Entries by Maria Menounos

Maria’s Gift Guide

Maria’s gift guide: General: Adidas Sandals with Soft bottoms – 35.96 on Amazon.com Essie Gel Couture Nail Polish. Single Polish, 11.50, kit 18.50. Available at Ulta.com Snuggie- Available for 14.99 at Bed Bath and Beyond Dermalogica – Lots of special deals/gift sets can be found now on the website, all under 70 dollars!  dermalogica.com Breadmaker; […]

Tech Gift Guide

The Usual Suspects: Of course, there are always the usual suspects for gifts. Bluetooth speakers High-End Headphones 4K Televisions Digital Cameras Portable photo printers Tablet computers (such as Apple iPad Pros and Apple Pencil) New Apple MacBook Pro with Touch Bar Microsoft Surface Book Drones of all sorts 3D Printers Media devices, like the Apple […]

Allure Gifts

Jessica Chia, Senior Beauty Editor Intro: Jessica Chia is senior beauty editor at Allure where she plans the magazine’s beauty news section and gift guide coverage. She is also a certified aromatherapist.   STOCKING STUFFERS Useful items with a special twist. Mascara: Sephora Favorites Lashstash to Go ($28, Sephora.com) http://www.sephora.com/lashstash-to-go-P410002 Marc Jacobs About Lash Night Eye Set […]

Cupcake War Recipes

Ginger Wasabi Cupcakes Makes 12 cupcakes. Ingredients: 1 cup coconut milk 1/3 cup canola oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3/4 cup sugar 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 cup cocoa powder 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1-2 tablespoons wasabi powder (to taste) – about 1 Tbsp […]

Rachel Zalis’ Oscars Look For Less

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Feta Dip Recipe

Serve this creamy, spicy dip with crudités or pita crisps. Add as much or as little crushed red pepper as you like. Use it as a dip or a spread. Imagine this on your next chicken sandwich! Ingredients: 1 pound feta 1/2 cup olive oil 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper, or to taste 1 tablespoon […]

Maria’s Top Classic Movies

Hey Guys! Here are my top classic movies, as discussed earlier with TCM Host, Ben Mankiewicz. What are yours? Check mine out and comment what yours are below 🙂 Fave Classic Movies : -Wizard of Oz (Fave of all time) -The Hustler -Freaks -Whatever Happened to Bobby Jane -A Place In The Sun -Lolita -The Man […]

Five Step GTD Process

The 5-step Getting Things Done (GTD) Process/Method: Capture – identify anything that has your attention- notice it everything filling your mind and write it down. I mean everything: little, big, write it all. Remember: Your head is for having ideas, not holding them. In doing this step you’ll need collection tools such as an in […]