The Musings of a Working Mom

My creative juices have been flowing lately thinking of new ideas for snacks for the kids after they come home from school.  Here is a great article I came across in my e-mail inbox. I love me some Food Network!!! http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes-and-cooking/50-after-school-snacks/index.html

I was spoiled - up until now, my twins had been in a full day preschool program that provided breakfasts, snacks and lunches.  Now that they are in Kindergarten, I have found that being creative makes all the difference in if your child eats lunch or not.  But I am always looking for creative ideas - Here is a great article I stumbled across with loads of great sandwich ideas to add to your child's lunch rotation. http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/everydaycooking/family/kids-lunch-ideas

Here are my favorite makeup brushes for FACE: FYI - I am not sponsored by Sigma brushes but I do have an affiliate link on my pages, which means if you click and purchase any brushes via my link, I will receive a commission from your purchase.  But I would not mention any products that I do not love to use and would not mislead you in order to make any money.  Having said that, I do love their brushes!  I have purchased both their Premium Professional kit as well as their Essential Kit, and a couple of their Sigmax precision face brushes (F82/F84).  These brushes, in my opinion, are comparable to MAC brushes but are a fraction of the prices of the MAC brushes. For face, I love using a couple of brushes and one "tool".  For liquid foundation, I love using my  Sigma Sigmax F84 Angled Kabuki Brush  and my Real Techniques Stippling Brush.  For powder and mineral foundations, I love using the Real Techniques Buffing brush, MAC 182 Kabuki brus...

My family and I love Tandoori anything - but of course we do, we're Indian!  But I have been on a hunt for a great Tandoori marinade that tastes authentic but is easy for me to do at home.  Well I think that I finally found the recipe that my family and friends love but I had to tweak it a bit to make it more "authentic" for me.  This recipe works great with any protein, as well as tofu and mushrooms (for those vegetarians).  This recipe is definitely a hit in my family - give it a try! Tandoori Chicken (recipe courtesy allrecipes.com) Ingredients 2 pounds chicken, cut into pieces 1 teaspoon  salt 1 lemon, juiced 1 1/4 cups plain yogurt 1/2  onion , finely chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger root 2 teaspoons garam masala 1 teaspoon  cayenne  pepper 1 teaspoon Turmeric  2 teaspoons finely chopped cilantro - for garnish (optional) 1 lemon, cut into wedges - for garnish Dir...

September is here which means that summer is over, school's back in session, football is back and so is the "starting line for the season's fashion bonanza".  The theme for this month's Birchbox is centered around fall fashion and beauty.  Included in this month's Birchbox are: 1.   Benefit Cosmetics: Foamingly Clean Facial Wash + Refined Finish Facial Polish (Full size, $21-22) - Purify your skin with this glycerin-packed cleanser and natural clay exfoliator. 2.   Color Club:  Bircbox Custom Polish (Full size, $8) - We teamed up with Color Club to create this custom shade, inspired by the Fall 2012 collections.  The shade color is 'Status Update'.   3.   Nexxus:  Pro-Mend Split End Treatment System (Full size, $9.99-$14.99) - Infused with coconut oil and amino acids, this shampoo, conditioner, and leave-in treatment work together to fix unsightly split ends. 4.   Twistband:  Birchbox Custom Lace Hair Tie (Set of ...

Well the month of August had been an exciting but sad month for me...my twins started Kindergarten!  Which is of course exciting, especially to see how far they have come and now they are off to school with the "big" kids - but sad because they are growing up way too fast!  As I say every month, time is flying...too fast.  But in any case, we are all adjusting to our new schedule and the kids are excited to meet new friends and learn new things each day.  And here we are, with fall right around the corner...and here are my favorites for the month of August: 1.  Sephora #26 Mineral Foundation Brush - you know that I love my Laura Mercier mineral foundation for the summer and I have been looking for a great brush to apply my foundation with - I have been using the Real Techniques buffing brush but I was curious to see how a "mineral foundation brush" compared and I have to say that I get great results using both.  The bristles are dense and soft and thus a...