I bought a game called "Keepsake" for $5. It took 3 disks to install and large amounts of memory, but it was months of fun for me. (If I had more than an hour a week to play it I probably would have finished it sooner.) It had terrific graphics and an interesting story about a young woman trying to solve a mystery in an abandoned school of magic. Apparently you can play it more than once, but I don't know why you'd want to.
Have you heard of "Vajazzling"? This has become a topic of interest since Jenny Love-Hewitt (star of "Ghost Whisperer") brought it up on a talk show. She has a new book out in which she tells of cheering herself up after a bad breakup by decorating her "lady parts" with stick-on rhinestones. It seems her body really is a wonderland!
I own stick-on rhinestones, but it has never occurred to me to stick them on anything but paper. My little preschool girls sometimes wear these for earrings, though. Quilters are adding glue-on rhinestones to quilts these days, too.
This is how I use the jewels. I use them to decorate scrapbook pages. (That is a picture from Yellowstone). If you want to see some masterful use of stick-on jewels, click on Gretchen's blog "Happiness is..." over there on the list of blogs I follow. Gretchen makes absolutely gorgeous cards that have ribbons and stamps and jewels on them. Making cards is very difficult (at least for me) but she makes it look easy. She has links to buy whatever you need for cardmaking. I get my jewels in the dollar bin at Michaels.Back to "Vajazzling". The word is a combination of "Bedazzling" (a craft in which rhinestones are attached to fabric) and vagina, which is misleading, since the rhinestones are not actually anywhere near that particular lady part. I had to look this up since I could not believe that it would be possible to install these in or on a vah-jayjay. (That's a reference from "Grey's Anatomy", aren't I the pop culture queen?)
Indeed, the jewels are installed in the groin area. If you would like to see this, click here for a link to see a reporter having it done. My big problem with this would be the preparation of the site to be decorated. One must have a "Brazilian" bikini wax for vajazzling to work. Brazilian means completely bare. Waxing means ripping out. Um, no thank you.
The only thing "Brazilian" I'm interested in would be the Caipirinha, the national cocktail of Brazil. This is made by mixing lemon or lime juice, sugar, ice and cachaca, the Brazilian national liquor. Rum or vodka may be substituted (with vodka it is a "caiproska") although I'm told it is not the same. We are basically talking a vodka-lemonade here. I'm in! I also like brazil nuts, come to think of it.
You may be hearing more about vajazzling in the next few days, as Kathy Griffin has had it done. The new season of her show is starting and as a way of generating hype she is having a pap smear done poolside. I think the vajazzling is to make it interesting for the gynecologist.
Today's recipe is for bejeweled pork. Pomegranate seeds really are jewel-like, but are only available here in the northland for 1 month a year. The rest of the time try grapes or fresh currents.
Bejeweled Pork Medallions
1 pork tenderloin (1 1/4 lbs) boneless pork chops are also good
butter and olive oil to prevent sticking
salt and pepper to taste
3/4 cup pomegranate juice
1/2 cup chicken stock
2 tbs ketchup
1/4 cup dried cherries or cranberries
1 cup small grapes or 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
chopped chives for garnish
Slice the tenderloin into 1 inch slices and saute on high (in the butter/oil) until almost done (still pink inside, they will finish cooking while resting) don't over cook the nice pork. Keep meat warm while making sauce.
Put juice and stock in the pan you used to cook the pork with the pork juices. Reduce liquid for 4-5 minutes. Add ketchup and dried fruit. Put pork on plates, drizzle sauce over meat, sprinkle grapes/pomegranate seeds over sauce and garnish with chopped chives. Serves 4
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