As a Caribbean cook, I
can honestly say that a lot of women in my field spend most of their time in
the kitchen and neglect the time to dolls up; which is quite understandable.
After facing the heat for hours, who really has the time to put on makeup and dress
up in their Sunday best? Also, I like to describe myself as a “naturalista chic”,
make up is not really my thing, but when I was invited by vintage fashionista
Stacy Lyons and Cosmetologist Cindy Edwards to learn the simple art of fashion
and make up in just about… thirty minutes I was willing to give it a try. I
despise the idea of putting on too much make up, let alone taking hours to
“cake up” my face. But as the end of year is approaching and there are lots of
social events to attend, finally learning how to apply some simple and basic
cosmetics will not harm. In turn I shared with these girls one of my “go to”
dishes: smoked herring, coconut dumplings and cassava.
First we started with
the food and I was in my element with this.
For Dumplings and Cassava:
Ingredients
1 cup finely grated dried coconut
2-3 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar (optional)
1-1½ cups water
1 lb Cassava (peeled)
For Smoked Herring:
Ingredients
½ lb. Smoked Herring
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 small onion, chopped finely
¾ lb. tomatoes, chopped
½ tsp Chadon beni
1 tsp lime juice
1 tsp. chive, chopped
½ tsp. thyme, chopped (Spanish or fine leaf)
1 pot spoon olive/Vegetable/Canola Oil
1 small grated carrot
1 small hot pepper, finely chopped (optional)
Visit blog for step by step instructions on how to make this fabulous meal:
http://caribbeanflavours.blogspot.com/2015/12/carlas-coconut-dumplings-and-cassava.html
2-3 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar (optional)
1-1½ cups water
1 lb Cassava (peeled)
For Smoked Herring:
Ingredients
½ lb. Smoked Herring
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 small onion, chopped finely
¾ lb. tomatoes, chopped
½ tsp Chadon beni
1 tsp lime juice
1 tsp. chive, chopped
½ tsp. thyme, chopped (Spanish or fine leaf)
1 pot spoon olive/Vegetable/Canola Oil
1 small grated carrot
1 small hot pepper, finely chopped (optional)
Visit blog for step by step instructions on how to make this fabulous meal:
http://caribbeanflavours.blogspot.com/2015/12/carlas-coconut-dumplings-and-cassava.html
Vintage wardrobe
Stacy was our group member that volunteered to be our model. She wore a classic cherry patterned wiggle dress with
black kitten heels, pearl studs a string of pearls necklace, a classic
Citizen’s watch and a red big pocket apron. It took Stacy all of 5 minutes to
put on that ensemble…now that’s my kind of time! And she certainly looked vintage. Feel free
to check out Stacy’s blog page for tips on vintage fashion: http://fordaloveofvintage.blogspot.com
Make-Up
Cindy was able to make Stacy look authentic by applying some
vintage make unto the canvas that was her face. This included the cat eye, a
“fake mole”, rouge blush and a beautiful matte, ruby red lipstick that captured
the makeup of the 1950s. To recreate this look check out Cindy’s YouTube page
at https://youtu.be/TJBslqUaj14.
Cindy then gave Stacy a Lucille Ball up-do which was the frosting on the cake
as she was the quintessential vintage woman.
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