Two years ago, after a pretty traumatic breakup, I was itching for a change.  Luckily for me, it was close to Halloween.  So, rather than actually chop off my hair and altering my appearance, I just tested it out for an evening.  By purchasing a dark, sultry wig, amping up my eye makeup (and slipping into a slutty costume), I literally felt like a whole new woman.  I actually scared myself on multiple occasions when I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror.  Added bonus of looking nothing like myself?  When bumping into shared acquaintances, no one recognized me.  I didn’t have to say the obligatory “hellos” to anyone I didn’t want to (sensing a trend here?).  If you are still searching for a last minute get up, this Cleopatra costume was super easy and the most expensive piece was the wig.  Since I am fair by nature, below is how I went from pale to ka-pow!

xx,

WhyDid

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So, yesterday morning (if you consider 5am morning) I woke up with a POUNDING headache.  No, I wasn’t suffering from a massive hangover due to a wild night out.  It was a sinus headache. Super sexy, I know.

The only thing that’s better than a Jewish mother when you’re sick, is matzo ball soup.  There’s a reason they call it “Jewish penicillin.”  In five years, living in New York, I’d never had it (poor showing- I know).  In the last year alone, I’ve had it too many times to count and even learned the art of rolling the perfect matzo ball (the longer you roll, the firmer the ball).  This is by far my favorite soup… which is saying a lot seeing as I don’t really like soup at all (except lentil or split pea). This soup is life changing… and I’m going to share how to make it… right… now:

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups of crushed Matzo
• 4 eggs
• 4tbsp cooking oil
• chicken bouillon (best if blessed by a rabbi, clearly)
• baby carrots
• half onion
• 20 cups of water (1.25 gallons)
• 3 chicken breasts

Directions:

Mix matzo meal, oil, and eggs together then refrigerate for 15mins to set.

Meanwhile.. Bring 1.25 gal of water to simmer with the bouillon, chicken, carrots and diced onions.  Remove chicken and cut into bite size pieces and return to pot of water to continue to simmer.  Remove matzo mix from fridge. Using warm water to keep hands wet (so balls dont stick) roll matzo into balls about 1 to 1.5 inches in diameter.  Roll and repeat until no more ball mix.  Place lid over pot and let balls and soup simmer for around 20 minutes.  If you like noodles, use separate pot and boil yolk-less soup noodles, strain and add to soup as needed.  Eat and enjoy!

xx,

WhyDid

P.S. I feel 94% better.

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Oh… you thought I was all done with my pirate talk?  No way you squiffy swabs!  I loved Captain Jack Sparrow’s (Johnny Depp’s) dreads so much that I went home and re-created them myself.  I think these would look awesome for a day at the beach, summer musical festival, or just a fun night out.  While, I think they are best suited for beachy waves, you could recreate the look on straight locks as well.  I recommend using strands near your temples that lay underneath the top layer so that these pirate braids aren’t blatantly obvious and more like hidden treasure (dare I say booty?).  Your hair may get a bit tangled in these, so I also recommend combing out before hitting the sheets.

Ready for the “how to” landlubbers?

Weigh anchor and hoist the mizzen!

xx,

WhyDid

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***WARNING: For all my vegetarian and vegan friends, this post contains a lot of meat.  Raw meat.  So, while I do appreciate your visits, you might want to just skip this one! xx ***

In honor of the season finale of The Bachelor, my fiance and his pal decided that they needed some balls.  Meatballs that is.  Since I was forcing (ahem- hardly)them to sit through the torture that is reality TV dating, they needed a little extra meat and manliness to compensate.  Luckily, I had the perfect remedy for such a situation.

Ingredients:

• 2lbs of ground beef
• 3/4lb of sweet sausage
• 3/4lb of spicy sausage
• cups shredded Mexican or Colby Jack cheese
• 2/3 cup parmesan cheese
• 2/3 cup breadcrumbs
• sprinkle of garlic powder
• dash of onion powder (you can use finely chopped onions – but they make me cry)
• pinch of oregano
• salt and pepper

Now for the fun part!

*Note: Bake for 20 minutes at 375 degrees

You’ve got balls!

xx,

WhyDid

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Everyone from Whitney Port to Kate Bosworth has been seen sporting this updated librarian bun.  Want to try it out yourself?  You too can be wound tight in six easy steps!

I know, I know… It’s not a video and there are no dance moves.  I promise my amazing “How To Tuesday” videos will be back soon.  In the meantime, this will have to do and you really are in need of some WhyDid dance moves, you can watch allll of my videos here.

That’s knotty!

xx,

WhyDid

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