I have this insane craving for Korean food right now. I grew up in an area where there is a Korean eatery (different types from different regions!) on almost every corner, and at times, I've eaten it more often than I have Chinese food (which is, although I am of Chinese descent, not one of my favorite foods ( Read more... )

The female lead on Burn Notice, Gabrielle Anwar, is awesome on the show. Even better, I love how she has this bedraggled hair that looks so effortless, but still looks great on her. I wish I had hair that would still look good on me even when I don't try. I know her hair would look ridiculous on me because it suits HER, and not me, but I can ( Read more... )

I just dumped all the ingredients for Thai Yellow Curry with Chicken in my slow cooker. Actually, I improvised my recipe based off the one I found, because none of the recipes I looked at online (my Thai cookbooks are at my mom's) seemed either crockpot-friendly or 100% authentic...or very easy and non-thinking -- which is how I like my cooking to ( Read more... )

I went to three different -- yes, THREE -- Targets today in search of this particular crock pot:


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Since moving, I have decided I love the following inventions (aside from cable/satellite television and Internet, because those are a given). This is just a partial list, of course, but I had to list them anyway because I've been raving about them for the last few days.  I've probably driven a couple of my friends crazy by now, I've been going on ( Read more... )

I made over a hundred mini-cupcakes this evening, in yellow cake and in chocolate (Devil's Food) cake. I think it was about 134, to be exact (I am counting the ugly ones that never made it to the end of production). The ones from the first couple batches look fabulous. They are perfectly frosted and sprinkled. The ones close to the end, when I ( Read more... )

Tonight, I had to make a pit stop at the grocery store to pre-order a heart attack-worthy amount of fried chicken for tomorrow's work potluck (and also to pick up my ingredients for a tortellini salad I am making -- recipe below ( Read more... )

I'm making this for myself for lunch.

I thought about making myself soup and a sandwich, but...even though it's cold (for me, 65 degrees Fahrenheit is pretty darn cold) outside and the wind is dry and brisk...I feel like a refreshing salad:

Mediterranean Beet & Yogurt Salad4 medium size beets, roasted ( Read more... )

I am making this lamb chop recipe tomorrow night for dinner with C, because I haven't seen him in so long (a week) and because I haven't made dinner for him in a very long time. (Maybe a couple months. Maybe more ( Read more... )