Accepting your inadequacies in life is huge. There are so many areas of my life I can/should change. There are also those I can't. One thing? My coloring. I am butt ass white. Not Nicole Kidman white. No, I didn't get those genes. I mean chicken thigh white. As a kid, I would lay out with spf 2 on a dock and fry myself to try to get some color. (mind you my dad is Italian and Mexican/Indian and is quite olive complected so this sucks that I am white even more). After a couple of bad burns (like the kind you can't walk for 2 days) I came to realize that tan I would never be. I did convince myself for a while (late 80's) that tanning booths were the way to go. Ya, they are. If you're going for skin cancer that is. My tan is most people's white. Self tanner turns me a burnt sienna version of orange. Can't stand the smell and wonder what all those chemicals will do in my body when they absorb.
And then ***Aaaahhhh*** down from the heavens *****choral angels ascending***** I find this...
Neutrogenia Sheer Body Tint
Of course, the first time I used it I went in the pool and came out with streaks all over my legs. Such a Dawnielle move. BUT, I can use it to give my old leggies a little color that looks real and no more third degree burns. I've always thought tan fat looks better than white fat, so there ya go. With summer screaming minutes away, it's a good trick to have!
I actually think chicken thighs are tanner than me too, oh well.
And other magic...chicken thighs. The poor overlooked part of the chicken. Ugly step-sister to the beloved chicken breast. Actually, chicken thighs are great for summer grilling and taco meat. They're super moist and cheap. My fav marinade I found in Fine Cooking and adapted. We call it Green Chicken. Sometimes I add cardamom to it for an Indian flavor on the grill. Most of the time I use it as is in tacos.
I think you are a delicious chicken, my chicken. And you won't have wrinkles like me!
Posted by: Melanie Novitzkas | May 23, 2009 at 04:33 AM