I'm finally a grown-up and can have babies
Okay, weird subject line but I discovered something awesome yesterday that seriously makes me feel like a grown-up for the first time. I'm not exactly full-on domestic goddess (although my love of sewing and crocheting and the like probably puts me ahead of a lot of my friends) but one thing that has always, always frustrated me is how to fold fitted sheets. Particularly since I finally replaced most of my old sheets that we ordered from Sears ages ago and the new ones all seem to be gathered all the way around as opposed to the old ones that were only gathered at the corners and flat in between. They never seemed to submit to the folding technique that (sort of) worked with the old ones, and I'll confess to some episodes of just balling them up hopelessly and shoving them into the closet ("Away! Away, demon sheets!"). But I finally found a technique that works. I came across this video yesterday afternoon. I happened to have sheets sitting in the laundry basket waiting to be folded and for the first time I was excited to go home and try folding my sheets. And it worked! My fitted sheet is now neatly folded and sitting primly on the shelf in my closet. I feel like June Cleaver or something! Next stop, vacuuming in heels and a frilly apron. (Okay, not really.)
But since I love you all out there in LJ-land, I will share this fantastic video with you. (I can't be the only twenty-something who couldn't fold a fitted sheet, can I?)
The full blog entry (explaining the cute kids and the 90s soundtrack) can be found here.
Also: I happened across this today and wow, is it ever inspiring. Not so much the actual content of the food (the concept of a Cobb salad is both full of some of the most indigestible things on my list and generally unappetizing to me, and her fear of carbs and anti-vegetarian position offend me; my stomach needs carbs, lots of 'em, or bad things happen, and yes, honestly, I don't like meat) but the concept and execution is amazing. I particularly loved the reimagining of the Jello shots. Those were the most elegant thing I've ever seen. Must try! I love Hypnotiq so that blue one looked amazing. Also I'd love to get some of those soy sheets and some strawberries and red bean paste and make concepty daifuku. Mmm, daifuku.
Going to dinner tonight, tentatively at a new ramen place in Chinatown. I don't necessarily expect authenticity although it would be nice. Ramen-ya is tasty but I don't usually order the ramen because it's not as silky smooth and delicious as the ramen I had in Japan and that makes me a little sad. (Also their zaru soba is soo delicious so I must have it! Om nom nom...) It's seriously almost impossible to find a recipe for ramen noodles. I've found only one and it uses eggs (real ramen noodles, or chuukamen, have no eggs; they're yellow from specific minerals present in the mineral water they're made with). I'd like to attempt it one day, so if anybody has an actual ramen noodle recipe, help a gal out.
But since I love you all out there in LJ-land, I will share this fantastic video with you. (I can't be the only twenty-something who couldn't fold a fitted sheet, can I?)
Click to viewThe full blog entry (explaining the cute kids and the 90s soundtrack) can be found here.
Also: I happened across this today and wow, is it ever inspiring. Not so much the actual content of the food (the concept of a Cobb salad is both full of some of the most indigestible things on my list and generally unappetizing to me, and her fear of carbs and anti-vegetarian position offend me; my stomach needs carbs, lots of 'em, or bad things happen, and yes, honestly, I don't like meat) but the concept and execution is amazing. I particularly loved the reimagining of the Jello shots. Those were the most elegant thing I've ever seen. Must try! I love Hypnotiq so that blue one looked amazing. Also I'd love to get some of those soy sheets and some strawberries and red bean paste and make concepty daifuku. Mmm, daifuku.
Going to dinner tonight, tentatively at a new ramen place in Chinatown. I don't necessarily expect authenticity although it would be nice. Ramen-ya is tasty but I don't usually order the ramen because it's not as silky smooth and delicious as the ramen I had in Japan and that makes me a little sad. (Also their zaru soba is soo delicious so I must have it! Om nom nom...) It's seriously almost impossible to find a recipe for ramen noodles. I've found only one and it uses eggs (real ramen noodles, or chuukamen, have no eggs; they're yellow from specific minerals present in the mineral water they're made with). I'd like to attempt it one day, so if anybody has an actual ramen noodle recipe, help a gal out.