For 'The New York Times' magazine’s fall Food issue, they treated six second graders from P.S. 295 in Brooklyn to dinner at Daniel, where the seven-course tasting menu goes for $220 a person.
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I was introduced to this funny page by Giselle Ugarte - who presents the Weekend Today show gossip reports for Australian TV… it's called 'What's Up Moms', run by three American mothers named Elle, Meg and Brooke, and they upload very funny YouTube videos which clearly translate across the oceans for us Aussie mums. Here is a video called: 'Friends Without Kids' - mothers, you will relate:
Elle is in this video, and she says of the video:
"An overdue explanation of why it's sometimes hard for me to hang out. Thanks to all who have shared this and confirmed I'm not the only one.
"Shot & edited by Elle in a semi sleep deprived state between feedings".
In July, I took part in a fun day of experimental chocolate making with the master chocolate makers: Wonka!
Here are some fun pics from the day:
It was also the day the Mr Wonka announced that he had hidden five WONKA GOLDEN TICKETS in his chocolate inventions, and will open the doors to his Chocolate Factory and Inventing Room for one day only this October. The winners have been chosen and the five lucky winners get to go into Wonka's world this week!
Fun facts from Mr. Wonka’s 'Stupendous Study of Chocolate' were also revealed, such as: that for 90% of
Australians chocolate is their preferred sweet treat of choice*.
And, so excited at the prospect of seeing behind WONKA’s wondiferous
doors are 47% of Australian parents, that they have said they would even give
up their mobile phone for a day or their beloved coffee for a week for the chance
to see and experience the Master’s Invention Room.
48% of the nation’s chocolate eaters said unwrapping and eating a
block of chocolate is as exciting for them as waking up on Saturday morning and
realising it’s the weekend. (Just quietly, theability to sleep in all over again on a weekend would be fab… the twins let me; it's my now pre-programmed body clock that won't!)
The five finders of the tickets
will experience once in a lifetime, privileged access tothe
wonder of the Chocolate Factory, as well as enjoy a top-secret invention
session with Mr. Wonka’s CCO (Chief Combobulation Office) in his private Inventing
Room. During this assembly, each winner will be asked to formulate the most
wondiferous invention they can – something that inspires, delights, amuses, and
that they can call their own; living proof that dreams can come true.
Scrumdiddlyumptiousness
Advisor, Chris O’Donnell explains why now marks the perfect time for Mr. Wonka
to announce such an exciting opportunity. “October, the luna month of chocolate
for Oompa Loompas is the most fitting time for Mr. Wonka to share some of his
secrets of ‘sweet success’ with five very lucky families.In a world-first, Mr. Wonka will also select
one family’s WONKA Chocolate block invention for his Oompa Loompas to produce in
2015. Now, that’s a family legacy to leave behind!” says Chris.
The poignant childhood memories created by Mr.
Wonka’s original 1971 feature film – Willy
Wonka & the Chocolate Factory-
live on in our nation’s psyche. Reminiscent of little Charlie Bucket’s experience,
Wonka’s Stupendous Study of Chocolate
found that Australia’s sweetest childhood memory was walking to the local
corner shop to buy a special treat.
The study also found that:
·Those that choose
chocolate over other sweet foods are more creative and adventurous than their
lolly or ice cream counterparts.
·The nation’s
chocolate eaters said unwrapping and eating chocolate is as exciting for them
as:
oSpending time with close friends (28%)
oReceiving and unwrapping
birthday presents (22%)
·Aussies show
slightly peculiar and particular ritualistic behaviours around chocolate.
o25% insist that the block of chocolate must be facing upwards so
they can see the pattern on the top whilst eating it
o1 in 10 Australians have to eat squares from a specific direction,
so only from left to right or opposite
o1 in 3 of us also prefer to suck their chocolate than chew it
WONKA Chocolate is available in Woolworths, IGA and selected
independent grocers, petrol and convenience outlets, including the newest creations WONKA Cookie Creamery and WONKA
Mudpuff Caramelstuff. (See pics below… don't drool now. Better still, get into some blocks… the Cookie Creamery is highly addictive).
The WONKA GOLDEN TICKET promotion is now over (the five winners have been chosen) and will run in Australia and New
Zealandfrom 28 July 2014 until 8 September
2014.
A whole new perspective on motherhood… this is brilliant. From the author of "How Not to Calm a Child on a Plane and Other Lessons in Parenting from a Highly Questionable Source" by Johanna Stein - available here is Johanna Stein, the writer/performer/editor in this going-viral video titled: "Ways In Which My 4-Year-Old Has Insulted Me (true story)."
Sydney Children’s Festival heads to the Seymour Centre in Chippendale (Sydney) this school holidays!
From 23 – 28 September, there will be performances, workshops and free activities for kids aged 5-12. Visit http://www.sydneychildrensfestival.com for all the details and to book.
TICKET WINNERS Tickets will be available for collection from the box office one hour prior to the performance. It's recommended arriving at least 30 minutes before the performance start time to avoid delays.
To enter, here's all you need to do:
- 'Like' the Josie's Juice Facebook page - Share this link on your Facebook wall - Follow me on Instagram and Twitter if you are on those social media platforms - Comment below, or email (josiegags@optusnet.com.au) on why you'd like to win the tickets to see Kapow! - Email me at josiegags@optusnet.com.au with your email address so I know how to let you know if you are a winner
Kim Zolciak and Kroy
Biermann drank the pulverised placenta from Kim's body just after
the birth of their twins, all mixed up in a smoothie.
I'll let that just sink in for a bit. I will not
be held responsible if you feel queasy. I did. Vom.
Imagine if you'd seen the clip. I watched the scene when the show Kim and Kroy star in screened
this week on Australian TV - it's a Foxtel show called 'Don't Be Tardy', which
started this week exclusively on the Arena channel. It's now
season three of the show, with the first season called 'Don't
Be Tardy for the Wedding', documenting the couple as they prepared for
their wedding and as well as the wedding day itself. More on the show below.
I actually could not watch abovementioned placenta
smoothie scene. I covered my eyes and looked away but I did not mute it. I
wanted to hear the exchange between husband and wife (who got married in series
one of the show, and who already have two boys together, after joining Kim's
daughters, Ariana age 12 and Brielle age 17, from her
previous relationship).
Said Kim in the placenta smoothie episode:
“I’m nervous,” Zolciak says when the placenta encapsulation specialist
arrives at her hospital room. “What do you do with the smoothie? Tell me about
it.”
After revealing that she will take a piece of Zolciak’s placenta and put
it in a smoothie, the expert describes it as “just like raw meat.”
“Dr. Hood has really scared the sh*t outta me with this whole postpartum
depression, especially with twins because your levels are through the roof and
my friend told me eating your placenta can help with that,” Zolciak says to
camera. “I can do anything by my babies.
But Zolciak’s husband Kroy Biermann isn’t really on board at all when
she tells him to drink a smoothie with her.
“I love my wife and I’ll do a lot for her, but you might as well pick
your nose and throw a few boogers in. It’s been inside of you,” he says to Kim.
“Physically you’ve been inside me, right?” she says to Kroy.
“Yeah, my penis,” he says, “but that’s fine.”
Zolciak tells him, “Don’t f**ckin’ back out on me, I just pushed out two
of your children and one of them breach and my p*ssy’s tore to hell because of
it. You are drinking the f**king smoothie Kroy.”
"Afterbirth is what's for dinner", adds the placenta-smoothie
woman Melanie Nasmyth (she's actually called a 'placenta encapsulation specialist), expertly blending what looks like chopped up meat in a bag.
So after blending and a mutual “cheers!” between the duo, they take
their first sips.
“It tastes like a fruit smoothie,” says Kim. “Kroy, just drink it,” she
tells her husband.
“Oh, there it is,” Kroy says after a cautious sip. “I got a three minute
delay aftertaste.”
Kim isn’t the first celeb to eat their placenta after birth — Holly
Madison talked about eating hers after giving birth, as well as January Jones
and Alicia Silverstone.
Here are some photos for you to feast on. Yummy. And below… the entire first ep.
You can follow the social media convo with the hashtag #DontBeTardy.
'Don't
Be Tardy' screens in Australia on Foxtel on Arena on Wednesdays at 9.30pm.
Look at guides for repeats throughout the week.
Here is the entire first ep, including the placenta smoothie (at around 9min, 30sec):
After a successful season one, it was announced the series was to be renewed for a second season, with the series being renamed to its current title. Season 2 premiered in the US on April 16, 2013. The second season shows Zolciak as she moves on from 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta' to take care of her family, building her dream home and living out of the townhouse with the couple's growing family. Kroy met Kim in May 2010 while Zolciak was attending the 'Dancing Stars of Atlanta' charity event to support her 'Real Housewives' cast member Sheree Whitfield. Biermann and Zolciak started dating and just three months later, Zolciak was pregnant. On May 31, 2011, Zolciak gave birth to son Kroy Jagger Biermann Jr. with then-boyfriend Biermann.This was Biermann's first child and Kim's first son.The couple wed at their previous Atlanta home on November 11, 2011.On March 20, 2012 Kim announced via Twitter that she and Kroy were expecting their second child together. On August 15, 2012, they welcomed their second son Kash Kade Biermann. It was announced on June 5, 2013, that the couple is expecting their third child together and Zolciak's fifth. It was then announced on August 19, 2013, that the couple was expecting a set of twins, which is the couples' third and fourth child together and Zolciak's fifth and sixth. Zolciak announced that she gave birth to her twins on November 25, 2013. The girl is named Kaia Rose after "Psychic Rose" - who Kim is seen visiting throughout her time on The Real Housewives - while her boy, Kane Ren, includes Ren after Zolciak's Ob-Gyn who has delivered 5 out of her 6 children. Bravo announced the third season renewal of 'Don't Be Tardy' in April 2014.Season 3 premiered on July 17, 2014.The third season features Kim and Kroy's two new twins (a boy and a girl), their first two children together (both boys) and their two teenagers (adopted by Kroy but from previous relationships of Kim's). The four younger children are all under the age of four. Kroy dealt with a football injury that temporarily suspended his football career. The family has moved into their completed 17,000 square-foot home and Kim has hired a team of staff to maintain the estate. Here are some snap of the big, happy family (all photos Life & Style magazine - click here for more):
