Glitz And Glamour, Live From The Red Carpet!

The kickoff to Charleston Fashion Week 2011! It was my very first time reporting from the "red carpet," and I definitely had fun with this story. My live coverage continued from 5 to 7pm on Live 5 News.

Noteworthy interviews:
Cos Bar (CFW makeup sponsor) co-manager Andrew Petersen at 5pm


Emerging designer semi-finalist Veritee Hill at 6pm


Anne Hughes of Anne Belen Designs and CFW operations director Misty Lister Johnson at 7pm


*Nic's Picks* of the night!
-Copper Penny's runway show. I'm always spending a pretty penny there, and it's where I purchased my coral ruffle dolled up dress

-Barbara Beach's Bb children's line! sooooooo cute!

-my fashionable and fabulous sidekick Deja Knight


-Melissa Loy and the students of Paul Mitchell School, loved the wax sculpting spray for the hair ladies! ;)

-my interview with Veritee Hill and her dark latex and corsetry costume line

-Andrew Petersen turning the tables on me, interviewing me!

"Biggest Loser" challengers in town

I caught up with two awesome motivators in town speaking to local students. "Biggest Loser" season six challengers Ed Brantley and Heba Salama had a speaking engagement at College Park Elementary. Photographer Gary and I got to meet them. Here's the story we put together.



I hope to catch up with them again when they come in town for the Cooper River Bridge run in April.

Lots of Love! NJ

SC Style Workshop in Charleston

From fashion, style, inner and outer beauty, finances, skin care and more! The first ever SC Style Workshop included all the tips women (and men) of all ages should know. Ryan Nelson, TV host of “Around Town” emceed the style event, and proceeds of SC Style Workshop benefitted the Parents Anonymous organization. Nearly 150 people attended the event at Charleston’s American Theatre on King Street.

Read more from the first ever Style Workshop event downtown!

Lots of Love! NJ

Coconut lime shrimp soup

This amazing soup is tangy, sweet, creamy, and spicy! But it's light! Everyone who's tried this soup loves it! I've made several times with my sisters Kaye and Adrienne and then for the third time with sous chef Ashley Rae for Heather's birthday, which we celebrated in Charleston recently. Since the birthday girl loved it so much I'm adding the recipe that I made to the blog, which I adapted from food.com. Easy recipe! Enjoy!

Serves 6-8

You will need:

• 1 tpsp olive oil
• 4 tbsp pickled ginger minced
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 1/2 tpsp red pepper flakes
• 2 cups matchstick carrots (cut in half if the carrots are too long)
• 1 13.5 oz can of coconut milk
• 3 cups of low sodium chicken broth
• 3 oz angel hair pasta, noodles broken in thirds
• 2 cups of shrimp peeled
• 1/4 cup of fresh lime juice (or juice of two limes)
• Salt
• 4 scallions sliced

1. Over medium heat, heat the oil, pickled ginger, garlic, and red pepper flakes in a large soup stock pot. Saute for about 1-2 minutes. This step is quite fragrant!

2. Add the carrots, coconut milk, and three cups of chicken broth, and bring it to a boil.

3. Add the pasta, bring to boil, then reduce heat and cook until the noodles are al dente. It should take about 4-5 minutes.

4. Add shrimp to the pot until they turn pink, about 1 minute.

5. Remove from heat, add lime juice, salt if desired, and serve with scallions on top as garnish!

Lots of Love! NJ