You CAN teach an old ...

One of the wonderful things about my monthly book club with the neighbourhood ladies is that once we finish up talking about the book ( which can last about 30 seconds if we couldn't get into it) conversations will always drift to something else, topics ranging from relationships with our kids, spouses, to household tips (who knew the power of Oxy to tackle red wine spills on white dining chairs or tabouli encrusted Berber rug-witnessed live, I kid you not).

My latest learning was the 50 second microwave poached egg in a cup.

I put it to to the test this morning for a fairly healthy breakfast -look, avocado, good fat!

So easy I can't believe I did not know this.

What do you do?

Put 1/2 cup of cold water in a microwaveable bowl or mug. Needs to be cold water.

Gently crack an egg into the water, ensuring the egg is submerged.

Put in microwave and cover with saucer.

Turn microwave on at high for 50 seconds.  This gives a slightly runny egg, you can adjust the time depending on how runny you would like.

Take egg out with slotted spoon (see  below).

Enjoy! Like I did. Happy rest of weekend and cyber Monday-ing...

Weekend Cougar Update

So while we await further news about whether the demise of Lipstick Jungle is as imminent as initially reported, the cougar is, in the meantime on the prowl.

We've been watching So You Think You Can Dance Canada as a family since it first aired earlier this fall. And despite the current controversy, especially this week's results where two of the very best dancers were eliminated (Arassay and VINCENT??!!!) while some questionable choices remain, we will continue to watch.

Well, I will, with my children's blessing be watching because of this fellow. He's young, sexy, cute, French, and does he ever dance with passion and heat:



And here he is solo...


Oh I know he's like, 20 years my junior, but there's no harm in admiring, right? Me and all the screaming 16 year olds of the Nico fan club.

And then there's Miles, the cousin of bloggy pal Haley of Cheaty Monkey. He is brillers too:



Miles is a B-boy and Allie is a ballerina! Amazing stuff!

So I'll be watching and voting all right.

Cougar moment

If you've been following my blog for a while, you'll know that I have this insane love for Lipstick Jungle. I don't know what it is, but I was hooked from the get go. Likely because it has a beautiful cast, in particular a couple of gorgeous women of a certain age ... heck, their lives and careers are unreal. They are strong, successful women but of course total messes in their personal lives. But I think that's the fun of it.

Okay, I'll admit it. Another main draw for me was a certain actor, who was hugely popular and one of my celebrity crushes back in the 80's. I even talked myself into thinking that the hubs, at one time, even sort of looked like him for half a millisecond. Maybe it was the mullet.

But then watching the first season, there was someone else by the name of Robert Buckley, who just can't seem to keep his shirt on...(lucky Nico)

Season 2 has just got off to a rip-roaring start. Maybe it's just me, but the writing and storylines seem to have gotten better.

But gaaah, you got me again. I've never really been that into Latin men, but let me tell you, if we do renovate the rest of the house, I wouldn't mind this guy for MY contractor...

(images from Google images)