The Grammy's

The 2013 Grammy awards were in a word "entertaining".  Taylor swift opens with an Alice in Wonderland performance of "We are Never Ever Getting Back Together". 

Speaking of performances, Justin Timberlake was phenomenal in his Grammy comeback where he apologized "I must confess it's been a while and for that I must apologize".  Did Justin ever make it a big bang or should I say a big band experience  Justin took us back to the big band days with his new single "Suit and Tie" being joined by Jay-Z for part of the performance. He followed "Suit and Tie" with another song from his album The 20/20 Experience (being released in March), "Pusher Love Girl".

Here are The 55th Annual Grammy Award Winners.

The fashions this year were dictated by a "strict" dress code for the ladies.  The Grammy's of years past have had some pretty skin- baring fashions on the red carpet from Rihanna's white dress with fur strips hitting and missing body parts to JLo's plunging green sheer dress of the past.  Most of the artists did modify their style by wearing dresses that covered up the necessary parts.

JLo actually made a comment about the list of requirements for what to cover up being something she could not even read to her children (buttocks, breasts and "other" parts had to be covered).  JLo was covered up for the most part in a black gown; however her left leg was totally exposed a la Angelina Jolie.  Rihanna's criss-cross halter top sheer red dress this year seemed in theory to cover all from head to toe, except she kind of broke the rules with the sheer part showing a little too much on top, take a look here--no surprise there.  And speaking of Rihanna's wardrobe, she was wearing Chris Brown quite well also--the couple were not hiding that they are back together with Rihanna posing with her head against Chris Brown who had his arm around her--here we go again! I'm sure twitter was ablaze about this reunion. 

Like Rihanna, Katy Perry is known for her risque outfits.  Last night was no exception in her fitted mint green Gucci gown with a keyhole neckline that showed cleavage and breasts galore.  Then there was Adele who wore a short dress with red floral appliques all over it that reminded me of poppies.  Why didn't Adele wear a longer, slimmer gown in a solid colour with maybe a little sparkle like she did last year?--a worst dress nominee this year from me (I wonder what Joan Rivers will say about this).  Then there was Beyonce who wore a pant suit with what looked to me like leggings--leggings at the Grammy's?  At least she was well-covered.  I liked Taylor Swift's J. Mendel gown which was a white Grecian style.  Her look was complete with the goddess/Heidi type wrap around the head braid which kept her look young.

Check out all the Grammy Fashions at the MTV site.

Which fashions did you enjoy?

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

Bake Some Love for Valentine's Day....

Preheated Oven:  375 Degrees F

Bake:  8 minutes per batch

Ingredients:

3/4 cup butter, softened

1/4 cup of shortening

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2-3 cups chocolate chips

How to:

Beat softened butter and shortening together with electric mixer until combined.  

Add brown sugar, granulated sugar baking soda and salt.  Beat until well combined.  Scrape the sides of bowl with spatula occasionally.

Beat in eggs and vanilla. 

Add flour a bit at a time until mixture gets too thick to mix with electric mixer (for those using a hand-held electric mixer don't mix when dough gets really thick or you will burn out the motor).  Stir in any remaining flour that could not be mixed.

Stir in chocolate chips

Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet (about 2 inches apart).  I flatten the dough for a traditional flat chocolate chip cookie (see my photo of baked cookies).  

Bake for about 8 minutes in 375 degree F oven or until the edges start to turn brown.

Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

Adapted from 100 Best Cookies, Better Homes and Gardens

Congratulations to Jimmy Kimmel, You're a Star!

This is the tweet from Jimmy Kimmel's twitter site.

Jimmy will be honored with a star on the Walk of Fame at 11:30am PST on Hollywood Blvd. You’re all invited! twitter.com/JimmyKimmelLiv…
— Jimmy Kimmel Live (@JimmyKimmelLive) January 24, 2013

And Apologies to Matt Damon....

Actually no.  No apologies to Matt Damon.  Where's Jimmy?  Did you let him go?  He gets his star today Matt!--January 25, 2013.  Don't be jealous you already have one.  Do you have to take everything away from our poor Jimmy?

If Matt let him go, Jimmy will be getting a star right in front of the El Capitan Theater and I hear the public can watch--I wish I could fly over from Toronto, sorry Jimmy.  But I will be watching the ceremony for Jimmy on www.walkoffame.com where it will be live streamed for anyone in the WORLD to watch.

ABC gave you their confidence after ten years and moved you up to 11:35 p.m.  I loved your reasons why they did it--one being that "We're trying to capture that all-important still awake demographic". I think the real reason they moved you is because they value you and want to advance your career.

For those who didn't watch Jimmy Kimmel Live last night Matt Damon kidnapped Jimmy and tied him up with duct tape.  Matt took over the show and brought in his own guests while Jimmy looked on, unable to speak because he was gagged with his tie. Watch how Matt Damon hijacks Jimmy Kimmel's show.

I have to apologize to Jimmy though because I fell asleep before his show last night. Honestly Jimmy, I told my husband to wake me up so I could watch your show but when he tried to wake me up, sleep won out.  Please forgive me and Congratulations on your star--you deserve it!

You can watch Jimmy Kimmel every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. ET on ABC.