Manolo says, the Manolo’s friend Erik discusses the aging of meat at home at the Manolo’s Food Blog. This bit of aging made a wonderful roast. Very tender, with a mellow but full beef flavor. Tasting this you realize that the regular roasts have a much more watery flavor at the same degree of doneness. And now, you must go read the whole thing
Manolo asked, whose shoes? Manolo answers, it is the Kate Middleton! Congratulations to the Manolo’s internet friend, the Klee, who was the first to correctly identify the winner of the Sloane Ranger Sweepstakes! And, yes, as the Manolo’s internet friend the Long Island has noted, the Kate needs to diversify her shoe collection. It is filled with nothing but black and the occasional beige.
Manolo says, the Eve of the New Year’s, it approaches! And you will undoubtedly need the beautiful shoes in which to trip the fantastic light, shoes that are sparkly and festive, such as the Tryst from Stuart Weitzman.
Manolo says, it is Tuesday, time to see what the Manolo is… Reading… Watching… Listening to… Just before the Christmas, the Manolo had the pleasure of accompanying some young friends to the new Disney Rapunzel movie, Tangled. He is happy to report that he found both the outing and the movie to be delightful. Two things about this movie were exceptionally gratifying to the Manolo. The first is that the screenplay was unburdened by the endlessly annoying and out-of-the-place pop cultural references and adult-oriented jokes so common in most children’s movies today. In the other words, there was none of…
Manolo says, outside it is 206 degrees below zero (Fahrenheit), and the snow is piled fifteen feets deep on the sidewalks, drifting to twenty-seven feets in the places. But you have to go out to the Duane Reed because you need the milk, the toilet paper, the cat food, and maybe some smoky taupe eye-liner, because you have just read something at one of the beauty blogs, and you only have the smoky bisque color on the hand. But you are in the quandary, because your flimsy, unlined rain boots, in the pinkish color, will not keep your feets warm.…
Manolo says, perhaps now would be the good time to re-read one of the Manolo’s favorite books, Winter’s Tale by the Mark Helprin… “Winter then in its early and clear stages, was a purifying engine that ran unhindered over city and country, alerting the stars to sparkle violently and shower their silver light into the arms of bare upreaching trees. It was a mad and beautiful thing that scoured raw the souls of animals and man, driving them before it until they loved to run. And what it did to Northern forests can hardly be described, considering that it iced…
Manolo says, it is Monday, and you are NOT back at your desk, NOT slaving away for the man. You were supposed to be back in the office this morning, as surely as the sun rises in the Easterly direction, doing your bit to increase the bottom line of MarScro International, the privately held company with interests in the manufacturing, importation and marketing of such diverse products as the lead-based Chinese toys, powdered Sudanese baby formula, and Liberian-made cellphones. You were supposed to be back at the work, but on Christmas Day, shortly after nine in the morning, you received…
Manolo says, in today’s big news: Elderly Gentleman Hires Busty Home Health Aide. Hugh Hefner’s Christmas was extra, extra jolly this year: He’s engaged again! The Playboy founder, 84, is engaged to Crystal Harris, his 24-year-old girlfriend and Playmate, a Playboy rep confirms to UsMagazine.com. Hefner first Tweeted about it on Sunday. “When I gave Crystal the ring, she burst into tears,” the Girls Next Door star wrote. “This is the happiest Christmas weekend in memory…I got what I was hoping for for Christmas…Crystal’s love.” “and mashed peas, daggummit! Mashed peas and apple sauce and someone to help change my…
Manolo says, if you were wondering what became of Virginia… Virginia O’Hanlon as an adult embraced the recognition and modest fame that came with her part in inspiring “Is There A Santa Claus?†(She once said in jest that she was “anonymous from January to November.â€) The editorial, she told an interviewer in 1959, when she was 67, “gave me a special place in life I didn’t deserve. It also made me try to live up to the philosophy of the editorial and to try to make glad the heart of childhood.†She occasionally read the editorial at Christmas programs,…
Manolo says, Merry Christmas! The Manolo wishes you the most super fantastic of holidays, warm and happy, with friends and family, good food and wonderful gifts!