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MTV HOTTEST MC V11

TEAM QD — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:25:39 +0000

IT SEEMS AS IF, A PORTION OF THE ROUNDTABLE WAS IN FAVOR OF WIZ KHALIFA BEING LABELED #8 AS THE HOTTEST MC IN THE GAME. HOWEVER, AFTER FURTHER DEBATE, ANALYZING MORE ATTRIBUTES OF A HOP HOP ARTIST’ CAREER, WIZ TAKES A SEAT BACK TO #9, WHILE BIG SEAN ADVANCES ONE SLOT UP. VIEW THE DETAILS HERE AND SEE WHAT’S WHAT!

SMR-MISS JANE

TEAM QD — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:10:07 +0000

Sir Michael Rocks drops off the final visual from his Premier Politics mixtape for the Jeremih-featured “Miss Jane.” Watch it up top. The last video from the project Premier Politics. Directed by Ken Koller
Produced by Tye Hill and Big Tim

PEPPERCORN STEAK

TEAM QD — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:00:41 +0000

Beef stock, dry red wine, shallots and mustard combine to make a sophisticated sauce that enhances the flavor of peppercorn-seasoned tenderloin steaks.

WE’VE DECIDED TO PROVIDE ALL OF OUR FOLLOWERS WITH EXCLUSIVE RECIPES FOR VALENTINES DAY, FOLLOWING AN EXOTIC DESSERT. FOLLOW THE LINK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE FOR THE LOVELY TREAT:

Ingredients

4 beef tenderloin steaks , 1″ thick
2 tsp. crushed seasoned pepper blend or 2 tsp. ground black pepper
vegetable cooking spray
3 tbsp. chopped shallots
1 cup Swanson® Beef Broth (regular, Lower Sodium or Certified Organic)
1/2 cup Burgundy wine OR other dry red wine
2 tbsp. Dijon-style mustard
1 tbsp. butter
Chopped fresh parsley

Directions

SEASON steaks with pepper. Spray nonstick skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium heat 1 min. Add steaks and cook until desired doneness, turning once. Remove and keep warm.
ADD shallots and cook and stir until tender. Stir in broth, wine and mustard. Heat to a boil. Cook over medium heat 10 min. or until sauce is reduced to about 1 cup. Stir in butter. Serve sauce with steaks. Garnish with parsley.

TEAMQD VALENTINE’S DAY DESSERT:

CHERRY BISQUE

TEAM QD — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:30:05 +0000

WHAT BETTER THAN TO ACCOMPANY A OUTSTANDING DINNER THAN THE EXCLUSIVE CHERRY BISQUE. TAKE THIS COMBINATION AND DO WITH IT WHAT YOU WILL. JUST THANK US IN THE FORM OF COMMENTS (IS ALL WE ASK) LOL! THE LINK TO THE DINNER IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE:

Ingredients

1 Pound Pitted cherries 1 1/2 Pounds Pitted and chopped plums
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/3 Cup Dry red wine 3 Tablespoons Honey (or brown rice syrup) add to taste for tartness.
1/2 cup Burgundy wine OR other dry red wine
1 Cup Buttermilk (or 1 cup soymilk with a teaspoon of vinegar)
1 tbsp. butter
1 Lime thinly sliced

DIRECTIONS

In a saucepan, combine cherries, plums and salt. Cover; cook over low heat about 5 minutes. Add ginger, mustard, wine and honey. Cover and cook 5 minutes more. Remove from heat; cool.

Transfer cherry mixture to a food processor or blender and puree; stir in buttermilk. Chill. Garnish with lime slices. Serves 4

VD DINNER EXCLUSIVE: TEAMQD VALENTINE’S DAY DINNER RECIPE

CRAFTING LOVE

TEAM QD — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:14:03 +0000

2.14.12, WE’RE GOING TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY THIS GO AROUND. WHILE MOST PEOPLE PURCHASE GENERIC GIFTS, OTHERS TAKE THE TIME TO CREATE THEIR OWN EXPRESSIONS. BUT, WHAT DOES THAT SAY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO PURCHASE “READY” LOVEY DOVEY PRODUCTS? THAT THEY ALLOW THE CARDS TO FEEL FOR THEM OR IS IT THEIR REPRESENTATIVE? HAHAHA. ON THE OTHER HAND, YOU HAVE THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT LOVE CREATING THAT ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE. I’D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU, “CRAFTING LOVE”. FOR CENTURIES, PEOPLE HAVE FELT THAT THIS 2.14 DAY WAS AN ALREADY MADE-UP DAY IN CONCEPT BUT IN PRACTICE, IT’S TRULY SOMETHING FREE-SPIRITED FOR ALL THOSE EXPERIENCING LOVE, LIKE AND/OR EVEN LUST TO INDULGE IN. I WANT YOU ALL TO USE THIS POST TO DISCUSS HOW YOU CREATE THAT ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE FOR YOUR SPECIAL SOMEONE ON VALENTINES DAY. YOU DONT HAVE TO TELL ALL YOUR SECRETS BUT AT LEAST HELP OTHER PEOPLE OUT WHO WANT TO MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM THE “ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLUE” TO THE WORDS THAT ACCURATE AND ROMANTICALLY CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF THEIR SHARED SENTIMENTS.

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ROSES & HEARTS

TEAM QD — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:29:43 +0000

Whether you prefer to share these Valentine’s Day quotes in their current form, or make them a bit more personal, they’re sure to be useful.

We collected the best 25 Valentine’s Day sayings we could find. Feel free to share them or use them in any way to spread the love.

“Each moment of a happy lover’s hour is worth an age of dull and common life.” -Aphra Behn

“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” -Dr. Seuss

“Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” -Robert Heinlein

“The art of love… is largely the art of persistence.” -Albert Ellis

“For you see, each day I love you more, today more than yesterday and less than tomorrow.” -Rosemonde Gerard

“For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.” -Judy Garland

“If I could be anything in the world I would want to be a teardrop because I would be born in your eyes, live on your cheeks, and die on your lips.” -Author Unknown

“Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence.” -Vincent van Gogh

“A life without love is like a year without summer.” -Swedish Proverb

“Love is a promise, love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it disappear.” -John Lennon

“A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves.” -Ralph W. Sockman

“Love is a symbol of eternity. It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a beginning and all fear of an end.” -Author Unknown

“Trip over love, you can get up. Fall in love and you fall forever.” -Author Unknown

“Anyone can catch your eye, but it takes someone special to catch your heart.” -Author Unknown

“Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs.” -William Shakespeare

“Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.” -Author Unknown

“The minute I heard my first love story I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along.” -Jalal ad-Din Rumi

“Life’s greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved.” -Victor Hugo

“Love is the only gold.” -Lord Alfred Tennyson

“To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.” -Karen Sunde

“Oh, if it be to choose and call thee mine, love, thou art every day my Valentine!” -Thomas Hood

“When love is not madness, it is not love.” -Pedro Calderon de la Barca

“Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.” -Albert Einstein

“Many are the starrs I see, but in my eye no starr like thee.” -English saying used on poesy rings

“Loving is not just looking at each other, it’s looking in the same direction.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupery

MF LIFE ARTWORK

TEAM QD — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:00:11 +0000

Official cover art to Ms. Fiona’s upcoming Sophomore effort, The MF Life, finally hitting shelves on March 27th (pre-order now).

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MELANIE FIONA 4AM

TEAM QD — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:30:57 +0000

Official video for the Toronto songbird’s latest single. The MF Life coming soon (I hope).

DRINK PINK TOP 25

TEAM QD — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:00:29 +0000

FROM KD:

If there’s one occasion to pull out a bottle of pink Champagne, then Valentine’s Day is the perfect one. But this sparkling wine has much more to it than just its color. Here at Kitchen Daily we appreciate all types of wines, including sparkling rosé. The color isn’t designed for any specific holiday or gender — rosé is simply another category of wine unto itself.

Sparkling rosé can be made by two ways — either by the traditional method of letting red grapes remain in contact with their skins so the liquid takes on a blush color, or the cheaper “cheating” method of mixing red and white wines. Rosé wines can range in color from pale coral to bright raspberry. Many regions all over the world produce sparkling rosé wines, including France, Spain, Italy, and North and South America.

Rosé has complex aroma and fruity flavor. It’s a versatile wine that’s great for toasting or for serving with appetizers, the main meal or dessert.

Our Kitchen Daily editors decided to put some budget-friendly rosé wines to the test, all under $20. We tried a bottle of pink Champagne, pink Spanish cava and sparkling pink wines from France, Italy and America. We also tried a sparkling red wine from Italy just for comparison — we were pleasantly surprised by it. Here are our favorites and our clear winner.

APEROL SPRITZ

TEAM QD — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:41:02 +0000

Aperol Spritz

Aperol, a bitter-orange based aperitif made by Campari, has only been available here for a few years. It’s less bitter than Campari and mixes really well with ingredients that more intense amari might overwhelm. This light and refreshing drink comes from the Veneto, which makes sense since that’s where Prosecco is made.

2 ounces Aperol
2 ounces prosecco
2 ounces club soda

Build over ice in a tall glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.