ILYSE'S 12 Favorite Things: Day 12

ILYSE'S 12 Favorite Things: Day 11

It is Day 11 of ILYSE'S 12 Favorite Things and there is no way I could let these days go by without mentioning choreography. I LOVE it! Many of you might not know that I have presented my choreography at several of the Carnival Showcases: The Choreographers Ball in Hollywood, CA. Although you experience my choreography every day in classes, I wanted to share the following clip with you. I hope you enjoy it. I look forward to reading your comments below.

CHOREOGRAPHY BY: ILYSE BAKER

http://www.ilysebaker.com/carnival.html

ILYSE'S 12 Favorite Things: Day 10

It is Day 10 of ILYSE'S 12 Favorite Things and I LOVE soup during the holiday season. Check out this yummy recipe below from The Silver Palate Cookbook. (It is one of my favorites) I promise you will love it just as much as I do and will make it over and over again. This cookbook has many amazing recipes. It can be purchased on Amazon.

CURRIED BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Squash and apples complement each other naturally; curry adds an exotic note. Feel free to experiment with other types of winter or summer squash.

4 tablespoons sweet butter
2 cups finely chopped yellow onions
4 to 5 teaspoons curry powder
2 medium-size butternut squash (about 3 pounds all together)
2 apples, peeled, cored and chopped
3 cups of Chicken Stock
1 cup apple juice
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 shredded unpeeled Granny Smith apple (garnish)

1. Melt the butter in a pot. Add chopped onions and curry powder and cook, covered, over low heat until onions are tender, about 25 minutes.
2. Meanwhile peel the squash (a regular vegetable peeler works best), scrape out the seeds, and chop the flesh.
3. When onions are tender, pour in the stock, add squash and apples, and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, until squash and apples are very tender, about 25 minutes.
4. Pour the soup through a strainer, reserving liquid, and transfer the solids to the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade, or use a food mill fitted with a medium disc. Add 1 cup of the cooking stock and process until smooth.
5. Return pureed soup to the pot and add apple juice and additional cooking liquid, about 2 cups, until the soup is of the desired consistency.
6. Season to taste with salt and pepper, simmer briefly to heat through, and serve immediately, garnished with shredded apple.
4 to 6 portions

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ILYSE'S Mix purchase on itunes

✓ I Heard It Through the Grapevine (The Randy Watson Experience Sympathy For the Grapes Mix) 5:31 Gladys Knight & The Pips Motown Remixed (Bonus Track Version) R&B/Soul ✓ Jai Ho 5:19 A. R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah & Mahalaxmi Iyer Slumdog Millionaire (Music from the Motion Picture) Soundtrack 6 4/28/10 11:08 AM
✓ Swingin' 2:56 LeAnn Rimes Swingin' - Single Country 4 12/19/10 11:21 PM
✓ I Drove All Night 4:01 Céline Dion One Heart Pop 30 7/22/10 11:32 AM
✓ Heartless (American Idol Studio Version) 4:02 Kris Allen Heartless (American Idol Studio Version) - Single Pop 28 12/29/09 8:16 PM
✓ Dancing On the Ceiling (A.R. Remix) 4:51 S.L. Line HRG Remixed, Vol. 1 Dance 18 12/19/10 11:18 PM
✓ When Love Takes Over (feat. Kelly Rowland) 3:09 David Guetta When Love Takes Over (feat. Kelly Rowland) - Single Dance 27 6/11/10 6:13 AM
✓ Dog Days Are Over 4:13 Florence + The Machine Lungs Alternative 10 11/8/10 6:25 PM
✓ If 4:32 Janet Jackson Janet. Pop 12 12/1/09 5:48 AM
✓ Baby, It's Cold Outside (Glee Cast Version) 2:46 Glee Cast Glee: The Music - The Christmas Album Christmas 2 12/16/10 2:59 PM
✓ You Can't Stop the Beat (Medley) 5:49 Original Broadway Cast Hairspray - Original Broadway Cast Recording Soundtrack 5 4/3/10 3:43 PM
✓ For Your Entertainment 3:35 Adam Lambert For Your Entertainment - Single Pop 26 10/25/10 4:34 PM
✓ Billie Jean (Single Version) 4:54 Michael Jackson Michael Jackson's This Is It (The Music That Inspired the Movie) Pop 21 10/7/10 10:39 AM
✓ Untouched 4:14 The Veronicas Hook Me Up Pop 53 11/5/10 6:42 AM
✓ Hey Eugene 3:11 Pink Martini Hey Eugene! Pop 8 12/6/09 3:01 PM
✓ Peacock 3:52 Katy Perry Teenage Dream (Deluxe Edition) Pop 14 12/13/10 9:24 AM
✓ The Time Is Now (Live At Brixton) 5:00 Moloko Catalogue Electronic 36 4/7/10 12:27 PM
✓ Champagne Red Lights 3:53 O'Neal McKnight, Heavy D & Big Ali Champagne Red Lights - Single R&B/Soul 107 12/1/10 9:09 AM
✓ Use Somebody 3:51 Kings of Leon Only By the Night (Deluxe Version) Alternative 52 6/7/10 6:10 PM
✓ Uprising 5:05 Muse The Resistance Alternative 7 6/27/10 7:06 PM
✓ Stand By Me 4:03 Seal Soul Pop 35 9/24/10 6:54 AM
✓ Shy That Way 3:30 Tristan Prettyman & Jason Mraz Twenty Three Pop 31 6/27/10 4:14 PM
✓ Airplanes (feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore) 3:01 B.o.B Airplanes (feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore) - Single Hip Hop/Rap 135 12/15/10 9:58 AM
✓ Real Love (Acoustic Mix) 2:54 Toby Lightman Real Love - Single Rock 86 10/7/10 10:41 AM
✓ Let It Be (feat. The Roots) 3:53 Jennifer Hudson Hope for Haiti Now Pop 18 6/27/10 12:05 PM

ILYSE'S 12 Favorite Things: Day 6

Day 6 is here...one of my favorite things is eating healthy. I love eating small meals throughout the day with lots of protein and veggies. Today, after a rainy Saturday and working most of the day, I enjoyed a nice meal at
Hook'd on Fish in Encino, CA. So yummy...

ILYSE'S 12 Favorite Things: Day 5

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ILYSE'S 12 Favorite Things: Day 4

Sunday, January 9, 2011 @10:00am - 11:30am
Degas Dance Studio
16921 Ventura Blvd.
Encino, CA 91316

Sunday, January 16, 2011 @10:30am - 11:30am
Wild Card Dance Company
28888 Roadside Drive
Agoura Hills, CA 91301

Sunday, January 23, 2011 @12:00pm - 1:00pm
Nadia Eftedal's Rhythm Room
14261 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

ILYSE'S 12 Favorite Things: Day 3

ILYSE'S 12 Favorite Things: Day 2

I had some technical difficulties with my blog tonight so I apologize that Day 2 is now posting on Wednesday. :( I started the upload at 9:00pm Tuesday night and it is now being processed at 1:00am Wednesday. At 1am still not working so woke up at 3:00am and again not working so now trying before dance class. OY OY OY...I need a vacation! Enjoy!

ILYSE'S 12 Favorite Things: Day 1

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