Hush Puppies Bonita Mary Jane

Great deal on Hush Puppies Bonita Mary Jane right now on Amazon. I recently bought this for Elizabeth but now it's on sale! It's really comfortable and easy for her to put on. I highly recommend it!

Crispy Chicken Thighs and Roasted Veggies

One of my favourite, easy to make chicken recipes that the family actually eats.

Ingredients
3-4 chicken thighs with skin and bone (I buy packages of bone-in, skin-on chicken from Costco and freeze them for days when I don't have anything fresh.)

olive oil

1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon all-purpose seasoning
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 - 2 cup(s) of carrots, cut diagonally
1 - 2 cup(s) of red potatoes, cut into quarters or smaller
1/2 teaspoon of seasoned salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions
Preheat oven 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.

Pat chicken dry with paper towel. Arrange chicken thighs on baking sheet. Drizzle chicken with olive oil.

Mix garlic salt, oregano, all-purpose seasoning and 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper together in a small bowl. Sprinkle mixture on chicken thigh and rub. Make sure both sides are covered. Turn chicken over so skin side is facing up.

In a separate bowl, drizzle carrots and potatoes with olive oil and toss with seasoned salt and black pepper. Arrange vegetables around chicken on baking sheet.

Bake for 1 hour. Enjoy.

Gel Nails

There's something about painted, glittery nails that makes a gal feel pretty and delicate. I wash my hands a lot and I cook almost daily, so manicures do not last a day on me. After seeing the lovely fingernails of my friends, I decided to give gel nails a try.

What is it? Using a gel polish that cures under UV or LED light, making it hard and resistant to chipping, peeling or cracking.

First day of gel manicure

Indeed it is miraculous! Usually my weak nails would be peeling as I grow it out, but the gel prevented that from happening and my polish remained intact.

1 week after gel manicure

Since it didn't break, I didn't cut it and I ended up with long nails that I haven't had since I was pregnant with my oldest. The only problem was that although the polish remained intact, you can obviously see my new nails growing out.

 

2 weeks after gel manicure 

After 2 weeks it became inconvenient to have such long nails so I had to cut it myself.

 Not so pretty now, eh? Grrr ...