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Every year, my dolls put on an annual Black & White Ball, high atop the living room piano. The dress code is simple: eveningwear or formal gowns in black, white or silver. (This is why they urge me to make everything throughout the year in black!!!) As we watched everyone arrive, we realized that perhaps this year, we may have slightly over-invited.  Wow! What a crowd! Hmmm....some of these haven't been here before. I wonder if some aren't party crashers??!!! (Well, at least they knew to dress for the event! And their invitations do look legit!) Word sure has gotten out about this annual party! Seems like almost every doll in the house is here! Oh wait.....I totally forgot about the party upstairs. Don't let the doll stands fool you. They'll be slipping out of those and kicking up their heels as soon as I'm out of sight! Sure hope they keep the noise down!!! In any case, all of my dolls wish all of your dolls.......and this doll mom wishes all of you doll moms ...

This year was, by far the best since the launch of this blog, back in 2010! With almost 100,000 views reached, more than half of them only in the last 12 months, tons of new collaborations with great brands, such as the German drugstore chain Rossmann, and a big range of articles shared, Boiled Words was busier than never before. Although the social media was a bit behind - with Instagram (I am boiledwords there too), Twitter and Facebook slightly behind, with a relatively limited social interaction, the blog took the best of it, with an increasing number of visitors and brands reaching out for collaborations. But it is still a lot to be done to both my blog appearance and my writing, and I do have lots of things that would love to do it better - such as learning to be a much better cook, with more focus on creating edible complicated recipes and a better knowledge of kitchen tips and daily recipes. There is a foodie book in the making, that I can't wait to finish probably in t...

Dress:   HERE   o   Heels:  HERE    o    Earrings:   BRIJU    o    Rings:   BRIJU/W.KRUK    o    Necklace:  MINTY DOT   o    Nails:   HERE Sukienka:   TUTAJ   o   Szpilki:  TUTAJ   o    Kolczyki:   BRIJU    o    Pierścionki:   BRIJU/W.KRUK    o   Naszyjnik: MINTY DOT   o    Pazury:   TUTAJ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Kochani!!! W tym nadchodzącym nowym roku życzę Wam, aby udało się zrealizować choć kilka noworocznych postanowień, aby zdrowie dopisało i szczęście - takie ślepe szczęście jak w hollywood'zkich produkcjach - aby odnalazł Was łowca talentów, ktoś przepisał Wam niebotyczny spadek a na ulicy zamiast grosika znajdziecie brylant od Tiffany'ego! Jak praca, to tylko z pasji, aby nauka ...

Especially in the last days, due to some overload of work, baby screams and other life assignments I cannot delegate to anyone, I felt like all my energies are just out in the wild, leaving me completely alone to deal with the everyday life nasty challenges. But despite all odds, I keep being optimistic by nature, trying to find the best ways to challenge the lemons life throws on me once in a while. As usually, being creative and offering myself something good - and a bit sweet too - is my answer to all those problems. Although I do have my second thoughts about spinach , I've tried to do my best to include it at on our menu at least once the month, with an easy recipe that the baby loves too. This time, I was looking for an overload of energy and iron, which the spinach contains in big chunks, can balance my deep fatigue. In combination with other healthy fruits, I created fast two good recipes to boost your mornings with lots of good and healthy energy. Surprisingly for me, the...

While many of the foodie humans around are spending impressive amounts of time trying to figure out how to do an Instagram-perfect layered cake - for those keen to follow my visual adventures on Insta, I am boiledwords there too - I am terrified about my lack of skills on chopping veggies. Ten years ago, while preparing a barbecue party, I was assigned to finelly cut the tomatoes for an Israeli salad and what I got back was the remark of my friend: 'Is this what you call chopped tomatoes?' And he was right but instead of honing and improving my skills I tried to avoid as much as possible to go again through the same challenge.  But as there is a beginning for everything, it i also an ending for fears and frustrations and inferiority feelings. Today is the great day when I will do my own tabbouleh salad. Because I want and I can and I'll do it. Chop...chop...chop... I've slightly adapted the recipe presented in Cooking Class: Middle Eastern. The Australian Women's W...

A couple of months ago I tried with satisfactory results a recipe of mashed potatoes , but I knew I can do more. At least, my taste memories told me that there are far better results than my modest outcome. Therefore, I gave it one more try and in one hour time, I prepared some silky smooth dairy mashed potatoes to remember and replicate for a very long time from now on. It is easy to prepare, although a long list of ingredients is needed. Ingredients 4 medium-sized potatoes, peeled 1 tablespoon Osem consomme 150 gr. Irish butter 1/2 tablespoon kitchen salt 1 tablespoon za'atar 4 big garlic cloves, minced 1 tablespoon olive oil 150 ml. cold milk Directions Boil the potatoes in a salty water for around 45 minutes. Meanwhile, in a pan, melt the butter, mixed with the osem and za'atar. Mix well. Add the garlic cloves and let them soak in the butter for a couple of minutes. When boiled enough, mash the potatoes until creamy and add it to the pan. Pour the milk and the olive oil and...

Some day my shoes will come...   One thing you don't have to do when shopping online is stand in line. However, I stood in line on multiple trips to the UPS store as I had the idea I could buy a nice pair of walking shoes online. I ordered— and returned— five pairs of shoes and ended up losing $37 in postage and restocking fees because not all online shopping is created equal. It started innocently enough. We have a trip planned for late spring that will include lots of walking on variable terrain. There will be streets and surfaces of cobblestone and sand. I hate that look of American Tourist Wearing Sneakers, especially in towns and cities, so I've been giving myself plenty of time to find a nice pair of walking shoes— comfortable but sturdy, stylish but functional— without succumbing to that ever-practical athletic shoe. It started innocently enough with a sale pair at my local DFS, but they were not in my size. A few pairs were available on the DFS website. I guessed what s...

Korean Street Fashion-December 2017 Taken in Streets of SEOUL Photo credits; Musinsa