app. She went on a coffee date with the god Horkos that went nowhere & a disaster date a yacht party with Hydros (god of water) where she walked in on him hooking up with his mermaid ex-girlfriend.

Argía has surprisingly been enjoying her time with Ponos (god of hard labor & toil) having gone a few dates with him. A large part of her is scared and confused due to them having almost nothing in common, their drastic work schedules, and their personalities being strikingly different- like oil & water. But she finds herself not being able to look away from his close set amber hued eyes or how she went weak at the knees during their first kiss or how dedicated & hardworking he is. Her heart warmed when she finally got him to laugh after reading out from a book of holiday themed puns. She hasn't told her daughter about it, but she's been more than vocal with Panigýri- telling her about a x-rated dream she had about the two of them!

Holiday food is Argía's forte! Some of her favorite things to make & eat include figs in a blanket (dried figs and cream & goat cheese wrapped in a flaky puff pastry then garnished with crushed pistachios), roasted lamb shanks, Greek Christmas chestnut soup, fig & honey baklava, vasilopita (Greek New Year's cake), lahanodolmades (stuffed cabbage rolls), wild rice medley with kale (garnished with pomegranate seeds), and roast chicken (with her own homemade stuffing).

One of her favorite pasttimes is baking. She was the one who taught her daughter how to make christopsomo (Greek Christmas bread) & kourabiedes (Greek Christmas cookies). She can also make melomakarona that's delectably sweet and gooey. In her free time Argía also likes to shop, knit, sew, do embroidery, read, write, play board games, hang out with her friends, dine out, cloud surf, and do various craft projects.

"Holidays make the best memories!"

[styleubyjoe]

So happy today to cook what I want and to eat the foods I enjoy! Marinated olive with oranges, lemon, bay leaves, thyme and rosemary, artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers and mozzarella, a caprese wreath on a bed of arugula. Cold shrimp cocktail with mom's cocktail sauce, cheese board and charcuterie plate, whipped ricotta with olive oil and rosemary, and sweet and spicy nuts! No ham, no turkey and no stuffing... so very happy. Not to mention orange or cranberry mimosas! Style By Joe Patreon Support Page: https://www.patreon.com/Style_By_Joe Style By Joe Twitter: https://twitter.com/1678_223 Style By Joe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/style_by_joe/ Style By Joe Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/styleu.byjoe Style By Joe YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_tJ96fWI2v7_vkVJAv-VKw Style By Joe YouTube Videos Page: https://www.youtube.com/user/nigzplz1/videos (at Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CX6vx41rxh9/?utm_medium=tumblr

[sidlyrics]

h’evn vol. 19 - Question 35

1) Nombre / Función / Cumpleaños / Grupo sanguíneo / Vista / Talla de zapato / Lugar de nacimiento M: Mao / Cantante / 23 de octubre / AB / 2,5 / 25,5 / Fukuoka S: Shinji / Guitarrista / 8 de febrero  / Grupo 0, variante dos / Ambos 0,01 / 27,5 hectáreas / País de los colores A: Aki / Bajista / 3 de febrero / B / Ambos 2 / 27 cm / Tokyo Y: Yuuya / Batería / 9 de diciembre / A / Más o menos la de la tribu Masai / 27,5 ~ 28 cm / Prefectura de Chiba

2) Tipo de chicas que te gustan. M: Lolitas. S: Sensibles hacia los sentimientos de otras personas y amables. A: Matsuyuki Yasuko. Y: Katou Ai (alguien con las piernas largas).

3) Tipo de ropa de mujer que te gusta. M: Lolita. S: Alguien que vaya a la moda. A: Lo que sea que dé la impresión de pureza y dulzura... Y: Siempre y cuando le quede bien, ¡cualquier cosa está bien!

4) ¿Cuál es el modelo de tu teléfono / tono de llamada? M: Docomo FOMA / Vibración. S: P901is / Camera! Camera! Camera! (de Flippers Guitar) A: No lo voy a decir. El tono de llamada es DORII KOZU. Y: P. Tono de llamada predeterminado número 1.

5) Autoanalízate, ¿qué tipo de personalidad crees que tienes? M: Grupo AB. S: Rey de la soledad. A: De mecha corta. Tardón. Y: Supongo que soy amable. Además, no exagero con las cosas.

6) ¿Cuál es tu comida favorita? M: Curry, hamburguesa, espagueti. S: Jumangoku manju (famosa pastelería de Saitama). A: Cualquier cosa ácida. Y: Estofado y carne asada.

7) ¿Qué comida no te gusta? M: Champiñones. S: Comida ácida. A: Hígado. Y: Marisco.

8) ¿Te comerías primero tu comida favorita? ¿O la dejarías para el final? M: Primero. S: Depende de la motivación. A: Me la comería primero sin dudar. Y: Depende del momento y la ocasión.

9) ¿Qué sabor de ramen te gusta? M: Tonkotsu. S: Parece que todas las tiendas buenas de ramen venden cosas saladas. A: Miso. Y: Tonkotsu.

10) ¿Qué sabor de patatitas te gusta? M: Ligeramente saladas. S: No como patatitas. A: Consomé. Y: ¡KONSOME PUNCH! No tomo dulces a menudo.

11) ¿Salsa de soja, salsa o mayonesa? M: Mayonesa. S: Ozawa. [marca de salsa de soja] A: Salsa. Y: ¡Por supuesto que mayonesa!

12) ¿Móvil, teléfono o email? M: Me gustan todos. S: Email. A: Teléfono. Y: Teléfono.

13) ¿Karaoke o bolos? M: Karaoke. S: PEYANGU. [marca de ramen instantáneo] A: Karaoke. Y: Umm. Extrañamente, karaoke.

14) ¿Amante de los perros o los gatos? M: Gato. S: Aunque me gustan ambos, si tuviera que elegir sería al gatito. A: Perro. Me gustan los bulldogs franceses. Y: Perro.

15) ¿Hay algún juego que te interese? M: El juego de la vida. S: Las series de Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy. A: Final Fantasy X y X-2. Y: No.

16) ¿Qué champú y tratamiento capilar utilizas? M: Lo que utilicen en el salón de belleza. S: LUX, básicamente. De vez en cuando uso DEESSE'S. A: DEESSE'S. Y: LUX SUPER RICH.

17) Si tuvieras una máquina del tiempo, ¿a qué momento viajarías? M: A la era de las guerras civiles. S: El período de la aristocracia. A: Jurásico. Y: Primaria.

18) Últimamente, ¿qué te puso más nervioso? M: Cuando conocí al señor Kiyo〇. S: Cuando conocí a una persona que hace arreglos [musicales] que respeto un montón. A: Cuando nos reunimos para elegir las canciones para nuestro próximo lanzamiento (risas). Y: Cuando dejé que todo el mundo escuchase las canciones que compuse.

19) Últimamente, ¿qué te ha hecho reír mucho? M: Yuuya. S: Quedar para beber con amigos íntimos. A: Cuando hablamos sobre viejos recuerdos. Y: Cuando veía la tele.

20) Nombra algo de tu habitación que valores un montón. M: Almohada. S: Ventilador de techo, sofá rojo, el suelo con patrón de Ichimatsu. A: Benjamin. Y: Mis figuritas de Kamen Rider.

21) ¿Dicho favorito? M: Suteki. S: Poner tu alma en la canción. A: R.O.C.K Y: boa sorte (¡que encuentres la felicidad!)

22) ¿Flor favorita? M: Cosmos. S: Mimosa. A: Girasol. Y: Diente de león.

23) ¿Crees que existen los aliens? M: Mm. S: Síp. A: Pues sí. ¡¡Fijo!! Y: ¡Si esos tíos nos mirasen a nosotros seguro que pensarían que también somos aliens! Seguro que existen.

24) ¿Cuándo crees que pareces muy guay? M: Durante los conciertos. S: Cuando hago algo como un caballero. A: Cuando corro porque parece que llegaré tarde. Y: Cuando soy fiel a mi palabra.

25) ¿Cuándo crees que das vergüenza? M: Cuando saco la basura en pijama. S: Cuando estoy en mi habitación. A: Cuando rompí una copa en un restaurante. Y: Nunca.

26) Algo que siempre tengas en tu nevera. M: Agua. S: Puerros. A: Cosas como zumo de tomate y Perrier... Y: Mayonesa, cerveza Ohotsuku, y cerveza.

27) ¿Cuál es tu récord de la llamada más larga? M: 4~5 horas. S: En la época sin email, 6 horas. A: 3h. Y: Sobre una hora y 30 minutos.

28) ¿Se te da bien madrugar? M: Mm. S: Fatal. A: Soy lo peor. Y: Bastante bien.

29) Desde que te levantes hasta que sales, ¿cuánto tardas en prepararte? M: Soy rápido. S: Tres horas. A: 1,5 h. Y: Sobre una hora.

30) Cuando vas al konbini, ¿qué terminas comprando sin querer? M: Revistas. S: Mamee. [es un snack] A: Cigarrillos. Y: Cigarrillos y cerveza, supongo.

31) ¿Qué parte de tu cara te gusta? M: Ojos. S: Nariz. A: Cualquier cosa por debajo de mi nariz. Y: Nada en particular.

32) ¿Cuál es una habilidad especial de la que estás orgulloso? M: Imitaciones. S: Bakuten. A: Puedo hablar con hasta tres personas en llamada en espera. Y: Tragaperras (aunque ya lo he dejado).

33) Por favor, cuéntanos un sueño que hayas tenido hace poco. M: Era un sueño vago... S: Soñé que Perry llegaba con su barco. A: Soñé que conducía (ahora mismo no tengo carné). Y: No me acuerdo. Lo siento.

34) Si te volvieses invisible, ¿qué harías? M: Cometer crímenes. S: Acosar al señor Hotei. A: Desnudarme primero. Y: Ser un pervertido...

35) ¿Dónde te sientes tranquilo? M: Mi habitación. S: Mi habitación, centros turísticos. A: Mi propia habitación. Y: Estudio, sala de conciertos.

Recomendaciones musicales Mao: ① 「JOY」 YUKI. Puede que me guste esto más que JUDY AND MARY. Últimamente, siempre lo escucho cuando voy a algún sitio. ② 「LIFE」 Ozawa Kenji Recomiendo todas las canciones. Es uno de los artistas que más me han influenciado. También canto sus canciones a menudo en el karaoke. Compradlo.

Shinji: ① 「Memorys of blue」 Himuro Kyosuke Puntuación perfecta por el encanto adulto. ② 「INSTANT LOVE」 BOOWY Desborda juventud.

Aki: ① 「Language. Sex. Violence. Other?」 Stereophonics Lo mejorcito. ② 「To the Faithful Departed」 The Cranberries Por favor, escuchadlo todos.

Yuuya: ① 「The Weather Year」 Jaco Pastorius No sé qué decir. En fin, es bueno. Aunque esta persona es un bajista, es bastante PROTECH. ② 「Koi no Yokan」 Anzen Chitai ¡Es genial cantar esto! Me encanta la voz de Tamaki-san. Los arreglos también son los mejores. Justo lo que he dicho.

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1) Name/ Part /Birthdate / Blood type / Eyesight / Shoe size / Birthplace M: Mao / Vocals / 23rd Oct / AB / 2.5 / 25.5 / Fukuoka S: Shinji / Guitar / 8th Feb / O type, variant two / Both 0.01 / 27.5 hectares / Country of Colours A: Aki / Bass / 3rd Feb / B / Both 2.0 / 27.0 cm / Tokyo Y: Yuuya / Drums / 9th Dec / A / About that of the Masai tribe. / 27.5 ~ 28.0 cm / Chiba prefecture

2) Type of girls you like. M: Lolitas. S: Sensitive to others' feelings and kind. A: Matsuyuki Yasuko-san Y: Katou Ai. (Someone with long legs.)

3) Type of women's fashion you like. M: Lolita. S: Someone fashion-concious. A: Whatever gives the feeling of being pure and sweet... Y: As long as it suits her anything is OK!

4) What's your cellphone model / ringtone? M: Docomo FOMA / Vibration S: P901is / Camera! Camera! Camera! (By Flippers Guitar) A: I'm not telling. Ringtone is DORII KOZU. Y: P. Default ringtone type 1.

5) Analyse yourself, what kind of personality do you think you have? M: AB type. S: King of reclusivity. A: Short-tempered. Latecomer. Y: I guess I'm kind. Also, I won't overdo things.

6) What's your favourite food? M: Curry, hamburger, spaghetti. S: Jumangoku manju. (Famous confectionery from Saitama) A: Anything sour. Y: Stew and roast meat.

7) What food do you dislike? M: Mushrooms. S: Sour food. A: Liver. Y: Shellfish.

8) Will you eat your favourite food first? Or save it for last? M: First. S: Depends on motivation. A: Eat it first without hesitation. Y: TPO. [Time, place, occassion]

9) Which flavour of ramen do you like? M: Tonkotsu. S: Seems that all the good ramen shops sell salty stuff. A: Miso. Y: Tonkotsu.

10) Which flavour of potato chips do you like? M: Lightly salted. S: I don't eat potato chips. A: KONSOME. Y: KONSOME PUNCH! I don't eat sweets often.

11) Soy sauce, sauce or mayonnaise? M: Mayonnaise. S: Ozawa. A: Sauce. Y: Of course it's mayonnaise!

12) Cellphone, telephone or email? M: I like them all. S: Email. A: Telephone. Y: Telephone.

13) Karaoke or bowling? M: Karaoke. S: PEYANGU. [brand of instant ramen] A: Karaoke. Y: Umm. Strangely, it's karaoke.

14)Dog or cat lover? M: Cat. S: Although I like both, if I have to choose between them it'll be neko-nyan. A: Dog. I like French bulldogs. Y: Dog.

15) Is there a game you're interested in? M: The game of life. S: Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy series. A: Final Fantasy X and X-2. Y: There isn't one.

16) What shampoo and rinsing solution (treatment) do you use? M: Whatever they use at the beauty parlour. S: LUX, basically. Occasionally I use DEESSE'S. A: DEESSE'S Y: LUX SUPER RICH.

17) If you had a time machine, which period of time would you travel to? M: The age of civil wars. S: Period of aristocracy. A: Jurassic. Y: Elementary school.

18) Recently, what made you the most nervous? M: When I met Mr Kiyo〇. S: When I met an arranger I respect a lot. A: When we gathered to choose the songs for our next release. (laughs) Y: When I let everyone listen to the songs I composed.

19) Recently, what made you laugh a lot? M: Yuuya. S: A drinking session with close friends. A: When we talked about old memories. Y: When I was watching TV.

20) Name something in your room that you value a lot. M: Pillow. S: Ceiling fan, red sofa, the Ichimatsu patterned flooring. A: Benjamin. Y: My Kamen Rider figurines.

21) Favourite saying? M: Suteki. S: To pour your soul into one song. A: R.O.C.K Y: boa sorie (May you find happiness!)

22) Favourite flower? M: Cosmos. S: Mimosa. A: Sunflower. Y: Dandelion.

23) Do you think aliens exist? M: Mm. S: Yup. A: They do. Definitely!! Y: If those guys look at us they must think we're aliens too! They definitely exist.

24) When do you think you're really cool? M: During lives. S: When I do something gentlemanly. A: When I'm running 'cause it looks like I'll be late. Y: When I'm true to my word.

25) When do you think you look embarrassing? M: When I bring out the trash in my pyjamas. S: When I'm in my room. A: When I broke a cup in a family restaurant. Y: I don't.

26) Something you always have in your fridge. M: Water. S: Green onions. A: Stuff like tomato juice and Perrier... Y: Mayonnaise, Ohotsuku beer, and beer.

27) What's your longest record for phonecalls? M: 4~5 hours. S: Back in the days without email, 6 hours. A: 3h. Y: About 1 hour and 30 minutes.

28) Are you a good riser? M: Mm. S: Very bad. A: The worst. Y: Pretty good.

29) From the time you wake to the time you go out, how long do you take to get ready? M: I'm fast. S: Three hours. A: 1.5 h. Y: About an hour.

30) When you go to the convenience store, what would you end up buying unintentionally? M: Magazines. S: Mamee. A: Cigarettes. Y: Cigarettes and beer, I guess.

31) Which part of your face do you like? M: Eyes. S: Nose. A: Anything below my nose. Y: Nothing in particular.

32) What's a special skill you're proud of? M: Mimicry. S: Bakuten. A: I can converse with up to three people on call waiting. Y: Slot machines. (Although I've already stopped.)

33) Please tell us about a dream you had recently. M: It was a vague dream... S: I dreamt that Perry arrived with his ship. A: I dreamt that I was driving. (No licence at the moment.) Y: I don't remember. Sorry.

34) If you became invisible, what would you do? M: Commit crimes. S: Stalk Mr Hotei. A: Strip first. Y: Be a pervert...

35) Where do you feel calm? M: My room. S: My room, resorts. A: My own room. Y: Studio, live house.

Recommended music Mao: ① 「JOY」 YUKI. I may like this even more than JUDY AND MARY. Recently, I always listen to it when I'm on the move. ② 「LIFE」 Ozawa Kenji I recommend all the songs on this. He's one of the artists who have influenced me considerably. I sing his songs often at karaoke too. Buy it.

Shinji: ① 「Memorys of blue」 Himuro Kyosuke Full points for adult charm. ② 「INSTANT LOVE」 BOOWY It's overflowing with youth.

Aki: ① 「Language. Sex. Violence. Other?」 Stereophonics The best. ② 「To the Faithful Departed」 The Cranberries Everyone please listen.

Yuuya: ① 「The Weather Year」 Jaco Pastorius I dunno what to comment on. Anyway, it's good. Although this person is a bassist, he's pretty PROTECH. ② 「Koi no Yokan」 Anzen Chitai It's great to sing this! I really like Tamaki-san's voice. The arrangement is the best too. Exactly what I said.

English: Gurakko Español: Reila

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Top 60 Healthy Food Brunch Recipes

Searching for new early lunch thoughts? Attempt one of our 60 best informal breakfast plans! With a lot of sweet and appetizing choices, we have something for everybody.

Early lunch Recipes

I figure informal breakfast may very well be the most mainstream dinner out there, and all things considered. An ideal blend of breakfast and lunch, it's a supper you relish on loosened up mornings, and it's an opportunity to stack up on new, sound nourishments just as sweet extravagances. In case you're searching for thoughts for anything from a major Christmas informal breakfast to an apathetic end of the week dinner for two, you're certain to discover something you love beneath. Loaded up with simple, possible, and delightful plans, this rundown is separated between sweet informal breakfast thoughts and exquisite early lunch thoughts. Also, there's a little area of early lunch commendable drinks toward the end.

1. Cinnamon Rolls

I make these custom made cinnamon rolls each year for these special seasons. Delicate, gooey, and simple to make, they're constantly a hit with loved ones!

Early lunch Recipes

2. My Favorite Banana Pancakes

These banana hotcakes are delicate, all around spiced, and brimming with delectable banana season. I utilize a mix of entire wheat baked good flour and oat flour to make them, so they're more advantageous than your normal flapjack, and they likewise happen to be veggie lover!

3. Exemplary French Toast

Custardy, delicately sweet, and brilliant earthy colored, this French toast formula is the ideal end of the week informal breakfast.

4. French Toast Bake

At the point when I'm making french toast for a gathering, I go to this prepared french toast. Made with challah, almond milk, and an earthy colored sugar beating, it's decadant and heavenly.

5. Sound Banana Bread

I can't envision a superior early lunch than thick cuts of banana bread close by something exquisite (read on for thoughts!). Made with almond flour, it's overly damp and nutty. Include the way that it's anything but difficult to make and pleasantly spiced, and you have a portion that checks all the banana bread boxes.

6. Lemon Cornmeal Pancakes from Love and Lemons Every Day

It does not shock anyone that I'm insane for these lemon flapjacks, yet attempt them, and I'm certain you will be as well. The lemon juice goes splendidly with the cornmeal base. Blueberries for serving are strongly suggested. 🙂

7. Best Carrot Cake

I make a carrot cake for Jack's April birthday consistently, so to me, it's one of the principal indications of spring. Cuts of this damp, nutty cake would be the ideal completion to a major spring informal breakfast. What's more, in case you're vegetarian, look at this formula.

8. Almond Flour Buckwheat Waffles from Love and Lemons Every Day

On the off chance that you or one of your visitors is without gluten, these waffles need to go on the menu. The almond and buckwheat flours give them an extraordinary nutty flavor, and they're consummately fresh. Top with new products of the soil syrup for supreme waffle paradise.

9. Prepared Oatmeal with Blueberries

Nothing beats a fresh, oat-y, nutty fixing over delicate heated oats and natural product. This make-ahead formula is one of my top picks for serving a group, and it's superb with any occasional natural product. Peaches, fruits, or another berry would all be acceptable here.

10. Veggie lover French Toast

11 Best Blueberry Muffins

12. Chocolate Zucchini Bread

13. Blueberry Scones

14. Pumpkin Bread

15. Matcha Baked Doughnuts

16. Veggie lover Lemon Muffins

17. Overnight Oats, 4 Ways (set up a short-term oat bar for a gathering!)

18. Banana Muffins

19. Cardamom Yogurt Tea Cake

20. Best Zucchini Bread

21. Coconut Mango Muffins

22. Carrot Waffles

23. Veggie lover Raspberry Coconut Scones

24. Carrot Quinoa Breakfast Cookies

25. Oats Breakfast Cookies

26. Daylight Citrus Chia Bowls

27. Pistachio Goji Berry Granola

28. The most effective method to Make Oatmeal

Appetizing Brunch Recipes

29. Caprese Eggs Benedict with Healthier Hollandaise

from Love and Lemons Every Day

Until I built up this smooth vegetarian hollandaise sauce formula, I never made eggs Benedict at home. The sauce consistently appeared to be too fastidious to even consider attempting in my own kitchen. Yet, this more advantageous variant meets up in a snap, and it's ideal over delicate poached eggs, cut tomato, and new basil.

30. A Frittata!

I've said it previously, and I'll state it once more: frittatas are the best informal breakfast plans. They're overly adaptable and easy to put together – incredible for serving a group. Utilize the most attractive veggies you can discover or take motivation from my preferred veggie, herb, and cheddar blends, which I list in the formula!

31. Breakfast Burritos

This stacked breakfast burrito formula is the most ideal approach to launch your morning. Loaded up with eggs and new veggies, it's solid, fun and simple to make!

32. Shakshuka with Spinach and Harissa

Since runny eggs poached in fiery tomato sauce + great hard bread = early lunch heaven.

33. Solid Breakfast Casserole

My mother's morning meal goulash formula enlivened this veggie-filled egg prepare, along these lines, obviously, it's a staple on our early lunch table. It's new and brimming with veggies, however the best part is the mystery layer of broiled sweet potatoes stowing away at the base!

34. Spinach Artichoke Pizza

Move over, spinach artichoke plunge! This pizza is my new most loved tidbit. The smooth, briny white bean artichoke sauce and strong spinach pesto make a tasty appetizing fixing for fresh outside layer.

35. Sound Egg Salad

What could be cuter than little egg serving of mixed greens sandwiches (or egg plate of mixed greens crostini) in an informal breakfast spread? Regardless of whether you've never loved egg plate of mixed greens, I urge you to attempt this too brilliant, new formula that likewise has a yummy veggie lover alternative.

36. Flavorful Porridge

Entire oat porridge gets an appetizing twist with innovative flavor mixes like butternut squash and ginger, or miso and avocado.

37. Rainbow Kale Salad with Carrot Ginger Dressing

A major green serving of mixed greens is constantly an invite expansion to an informal breakfast table, and this one has everything: fresh spring radishes, crunchy broiled chickpeas, smooth avocado, toasty seeds, and dried cranberries for a little sweetness. A new carrot ginger dressing is the wonderful finish.

38. Strawberry Salad with Basil and Avocado

The best early lunch plans push the limits among sweet and flavorful, and this strawberry serving of mixed greens does only that. Sweet berries pair splendidly with smooth avocado and mozzarella, tart tomatoes, nutty walnuts, and new basil, while a balsamic sprinkle includes the tang that integrates everything.

39. Appetizing Porridge

40. Breakfast Burritos

41. Avocado and Egg Brown Rice Bowls

42. Sound Green Breakfast Tacos (a morning meal taco bar with fried eggs, tortillas, and everything on the side would be so fun!)

43. Shiitake Bacon and Egg Breakfast Tacos

44. Ranchers Market Breakfast Bowls

45. Blueberry Feta Flatbread

46. Chickpea Salad Wraps with Avocado Dill Sauce

47. Tart Cherry Tabbouleh

48. Veggie Frittata Muffins

49. Breakfast Panzanella

50. Chilaquiles with Avocado

51. Chickpea Feta Shakshuka

52. Citrus Napa Cabbage Salad

53. Stove Roasted Potatoes

Drinks

Mimosa Recipe

54. Exemplary Mimosas

55. Strawberry Banana Smoothie

56. Rich Avocado Smoothie

57. Coconut Matcha Latte (or utilize hand crafted oat milk)

58. Lemon Mint Juleps

59. Exemplary Margaritas (present with breakfast tacos!)

60. Ginger Tea Hot Toddy (present with Christmas or New Year's Brunch!)

On the off chance that you cherished these informal breakfast plans, look at our preferred Healthy Breakfast Ideas and Easy Dinner Ideas!

60 Best Brunch Recipes

Planning Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 15 minsTotal Time: 25 mins

Serves 4

My Favorite Banana Pancakes

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon ground flaxseed

3 tablespoons water

½ cup squashed banana, around 1 enormous

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, in addition to additional for brushing

1 teaspoon vanilla

¾ cup + 2 tablespoons almond milk, more if necessary

1½ cup entire wheat baked good flour*

½ cup oat flour**

2 teaspoons heating powder

½ teaspoon heating pop

1 teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon nutmeg

loading ¼ teaspoon ocean salt

Maple syrup, for serving

Guidelines

In a huge bowl, consolidate the flaxseed, water, and banana. Pound and mix until all around consolidated. Let the blend sit for 5 minutes to thicken. Include the olive oil, vanilla, and almond milk and whisk. Include the flour and sprinkle the preparing powder, heating pop, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt uniformly preposterous. Mix until all the fixings are consolidated, yet the hitter is still somewhat uneven. The player will be somewhat thick yet in the event that it's too thick to even consider scooping, mix in an extra 1 tablespoon almond milk.

Warmth a nonstick skillet or frying pan to medium warmth. Brush the skillet with a little olive oil and utilize a ⅓-cup estimating cup to pour the player onto the container. Utilize the rear of the cup to tenderly spread the hitter somewhat more. Cook the flapjacks until bubbles show up, about 1½ minutes per side, turning the warmth to low varying so the middles cook without consuming the exterior. I as a rule start with medium warmth and move to low warmth as my skillet begins to hold leftover warmth after each cluster.

Present with maple syrup, cut bananas, and walnuts, whenever wanted.

Notes

*I like Bob's Red Mill Whole Wheat Pastry Flour*To make the oat flour, utilize a nourishment processor or a blender to process a stacking ½ cup folded oats into a fine flour and measure out one level ½ cup.

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570

Ahh, my true passion. Glad there’s this survey around.

Food

I crossed out what I’ve never tried before <- Might as well do this. Thanks for the idea, @justsurveys​! :D Will probs bold and italicize the food I love, bold the ones I’ve simply tried at least once and liked, italicize the ones I’ve tried at least once but don’t like all that much, and strikethrough the food I’ve downright never tried before. Lotsa rules, but food surveys don’t come around often and I’m excited for this one lmao. Let’s go.

Food: Your protein

pork steak lamb chops hamburgers vegan burgers chicken nuggets chicken fingers tuna shrimp salmon oyster

crab lasagna ravioli chicken soup beef jerky slim jims bacon spam buffalo wings sausage ham turkey meat balls

Foods: Your dairy

milk soy milk skim milk raw egg boiled egg sunny-side eggs scrambled eggs cottage cheese cheddar cheese mozzarella cheese swiss cheese bleu cheese cream cheese plain yogurt

Foods: Your vegetables and fruits

mushrooms tomatoes pickles olives carrots raw onion broccoli cauliflower green beans string beans peas black beans celery leek artichoke lima beans bell pepper asparagus spinach seaweed avocado eggplant zucchini corn cucumber squash/pumpkin/yam garlic ginger peanuts almonds sunflower seeds raisins bananas apples pears grapes oranges tangerines peach blueberries raspberries blackberries strawberries lemons (Only as a chaser haha. Tastes great when paired with tequila) pineapples coconuts (I only like it as coconut oil for curry) apricot cherries plums cranberry kiwi watermelon melon pomegranate grapefruit lime guava mango papaya

Foods: Your starch

French fries baked potato scalop potato mashed potato fried rice white rice bagel white bread whole grain bread French bread corn bread sourdough pancakes spaghetti macaroni & cheese oatmeal

Foods: Condiments

wasabi soy sauce cranberry sauce marmalade grape jam strawberry jam ketchup mustard relish mayonnaise whipped cream honey mustard sauce Tabasco salt ranch gravy caramel peanut butter salsa pepper honey maple syrup hummus butterscotch marshmallows icing

Foods: Junk food

Ugh, the most American list on this survey. Watch me strikethrough so many items, ha.

cheetos sour cream and onion chips barbeque chips vinegar chips wheat thins graham crackers saltine crackers cheez-its ritz tortilla chips Lunchables Milano cookies Twinkies popcorn fruit roll ups donuts ice cream sandwiches Poptarts pretzels Girl Scout cookies Oreos Nutter Butter Fig Newtons Jell-O rice crispy treats

Surprisingly not a lot of US stuff. Thanks for being inclusive somehow! Hahaha.

Foods: Cereals

Cocoa Puffs Cocoa Pebbles Fruit Loops Cinnamon Toast Crunch Frosted Flakes Raisin Bran Apple Jacks Corn Flakes Cookie Crisp Cap’n Crunch Lucky Charms Cheerios

Ok, I take back my praise. Tbf, most of the cereals I know are American brands + I don’t eat cereals all that much, so it’s not really this survey’s fault lmao.

Foods: Dessert

brownies muffins cinnamon rolls cheesecake donuts chocolate fondue pudding apple pie pumpkin bread pumpkin pie chocolate chip cookies sugar cookies gingerbread cookies biscotti fortune cookies shortbread cookies oatmeal cookies Angel food cake carrot cake cupcakes fruit cake cream puffs flan custard Meringue sorbet s’mores

Foods: Asian

ramen cup noodle sushi miso soup kimchi teriyaki eggrolls orange chicken

...Seriously? 8 items?

Foods: Fast food and restaurants

McDonald’s Carl’s Jr Taco Bell Panda Express Jack-in-the-box In-n-out Chick-Fil-A La Salsa Dairy Queen Baskin Robbin’s Pizza Hut Papa John’s Roundtable Domino’s Johnny Rocket’s Cho-cho San’s Hot Dog On A Stick Coldstone California Pizza Kitchen Red Robin Ruby Tuesdays Chili’s Wendy’s Burger King Kentucky Fried Chicken Subway Tommy’s The Cheesecake Factory Arby’s Quiznos El Pollo Loco TGIF Applebee’s Wienerschnitzel IHOP Islands White Castle Togo’s Sonic Popeyes Orange Julius Jamba Juice Coffee Bean Starbucks Del Taco Chuck E. Cheese Baja Fresh Macaroni Grill

Foods: Candy

Red Vines M&M’s Snickers Hershey’s kisses Kissables Kit-Kat Nerds Junior Mints Twizzlers Tootsie Rolls Jelly beans Swedish Fish Skittles Starburst 100 grand 3 Musketeers Airheads Almond Joy Baby Bottle Pops Baby Ruth bottle caps Butterfinger Reese’s Cup Fast Break Twix cotton candy chocolate coins Dots Hot Tamales jaw breakers Jolly Ranchers Laffy Taffy Lemonheads lifesavers Mike & Ike Milkduds Milky way Mr. Goodbar Nestle’s crunch Payday pixie sticks pop rocks Push Up pops Runts Smarties Snow Caps Sugardaddy Sweet Tarts Tic-Tacs York Peppermint Patties Warheads

Drinks: Non-alcoholic

Rootbeer Lemonade Orange juice Grape juice Capri Sun Coke Diet Coke Diet Pepsi Pepsi 7up Sprite Mountain Dew Hawaiian Punch Dr. Pepper Apple juice hot cocoa Kool-Aid cappuccinos frappuccinos lattes espresso energy drinks Vanilla Coke Cherry Coke Fanta Arizona Green Tea Squirt Gatorade Iced tea Green tea Chamomile tea White tea Oolong tea Jasmine tea Chai tea Snapple apple cider

Drinks: Alcoholic

Wine Sake Shochu Vodka Bourbon whisky Irish whisky Canadian whisky Bloody Mary Rum Absolut Brandy Scotch Cognac Tequila Gin Wine cooler Smirnoff Marc Sidecar Tonic Pina Colada Martini Alabama Slammer Daiquiri Margarita Cape Cod Flying Horse Kamikaze Screwdriver Rusty Nail Cajun Strawberry Soda Mimosa Champagne Cascade Fosters Sam Adams Budweiser Coors Harpoon Milwaukee’s Bes

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Colour Words

White: French beige,  Navajo white,  alabaster white,  albino white,  antique white,  arctic white,  argent white,  ashen white,  beige,  birch,  biscuit white,  bisque,  blanched almond,  blanched white,  bleached white,  blonde,  bone white,  buff,  camel,  canvas beige,  linen white,  marshmallow white,  milk white,  mocassin,  mother-of-pearl,  mushroom,  neutral white,  nude,  oatmeal white,  off-white,  old lace white,  opal,  paper white,  pearl white,  piano key white,  polar white,  porcelain,  powder white,  pure white,  raw cotton white,  coconut white,  contrast white,  cotton white,  cream,  diamond,  dove white,  ecru,  eggshell white,  flax,  flour white,  fog white,  frosted white,  ghost white,  goose white,  hemp,  ivory white,  lace white,  latte,  light tan,  lily white,  sandstone,  seashell white,  sheep white,  sheet white,  shell white,  shining star white,  silvery white,  smoky beige,  snow white,  solid white,  spotless white,  sugar white,  toothpaste white,  vanilla,  waxen white,  wedding white,  whey,  white,  white chocolate,  white smoke  Yellow: Chardonnay,  French fry yellow,  Titanium yellow,  amber,  banana yellow,  bleached blond,  blond,  buff,  bumblebee yellow,  butter yellow,  buttercup,  butternut squash yellow,  butterscotch,  cadmium yellow,  canary yellow,  champagne,  citrine,  corn yellow,  lemon peel,  lemon sherbet,  lemon yellow,  linen,  lion yellow,  maize,  marigold yellow,  mellow yellow,  metallic gold,  mimosa yellow,  mustard yellow,  ochre,  olive,  omelette yellow,  palamino,  papaya,  parakeet yellow,  pencil yellow,  cream,  custard yellow,  daffodil yellow,  dandelion,  duckling yellow,  egg yolk yellow,  electric yellow,  flax,  flesh tone,  gold,  gold yellow,  golden bronze,  golden yellow,  goldenrod,  highlighter yellow,  honey yellow,  lemon chiffon,  lemon drop,  pineapple yellow,  popcorn yellow,  raincoat yellow,  saffron,  school bus yellow,  squash yellow,  straw yellow,  sunflower yellow,  sunglow yellow,  sunset yellow,  sunshine yellow,  taxi cab yellow,  topaz,  vanilla,  wheat,  yellow,  yolk yellow  

Orange:  amber,  apricot,  basketball  orange,  blood  orange,  bourbon,  burnt  orange,  butterfly  orange,  candlelight  orange,  candy  corn,  cantaloupe  orange,  carnelian,  carotene,  carrot  orange,  cheddar  orange,  cinnamon,  mango,  marigold  orange,  melon  orange,  neon  orange,  old  gold,  orange,  orange  juice,  orange  peel,  orange  sherbet,  orange  soda,  orange-red,  papaya,  peach,  persimmon,  pumpkin  orange,   copper  penny,  coral,  dark  orange,  dark  salmon,  dayglo  orange,  ember  orange,  fall  leaves  orange,  flame  orange,  ginger  orange,  gold,  golden  orange,  goldfish  orange,  ice  pop  orange,  light  orange,  light  salmon,   rust  orange,  safety  orange,  saffron,  salamander  orange,  starfish  orange,  sunrise  orange,  tabby,  tangelo,  tangerine,  tawny,  tiger  orange,  tiger  stripe  orange,  traffic  cone  orange,  yam  orange

Red: Bordeaux  red,  Indian  red,  alizarin  crimson,  amaranth,  apple  red,  auburn,  autumn  leaf  red,  barn  red,  beet  red,  blood  red,  blush,  bougainvillea,  bourbon,  brick  red,  bright  red,  burgundy,  burnt  sienna,  candy  apple  red,  cardinal  red,  carmine,  carnelian,  cerise,  cherry  red,  chestnut  red,  chili  pepper  red,  magenta,  magma  red,  maroon,  orange-red,  paprika,  pepperoni  red,  persimmon  red,  pink  red,  pomegranate  red,  poppy  red,  rabbit  eye  red,  radish  red,  rare  steak  red,  raspberry  red,  red,  red  apple,  red  berry,  red  carpet,  red  licorice,  red  lipstick,  red  nose,  red  pepper,  red  potato,  red  rose,  red  velvet,  claret,  copper,  coral  red,  crab  red,  cranberry  red,  crimson  red,  dark  cerise,  dark  red,  deep  pink,  devil  red,  faded  rose,  fire  engine  red,  fire  red,  fire  truck  red,  flame  red,  florid  red,  fruit  punch  red,  garnet  red,  geranium  red,  henna,  hibiscus  red,  hot  pink,  ketchup  red,  ladybug  red,  lipstick  red,  red  wine  vinegar,  redwood,  rosewood,  rouge,  ruby  red,  russet  red,  rust  red,  sangria  red,  scarlet,  sports  car  red,  stop  light  red,  stop  sign  red,  strawberry  red,  tawny  port  red,  tawny  red,  terra  cotta,  tomato  bisque,  tomato  red,  torch  red,  vermillion,  watermelon  flesh,  wine  red,  winter  apple  red

Pink: Pepto Bismal pink,   Persian rose,   amaranth,   apricot,   ash rose,   baby cheeks pink,   baby pink,   bacon pink,   ballerina pink,   ballet pink,   ballet slipper pink,   begonia,   blush pink,   bougainvillea,   bubblegum pink,   cameo,   carmine,   carnation pink,   cerise,   cherry blossom,   mulberry,   neon pink,   orchid,   pale pink,   pastel pink,   peach,   peach puff,   peony pink,   petunia pink,   pig pink,   pink,   pink Cadillac,   pink champagne,   pink cheeks,   pink diamond,   pink grapefruit,   pink lemonade,   pink sherbet,   polka dot pink,   powder pink,   conch pink,   coral pink,   cotton candy,   cranberry,   cupcake pink,   dayglo pink,   dusty rose,   eraser pink,   flamingo pink,   flesh,   flesh-colored,   fuchsia,   grapefruit pink,   hibiscus pink,   hot pink,   jellyfish pink,   lavender pink,   light plum,   lipstick pink,   magenta,   rose,   rose petal,   rose pink,   rose quartz,   rosy red,   ruby,   ruddy pink,   sand pink,   seashell pink,   shocking pink,   soft pink,   strawberry jam,   strawberry milkshake,   sunset pink,   tea rose,   thistle pink,   tongue pink,   tulip pink,   turnip pink,   worm pink

Purple: Concord grape,   amethyst,   aubergine,   beet purple,   bilberry purple,   blackberry,   blackcurrant,   blue violet,   blueberry,   brandywine,   bruise purple,  byzantium,   cerise,   claret,   currant,   dahlia,   magenta,   mauve,   monster purple,   mulberry,   opal purple,   orchid purple,   pale plum,   pansy purple,   passionfruit purple,   pastel purple,   periwinkle,   plum,   prune,   purple,   purple cabbage,   purple jam,   dark raspberry,   dark violet,   eggplant purple,   fandango,   grape crush,   grape jam purple,   grape jelly purple,   grape purple,   heliotrope,   hyacinth,   inky purple,   iris purple,   juice purple,   lavender,   lavender blush,   lilac purple,   quartz,   raisin purple,   raspberry,   rhubarb purple,   royal purple,   thistle,   true purple,   turnip purple,   violet,   violet red,   wild berry purple,   wild grape,   wine,   wisteria

Blue: Caribbean blue,   Caribbean turquoise,   Dodger blue,   Pacific blue,   Prussian blue,   Tiffany blue,   alice blue,   aqua blue,   aquamarine,   azure blue,  baby blue,   blue belle,   blue ice,   blue jean blue,   blue-green,   blueberry,  bluebird blue,   bluebonnet blue,   cadet blue,   lapis lazuli,   light blue,  marine blue,   marlin blue,   midnight blue,   navy blue,   neon blue,   nighttime blue,   ocean blue,   pale blue,   pastel blue,   peacock blue,   police officer blue,   pool blue,   powder blue,   ribbon blue,   robin egg,   royal blue,   sapphire blue,   cobalt,   cornflower,   cyan,   dark blue,   dark slate blue,   deep sky blue,   denim blue,   dolphin blue,   electric blue,   frostbite blue,   glacial blue,   heather,   iceberg blue,   icy blue,   imperial blue,   indigo blue,   inky blue,  jay blue,   lake blue,   slate blue,   snowflake blue,   stained glass blue,   steel blue,   stone blue,   summer sky blue,   surf blue,   swimming pool,   teal blue,   true blue,   turquoise,   ultra blue,   ultramarine,   verdigris,   violet blue,   washed denim blue,   whale blue

Green: Granny Smith apple,   Kelly green,   Kermit green,   Persian green,   absinthe,   algae green,   alligator green,   apple green,   aqua,   army green,   artichoke green,   asparagus green,   avocado green,   bay leaf green,   bluegrass green,   boxwood green,   broccoli green,   cabbage green,   cactus green,   caterpillar green,   celery green,   chartreuse,   chive green,   chlorophyll green,   iceberg lettuce,   iguana green,   ivy green,   jade green,   jadestone,   jungle green,   kelp green,   key lime green,   leaf green,   leprechaun green,   lettuce green,   lichen green,   light cyan,   lime green,   lizard green,   melon rind green,   metallic mint,   mint green,   moss green,   myrtle green,   neon green,   olive drab,   olive green,   parrot green,   crocodile green,   cucumber green,   cyan,   cypress,   dark khaki green,   dark olive green,   dollar bill green,   drab olive,   eel green,   emerald green,   evergreen,   fern green,   forest green,   frog green,   grass green,   grasshopper green,   green,   green apple,   green olive,   green pepper,   green tea,   green-yellow,   holly,   honeydew green,   pea soup,   pear green,   pickle green,   pine green,   pistachio,   sage green,   sea green,   seafoam green,   seaweed green,   shamrock green,   spinach green,   spring bud green,   spring green,   sprout green,   spruce green,   summer grass,   swamp green,   tea green,   turtle green,   verdant,   verdigris,   wasabi green,   zucchini green

Brown: October brown,   acorn brown,   auburn,   autumn leaf,   barbecue sauce brown,   bark brown,   bay,   bear brown,   beetle brown,   biscuit brown,   branch brown,   brick brown,   bronze,   brown,   brown sugar,   brunette,   burnt sienna,  burnt umber,   butterscotch brow,   cafe au lait,   camel brown,   cappuccino brown,   caramel brown,   cardboard brown,   chestnut brown, kangaroo brown,   khaki,   leather,   lion brown,   liver brown,   mahogany,   maple brown,   maple sugar brown,   maroon,   meatball brown,   milk chocolate,   mink,   mocha brown,   mud brown,   nougat,   nude,   nut brown,   nut brown ale,   nutmeg,   oak brown,   pancake brown,   peanut butter brown,   potato brown,   pretzel brown,   raisin brown,   cinnamon brown,   cocoa,   cocoa brown,   coffee bean brown,   coffee brown,   coffee stain brown,   copper,   dark chocolate brown,   dark citrine,   deer brown,   desert sand,   dirt,   doeskin,   dun,   earth brown,   earth yellow,   earthenware brown,   fallow,   fawn brown,   football brown,   fox brown,   freckle brown,   ginger brown,   golden brown,   hazel brown,  rich earth,  roan,   root beer brown,   rosewood,   ruddy brown,   russet brown,   rust,  saddle brown,   sand,   sandy brown,   sea lion brown,   semi-sweet chocolate,   sepia,   sienna,   sorrel,   steak brown,   tan,   tan brown,   tan-nude,   tawny,   toast brown,   tumbleweed,   tweed brown,   walnut brown,   wheat,

Gray/Grey: argent silver,   ash gray,   battleship gray,   cadet gray,   charcoal gray,   chrome,   cloud gray,   cloudy day gray,   concrete gray,   cool gray,   cool grey,   dim gray,   dolphin gray,   dove gray,   overcast gray,   owl gray,   oyster gray,   pewter,   pigeon gray,   platinum,   rainy day gray,   rhinoceros gray,   river rock,   salt and pepper gray,   sardine gray,   seal gray,   shark gray,   silver,   elephant gray,   fog gray,   grandma gray,   granite gray,   gray,   grey,   gunmetal gray,   haze gray,   hippopotamus gray,   iron gray,   koala gray,   metal gray,   mist gray,   moon gray,   smoke gray,   soot gray,   steel gray,   stone gray,   storm gray,   stormy sea gray,   taupe gray,   thunder cloud gray,   warm gray,   wed sidewalk gray,   wool gray,   zinc gray

Black: Mars black,   black,   black cat,   black coffee,   black licorice,   black pearl,   black pepper,   black tar,   blackboard black,   blackout,   blue-black,   bow tie black,   kettle black,   kohl black,   licorice black,   mascara black,   mica,  midnight black,   molasses black,   night sky black,   ninja black,   obsidian,   onyx,   outer space black,   caviar black,   chalkboard black,   charcoal black,   coal black,   ebony black,   eclipse black,   eyelash black,   fig,   gothic black,   hearse black,   ink black,   jet black,   piano key black,   pitch black,   pupil black,  raven black,   sable black,   shadow black,   smoky black,   sooty black,   spade black,   spider black,   tar black,   tarmac black

https://www.words-to-use.com/words/colors-names/

[coffeeandmoonthoughts]

My Thanksgiving Menu:

Appetizers:

bacon wrapped asparagus

cranberry brie flatbread bites

lightly breaded garlic thyme roasted mushrooms

bacon wrapped Brussel sprouts with a balsamic mayo dip

Sides:

cheesy jalapeño cornbread 

bacon & smoked gouda cauliflower mashed “potatoes”

green bean casserole

baked cauliflower mac & cheese

gravy & stuffing are a given, duh

Deserts and Drinks:

bourbon spiked cinnamon apple spice cider

pumpkin cheesecake with a cashew crust & whipped cream

pecan pie

Things I don't have on here but am thinking about: A sweet potato casserole made from a butternut squash. Pairing a red wine. Turkey, duh. Cranberry sauce?

Brunch during the Thanksgiving Day parade:

zucchini fritters with a chive & sour cream topping

pumpkin waffles with a homemade whipped cream topping

from scratch mcgriddles

coffee with a spiked creamer

mimosas

[pulsdmedia]

The Week Ahead 11/21-11/27

Ok folks... just a few days left before the turkey makes its grand entrance, and the official holiday season begins - unless you started early, and in that case, keep the season’s spirit going strong! Sure, we’ve got Thanksgiving Day feasts and pre-parties, but there’s lots to do before you get stuffed...

$29 Friends-Themed FriendsGiving Dinner & Premium Open Bar 

Give in to the gluttonous glory of the holiday season at Casa 51's "Friends"-themed FriendsGiving Dinner & Premium Open Bar this Wednesday! Grab your $29 pulse and gather the crew for an epic feast that includes an Incredible Spread of Thanksgiving Eats, plus a 2 Hour Premium Open Bar featuring specialty Cocktails, Wines, and Beers! Amidst cosy interiors, you'll make your way through helpings of Roasted Turkey with Gravy, Cognac Pecan Cranberry Sauce, Sausage and Chestnut Herb Stuffing, Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Pumpkin Pie, among others - and although Rachel's beef trifle isn't on the menu, we're certain you'll indulge in absolute bliss. While you dine, sip on Apple Cider Mimosas, Central Perk-Latte's infused with Rumchata, luscious wines, and more. Think ample sips to supply enough liquid courage to shimmy and shake to sounds from a live DJ, or sit back and vibe to a live violinist!

Beyonce vs. Rihanna Dance Party

Head to East Berlin for a night completely dedicated to the queens, the icons: Beyonce and Rihanna! So dress to impress, throw on your Diamonds, say Cheers, sip some Lemonade, and dance until there's only FourFiveSeconds until the end of the night.

Over 40% Off GA & VIP Tickets To An Immersive, Interactive Experience

Come one, come all, and immerse yourself in a spectacular showcase of mind-blowing acts, delicious treats, and interactive shenanigans at Empire Circus! Be dazzled & delighted by this magnificent marvel, taking place at Empire Stores in DUMBO. This show gives you an all-access circus experience complete with unlimited popcorn & cotton candy, as well as extraordinary performances, the chance to become a dashing deck hand, courageous crew member, Grand Prize Game show contestant, or even a star aerialist! You’ll find yourself under, above, and right in the middle of the action - with fun round every nook and cranny...

Bombshells Drag Show: Holly Box-Springs, Jacklynn Hyde, and Hibiscus

Spend your Thanksgiving evening with Holly Box-Springs, Jacklynn Hyde, and Hibiscus at the Bombshells Drag Show. These talented queens will be performing 3 sets each to entertain all night long! This is bound to be your most fun Thanksgiving yet!

$19 VIP Ticket: Thanksgiving Pre-Game Party With Cocktails & Bubbly, LES

Burn some calories on the dance floor before you indulge in all the Thanksgiving decadence the night before at Writing On The Wall's Pre-Game Party, fueled by festive feels and lively libations - not to mention a glittering crowd of New Yorkers! The interiors are intimate, cozy, and contemporary, urging you to snuggle up to your pals, your bae, or your drinks before shaking it on the dance floor. Rollick and revel as DJ Niel Jackson spins on the ones and twos, playing the sounds that will make you sway, shimmy, shake, and bounce, clinking glasses of bubbly as you give thanks for another unforgettable evening in the city. Dive into glasses of craft concoctions like the Hotel Party (mezcal, elderflower, fresh lemon, simple syrup) and The Roaring '20s (Grey Goose Vodka, St-Germain, muddled blueberries, mint leaves, Roederer Estate sparkling), and get ready to have a blast...

Fall Ecology Hike: A Tour of the Ecosystem of Central Park

Join the Central Park Rangers on a hike exploring the diverse ecosystem that resides in the park. You'll get your steps in and burn off some of those Thanksgiving calories while learning how all living species work with each other to survive and thrive through the fall season.

[leigh-kelly]

Same Old Lang Syne

Just a little AUish Christmas fic...

The snow blocks your windshield as you make your way to the grocery store. You’d been back in Lima for less than two hours before your mother sent you on an errand for her, and you’d grumbled the whole time she sat writing her list. You’ve traveled all over the world, but there’s nowhere you hate quite like you do Lima. The whole town fills with bad memories each time you drive through, and the idea of going to the grocery store where you might be recognized, where people might pretend they didn’t hate you in high school simply because they want to take an absurd selfie with you to post on their Instagram gets you every time. But she’s your mother, and you’re home for the first Christmas in eight years, so you couldn’t exactly say no to her.

The parking lot is crowded when you pull in, and you grumble some more as you park in the back row. There are six things on your list, but you can tell by the volume of cars that this is going to be an excursion, and you pull your coat tighter around yourself, hoping that your knit cap will serve to hide your face while you race through the store. The cold sends a shiver down your spine as you walk up to the door, but it’s the scent of the entryway that really gets you. It’s not a bad scent, per say, it just brings back those memories you’re trying to avoid, and you shudder, thinking too much about the things you’ve spent the last fifteen years trying to lock away.

You manage to gather most of things your mother asked for in a basket, and you make it to the frozen aisle for concentrated orange juice. You’re looking forward to the mimosas you’ll make in the morning, and you’re almost home free, when you spot a profile across the way. It’s one you’d know anywhere, and though you try to hide yourself, it’s too late. She sees you, and you wish you could disappear beneath the freezers. She’s not the kind of person you can make casual conversation with, she’s not the kind of person you think you can make any conversation with, but before you can drop your things and escape, you find yourself approaching her, touching her sleeve, as if you’re bridging a gap between decades.

“Santana? Is that really you?” She sing-songs, and you feel the ice that’s formed around your heart melting at the sound of her voice. You haven’t found yourself able to love since she left you, your life has been a series of one night stands with groupies, and now here she is, smiling like she never broke your heart.

“Hey, Brittany.” You smile, and you accept the hug she gives you, and when she spills her purse on the tile floor, you bend down to help her. Immediately, you notice the ring on her left finger, and you feel like you might vomit right there. “Merry Christmas.”

“Merry Christmas!” She chirps. “How have you been?”

“Life is good, you know? Traveling a lot, music sales are still good…” You trail off, not knowing what to say to someone like her, someone who couldn’t handle the idea of you doing what you love. “You?”

“I’m good…still at NYU. I got tenure, so I’m not going anywhere…”

“Good, that’s good.” You force the conversation, torn between not wanting to talk to her, and wanting to hear every single thing that’s happened since the day she packed her bags and moved out of the apartment you’d shared in New York City. You walk her to the register, and you just…stand there, confused about where to go next.

“Hey, I know it’s Christmas Eve, but I’d really love to buy you a drink.” She startles you with the offer, and you fight with yourself, knowing it’s an absolutely terrible idea. “Unless you’re in a rush to get back with your…cranberry sauce.”

“Brittany, I’m not sure that’s a good idea.”

“Yeah, I mean…you’re right, it’s probably not. But…you know me, I’ve never been one for the best ideas.” She grins, and you continue to melt, melt, melt, until you’re sure you’re nothing but a puddle on the floor.

“I haven’t known you in fifteen years.”

“All the more reason you let me buy you a drink. For old time’s sake. You know, should old acquaintance be forgot, and all of that.”

“Shouldn’t you be getting home?” You try, though you feel yourself caving.

“Not really in a rush.” She shrugs. “I’m not gonna pressure you though, it’s your call.”

“Santana? Santana Lopez?” The cashier, some girl you vaguely recognize from some study hall in some year of high school giggles, totally unbecoming of someone nearing forty. “Oh my God, I can’t believe you’re here.”

“Leave her alone, Jenny.” Brittany rolls her eyes. “You think famous people want to be flagged in the grocery store like that? Just ring up her crap, and let her go.”

“Uh, thanks.” You nod in Brittany’s direction, and pay for your things quickly, debating whether you should make a run for the parking lot or not. “One drink?”

“One drink. I’d just like to hear about everything you’ve been up to.”

Because you’ve always been hopeless when it comes to Brittany, you follow her out to the parking lot. She suggests you put your things in your car and get into hers, and you do, figuring your mother will be fine until you get home in an hour or so. Her scent overwhelms you as you get inside, and you immediately regret your decision to do this. You remember the ring on her finger, you remember the fact that she broke your heart into so many pieces you could never pick them all up, you remember that you vowed never to do this again, but yet here you are, in her car, staring at her wedding ring.

You can’t seem to find a bar that’s open—fucking Lima—and she suggests going to the liquor store for a six pack. You’re powerless to argue, now that you’ve gotten into the car with her, and you simply nod, following her like a puppy as she buys the beer and brings it back to the car. She drives back to the grocery store, and she parks next to yours, giving you an out if you want one. She pops open two bottles of Blue Moon, and she hands you one. Her fingers graze yours, and you swallow hard. This is all a lot, and you suddenly wish you had something much stronger than a beer to dull the ache in your stomach.

“Toast?” She asks.

“To what?”

“To innocence? To now?”

“I guess so, since I’m not really sure what there is to toast to.”

“You’re happy, aren’t you?”

“I’m…as happy as I can be, I guess.” You tell her honestly. “Traveling sucks sometimes, but I love my fans, so, I keep it up as best as I can.”

“You always pop up in my iTunes. It’s…a weird experience for me. I hear your songs on the radio sometimes, and it takes me back, I guess, makes me feel some weird kind of regret that I’m not part of your life. I could have broken up with you in a better way.”

“Can we not do this, Britt?” You border on begging, not realty emotionally stable enough to have this kind of conversation. “It’s been fifteen years, you’re married.”

“In the process of getting a divorce, actually.” She corrects you, and you fight the urge to whip your head around. “We’re pretending right now…for my parents’ sake, and for Christmas. I filed for divorce six weeks ago.”

“I’m…sorry to hear that.”

“Are you really? I’m surprised you don’t wish the worst for me. I know you did, at least for a while.”

“How was I not supposed to?” You defend. “I came home from a tour, and you had all of your shit packed up in our apartment. I hated you for that. I felt like you had absolutely no joy in my dream coming true.”

“You were never there, Santana. I was having a relationship with your voicemail. How was that fair to me?”

“I don’t really want to fight about this a decade and a half later.” You roll your eyes. “Don’t you think we hashed it out enough back then?”

“I don’t know…I really don’t. My relationship with you has colored every other experience I’ve ever had. I was with you, one way or another, since I was fifteen.”

“Including with your husband?” You can’t help but ask, though you don’t really want to know the answer.

“Wife.” She corrects you, narrowing her eyes.

“You married a woman?”

“Don’t sound so surprised. I’m bisexual, Santana, there was just enough chance I’d marry a woman than that I’d marry a man.”

“I—I’m.” You don’t finish your sentence, you don’t want to tell her that you’d always expected that the only woman she’d marry would be you. You can’t let her into that vulnerability. It’s mortifying, really.

“She was good to me. She’s an architect, and it kept things really secure for me, when my job was unstable, and I wasn’t sure if I’d get tenure. I...I loved her then, I really truly did, but…”

“But what?” You ask, not really wanting to hear the answer.

“She wasn’t you. She was never you. No one ever could be.”

“It’s been fifteen years, Brittany.”

“I know, and if you tell me I wasn’t the great love of your life, I’d believe you. But that doesn’t mean you weren’t the great love of mine.”

“Jesus.” You chug the rest of your beer, and you open another one, not sure how you can even begin to handle this conversation. Of course she was the great love of your life, that’s the reason you hadn’t ever been in a relationship with anyone else, it’s the reason you’re spending yet another Christmas alone, just you and your mother. It’s the reason nothing has made sense since she walked out and left you scrambling to figure out who you were. But you don’t know how to say all of that. You don’t know if you want to. “You left me.”

“I know. Everything was too much to handle. We were twenty-five, and I missed you every single day.”

“Do you think I didn’t miss you when I was on tour? That I didn’t go to bed in some strange city every night wishing you were next to me? It was hard for me too, Brittany, but I didn’t want to give up on us.”

“It’s easy for you to say though when you weren’t the one left behind. It hurt thinking that maybe you’d get bored of me, while you were off meeting all these interesting people, and I was just…teaching math. I was afraid.”

“So why didn’t you ever tell me that?”

“Because I didn’t think you were going through what I was, and I felt like an idiot.”

“Imagine how I felt when I came back from LA and half of our apartment was packed up. I didn’t see it coming, not for one single second. I never stopped loving you, in all the time we were separated with my tour, and when I came back, it felt like you stopped loving me.”

“I never stopped loving you.” She reaches out and touches your hand, and you jolt, not sure if she means just while you were gone, or ever. “I didn’t leave you because I wasn’t in love with you, I left you because I was.”

“I thought we were having a drink to catch up on everything we missed out on in fifteen years, not to rehash our breakup.” You desperately try to change the subject, though you know it’s futile.

“Didn’t our breakup create the last fifteen years of our lives? Had you asked me then where I’d be, I’d have said that we’d be married, with two or three kids, and we’d be happy.”

“I would have thought that too…” You confess. “Looking at you, your eyes look the same as I remember them, and I’m just wondering now what could have been.”

“We could have been great. We were great. Do you know how many times I’ve regretted the day I left?”

“Probably not as many as I’ve regretted it, to be honest.”

“I don’t know, Santana. Asha tried, she really did, but she could just…never be you, and it’s been hard. I’ve done marriage counseling, we talked about having a baby, but there was just nothing either of us could do to erase my regret over you.”

“Does she know about me?” You chance to ask, and she nods slowly.

“How could she not? The ghost of you…of us has just impacted everything.”

“If it means anything, it’s impacted everything I’ve done too.”

You sit in silence for a long while, finishing your second beer. The air feels heavy around you, her breath feels heavy, and you wonder if you shouldn’t get out of the car. You wonder if you shouldn’t go home and pretend this never happened. But you can’t. You’re here, and she’s told you that your long-gone relationship has affected her marriage to the point that she’s getting divorced. That’s not nothing, and you find yourself hoping, wanting, for something that’s in the past. This isn’t a Hallmark movie where you see the girl you used to love, and suddenly the years disappear and things are the way they once were. This is real life, a life that hasn’t been kind to you in terms of love, and you can’t dare to hope. Christmas miracles aren’t real. They can’t be, because magic isn’t.

“Remember the first Christmas we came back from New York?” She asks suddenly.

“The Christmas I proposed.” You swallow hard at the memory.

“You didn’t really mean it though.”

“I got caught up in Christmas, and we were only nineteen. But…I thought it was practice for the real thing. I had a ring for you, you know, a few years later.”

“You did?” Her eyes widen, and you nod slowly.

“I always planned to marry you. I thought I’d make it, and we’d settle down. I didn’t plan to travel like this forever. Now I do, because I’m…lonely, I guess.”

“You never found anyone?”

“I never wanted to. You know how I am…I don’t let people in. After you, it got worse. I was heartbroken and sick for months. You were my great love, there was never going to be anyone else.”

“It’s weird we ran into each other, isn’t it? After all this time…”

“I’ve only been home for one Christmas since. This whole place is too painful for me. New York was where we lived, but this is where we fell in love, so pretty much every place is a reminder of being sixteen and pretending I wasn’t head over heels for you.”

“I just…can’t even believe with everything that’s gone on in your life, you still have these…feelings about me.”

“You’re not just someone in my past, you’re the person who was supposed to be my future. God, it’s killing me to look at your blue eyes right now, and know they’ve spent the last decade and a half looking at someone else. I’m just…this is really messing me up, okay?”

“You think it’s not messing me up, Santana?” She shakes her head, clearly frustrated with herself. “A month and a half after I filed for divorce, and now I run into you, after all this time…It’s like, some kind of sign or something.”

“I don’t believe in signs.” You tell her. “We’re just two old lovers who met in a grocery store. It doesn’t have to mean anything.”

“What if I want it to?”

You freeze. These are words you’ve been wishing to hear for years, and here she is saying them. Do they mean what you think they mean? Does she want to give it a second go, after all this time? Do you really want to put your heart on the line like that? She hurt you once, what’s to stop her from doing it again? How can you risk that? You barely survived the first breakup, how could you survive another? You study her face, and you feel like even in all the years you’ve missed, you haven’t lost a moment with her. She’s Brittany. Your first love. Your forever love. And because you don’t know what else to do, you nod slowly.

“I’m going to kiss you now.” She leans in, pressing her hand to your cheek and her lips brush yours. It feels like the last kiss you’ve replayed in your mind a million times. It feels like a new first kiss, it feels like…everything.

“Wow.” It escapes your lips, and you flush.

“Wow.” She repeats. “I missed that.”

“What are we doing?”

“I think we’re kissing.”

“No, I mean…in life. Right now. You’re not even divorced.”

“I will be. I just have to get through Christmas, then I’m telling my parents. I’m not changing my mind about that.”

“But what about us? We’ve seen each other for an hour in fifteen years.”

“That doesn’t make me love you any less. Do you still love me, Santana?”

“I never stopped.” You tell her earnestly. “I probably never will. But…what about everything else?”

“You’re living in New York, aren’t you?”

“Yeah…”

“What if we saw each other again? When things settle down?”

“I’d really like that.” You breathe. All of the hope flares up in your chest, and you find yourself somehow believing in Hallmark movies and Christmas magic, and the stupid snow keeps coating the windshield of her car, isolating you inside. “I really should go home…”

“I know. So should I. It’s late, and everyone’s waiting.”

“But we’ll see each other again?”

“In New York.” She nods, telling you everything you need to hear with those words. Telling you it’s not over, that it’s never been over. “My number is still the same.”

“Then I still remember it by heart.”

“So, you’ll call me?” She asks, leaning in to kiss you again.

“How could I not?” You kiss her more deeply this time, before you reach for the car door, half wishing you could cancel everything else and just stay right here, in her car, forever. “Merry Christmas, Brittany.”

“Merry Christmas, Santana.”

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Seasonal Wedding Menu Ideas

A wedding is an important occasion in every person’s life. It should be perfect in all aspects so that you can make your wedding a memorable day. Especially the food must be delicious and tasty to the guest. Having a seasonal wedding menu can make your foods fresh and flavorful. 

According to the wedding season, you can get fruits and vegetables. Choosing the best Wedding catering service in Chennai can help you to make your guest enjoy the food. The seasonal menu can give an opportunity to play with unique flavors and unexpected foods.

When you have your wedding around Christmas or in the middle of summer there are plenty of options for catering for marriage with the flavors of the season during your wedding. When you a serving your guest having a buffet or offering small bites during cocktail hour, you can choose the seasonal foods to impress your guests.

Here are the wedding menu list based on the specific season

Summer Wedding

The Summer wedding is more fun and you can have many surprise dishes. You can choose the venue on the beach, hosting a backyard barbecue, and escaping the heat with an indoor ceremony.

The summer’s favorite foods are peaches, mango, watermelon, basil, and cucumber to embrace some of the season’s most famous flavors. Having cool deserts and cool drinks can help your guest cool from the scorching hot temps with refreshing drinks and dishes.

Menu Ideas for a Summer wedding:

Appetizers

Miniature cakes

Antipasto Display

Caprese Salad

Frozen watermelon slice

Carrot tart with Almond filling

Signature Drinks

Cocktail Paletas

Basil Gimlets

Mai Tais

Sweet Tea

Cold Sodas

Main Course

Brisket with mashed Potatoes

Grilled sweet summer vegetables

Mint, Basil and Peach Salad

Tomato, burrata & broad bean salad

Green bean parsley pesto gnocchi

Cake and Desserts

Strawberry shortcake

Ice Cream Sandwiches

Snowcone cart

Peach blueberry cobbler

Wedding Cake

Winter Wedding

Winter wedding menu can be a comfort food as cold-weather events provide an opportunity to serve heavier fare than the other seasons. You can give a delicious hot meal to your guest in the cold temperature. 

The winter season flavors are cranberry, mushroom, and dark chocolate. You can choose homely entrees, indulgent desserts, and festive drinks on the menu.

Menu Ideas for Winter Season Wedding:

Appetizers

Pancetta Wrapped asparagus

Mini grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup

Baked brie with blackberry compote

Pear Bruschetta

Butternut squash soup with bleu cheese

Drinks

Sparkling apple-cranberry juice

Hot Toddies

Coffee

Tea

Green tea

Lemon Tea

Salted caramel white Russians

Main Courses

Filet mignon wit green beans

Vegetable Biriyani

Stuffed portobello mushrooms

Pot pie with winter vegetables

Desserts

Hot chocolate bar

Red velvet cake

Dark chocolate cake 

Cupcake with berry flavor

Donut bar

Homemade toffee

Spring Wedding

Spring season plays with bright flowers, pastel colors, and light flavors are know for the season. You can get many fresh vegetables and fruits in that season. If you want the vegetarian menu then you can consult the Arusuvai Arasu catering services they provide the best vegetarian food. They have quality food items and it is delicious.

In that season you can have asparagus, melons, apricots, lavender, and mint. Choosing the best food that can complement blooming seasonal florals.

Menu Ideas for Spring season Wedding

Appetizers

Colorful fruit bar

Mixed green salad with a raspberry-infused vinaigrette

Deconstructed bruschetta

Griedd cheese and tomato soup

Drinks

Raspberry coolers

Mint Juleps

Make your own mimosas

Lemonade

Main Courses

Spring vegetable risotto

Paneer Methi Malai

Pea and mint croquettes with fresh mint sauce

Mushroom with sweet sices

Vegetable stew with dried lime

Dessert

Lavender wedding cake

Macaroons

Colorful candy bar

Grab-and-go cotton candy stand

Petit Fours

Add the above seasonal foods to your wedding menu. So that you can enjoy the fresh flavor of the season. You can also make your guest have mouth-watering dishes. To make your wedding extra special have seasonal food and make your wedding a memorable day for the guest.