Egyptian Exhibits & Grocery Store Adventures

  Hello, hello!

   On Saturday, I finally went to a much-anticipated museum exhibit at an extremely lovely museum. This exhibit, "To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures", displayed Egyptian artifacts from the Brooklyn Museum.

   As with most real-artifact exhibits, this array of objects was absolutely wonderful. Sadly, this is the last major exhibit of the 2011 season. With Andy Warhol as this year's highlight, I hope next season will be just as remarkable!

   Recently, I went to Whole Foods Market for the first-time, in search of the expectedly-limited Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor, Schweddy Balls. Before continuing, I should probably mention that Schweddy Balls is an infamous SNL skit (!), and, as a flavor, is currently under the fire of a mom organization, making it sold in only 30% of usual Ben & Jerry's retailers. Therefore, it had to be mine.

  Success! I was overjoyed by the Balls; I can't wait to try it. So after my initial Schweddy encounter, it was time to explore the store--I was ready to see what all this "organic" hype was about.

    In the end, I found what I wanted and more--like, two drinks I've been looking for EVERYWHERE: Synergy and Honest Tea. Honest Tea bottlecaps have quotes on them, so I don't think my obsession really needs to be spoken.

    Have you ever been to an Egyptian exhibit? Or been psyched with your finds at an organic grocery store?

  xoxo,
      Zoe

Recipe: Shamrock Shake

---Originally posted on 3/15/11 to Teenage Times---
 Hey there.
    So you know how St. Patty’s is in a few days? Well, I don’t celebrate it(too young for alchohol..you know, complications) other than wearing green. Well, upon some web surfing, I found this interesting little article on Shamrocks, which urged me into green, which pushed me into food, which shoved me into a milkshake. Alrighty, here we go.

         
            Three cheers for ungranite countertops?
           Ingredients:

•    1/2 cup milk
•    1 cup vanilla ice cream
•   1/4 tsp peppermint extract
•   Several drops of green food coloring

     Let’s get started. You can do this in four easy steps(bolded), but my tips are here, too(unbolded).
     
    Scoop the ice cream into a blender or mixing bowl. Leave it there for five minutes. (If you need to, microwave the ice cream thing for 40ish seconds on auto defrost. It scoops out easier this way.)
     Add milk and extract. (Be ridiculously careful with this fast-moving extract, okay? It’ll completely mess up your shake — with medicine flavor)
 Blend it or mix it. (If mixing, use fork and stir quickly)
    Add some drops of green food coloring. (I used four little drops)

                               
                                   (It says Happy Saint Patrick’s Day:)

     Easy, aye? Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!

        xoxo,
            Zoe