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Marcus Samuelsson and Macy’s Culinary Council

I mentioned earlier in the week that Saturday I had to opportunity to go to Macy’s and see a cooking demonstration by Top Chef Masters winner Marcus Samuelsson.

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In the past I haven’t been much of a cook but the past couple of months my interest has definitely been peaked and I have been trying my hand at quite a few recipes and I am actually finding myself liking to cook. Marcus has a book out called “Yes, Chef” that he was also signing. I was super excited to see what he would be cooking and doubly excited to eat some of it…for free.

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Let me say,  his personality was amazing. He was very down to earth and truly in touch. You didn’t feel like you were looking at a celebrity chef that has cooked for President Obama. It felt more like you were in his personal kitchen and he was cooking you a meal as a friend. He graciously answered questions and took photos with his guests. He was amazing.

On to the food.

He made the most amazing Crab Cakes with a Chipotle Mayo. There was just enough kick to the Mayo to really set off the crab cake. It was delicious. Here’s the recipe. He did mention that this is about $26 a plate in his restaurant!! Eat up!

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I am a member of the Everywhere Society and Everywhere provided me with compensation for this post about Macy’s Culinary Council. However, all thoughts and opinions expressed here are my own. You already know!!

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Marcus Samuelsson at Macy’s Lenox Sqare

This afternoon I am headed to Macy’s to take part in their Culinary Council that will feature Marcus Samuelsson where he will be doing some demonstrations and cooking up some yummy Superbowl recipes.

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If you are not aware Marcus Samuelsson is the winner of  Bravo’s Top Chef Masters and he also owns Red Rooster Harlem and Ginny’s Supper Club in NYC. Samuel’s resume is quite impressive as he has also authored an award winning cook book and has had the honor of hosting and planning the menu for President Obama’s first state dinner.

If you are in Atlanta and free this afternoon please join us for a cooking demonstration today at 2p. You will be able to find us at Macy’s Lenox Square location on Level 3.

Please RSVP here!

Hope to see you there!

Disclosure: I am a member of the Everywhere Society and Everywhere provided me with compensation for this post. All opinions are mine. You already know!!

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Building the House Episode 8

*pours you one of those humongous mugs of tea and slides you a whole bag of biscoff* You’ll need it.

Where did we leave off?

Well remember a few episodes back we were concerned with the funding and had to pay off some bills? Well we finally got the verdict on that from the bank and everything was where it needed to be and we were officially allowed to start the financing process. We got everything back from the underwriter with very minimal conditions.

*insert praise break*

Things are on the up and up. We’re gathering the few additional documents the underwriter has requested and this even happened

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 Oh, but don’t get too excited.

So fast forward to Monday of this week, I stop by the builder to request a cancellation form from the very first lot that we had..Remember? She has that look on her face and asked me to come back on Tuesday.

*slow walks back to the car*

Tuesday she explains to me that the county had come out to do their measuring, and while they promised us the ability to have a side garage we would not be able to get that option on that particular lot.

Sooooo you mean to tell me….I kept my mouth shut and processed my thoughts before I opened my mouth.

Basically I told them this was the second time we were promised something that couldn’t be delivered and we wanted the side garage and they needed to make it happen or we would be walking away. She tried to downplay it and that almost sent me spiraling but I kept my composure.

See. We’ve struggled, we’ve settled on many things, we’ve believed and we’ve paid our dues these past 10 years. This is our forever home and we want what we want….and in this instance my friends it is a side car garage.

After some last minute shuffling and accommodations they were able to move us to another lot towards the front. I’m not crazy about it but I will compromise because at this point there are no other options rather than to wait another 6 months when the new phase opens. So we end up here.

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Theeeeen I go there yesterday to handle all of the paperwork because we needed to create a new contract. In the process we discover that the survey had already been done on that lot and it was measured for a back staircase and we have to keep that option and they are trying to stick us with the cost…NOPE. That will be my fight for the next few days…I was there from 9 am to 11:30a. Left to run a few errands and pick up my son. Got back there at 3p and didn’t leave until 9p. That was a full day at work and add in whining, bored, hungry children. I was praying in my head the entire time. So since we were finalizing everything I thought it a great idea to throw in some additional amenities that increased the cost so now this all has to go back to underwriting. So now I bite my nails waiting to see if this new contract is approved..

Oh and this house will be on the market tomorrow.

God IS able!!

Need a tea refill?!

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Just Another MANICure Monday

Hey!

I feel like I have been so scarce around here lately and for good reason…or not.

Last week/weekend was extremely long in the most tangible and intangible ways possible so I kept my manicure simple this week. Nothing fantastic just a good ole one color job. No sparkles, no accent nail….nothing!

This week I went with my good and trusty low cost $2 polish from Walmart.

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This is the NYC brand and the color is Times Square.

I”ll be back on my nail mojo next week. Thank you all for linking up. Can’t wait to see what you come up with this week!

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