Archive for May, 2009
Recipe | Sweet & Sour dessert: Balsamic Strawberries with Vanilla Ice Cream
Posted on 28. May, 2009 by Sheila.
When I first heard about balsamic strawberries with ice cream, I was really curious about this combination and I thought it’s so weird that it’s got to be good. Surprisingly, once you put that syrupy balsamic vinegar into the vanilla ice cream it almost tastes like chocolate sauce. It’s like an elevated sundae!
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Fading Peonies
Posted on 27. May, 2009 by Sheila.
Did you know peonies change color as they get older? The bright pink one on the right just bloomed today, the top one yesterday, and the pale pink on the left has been open for a couple of days now. I bought them when they were buds and I thought they would never open up [...]
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Makin’ a Birkin
Posted on 26. May, 2009 by Sheila.
While I’m aware of the fact that $10,000 for a purse is insane especially in relation to my bank account, I wouldn’t even hesitate for a millisecond if an Hermes Birkin bag was handed over to me for free. We can all go on about conspicuous consumption and how they should be ashamed when the [...]
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Hotdogless Memorial Day
Posted on 25. May, 2009 by Sheila.
We celebrated the long weekend with a bbq over my parents’ house and I can always count on the fact that they will go all out. I don’t think burgers and hot dogs even exist in my mom’s mental rolodex of foods to bbq. It would probably be under “afternoon snack” or “children’s party”. For [...]
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Why I love Target
Posted on 22. May, 2009 by Sheila.
I was leisurely roaming around Target this morning with an urge to shop. This could have been potentially dangerous because it is just like going food shopping when you’re starving. I was just about to leave after a whole internal struggle with myself on buying things I don’t really need when I passed by this [...]
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Kit Kat Asia
Posted on 15. May, 2009 by Sheila.
When my parents asked what I wanted from their trip to Hong Kong, I only had one request: green tea Kit Kats. I knew my chances were slim since they really come from Japan but I was hopeful. They’re close enough, right? My mom couldn’t find them but being the mom that she is, she [...]
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Cute overload
Posted on 12. May, 2009 by Sheila.
Because of my budget created by those little buggers called Rent, Loans, and Bills and that new pest Recession, I have been forced to be very mindful of what I purchase. I prefer to make it less of a downer by thinking that I should do as the French do! They always look so effortlessly [...]
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Etsy finds at Unique LA
Posted on 06. May, 2009 by Sheila.
There were so many vendors at the Unique LA event and it was great to see that a lot of them have Etsy shops. I loved the idea that I could meet the artist in person and be able to physically look at the items they’re selling. Plus, I don’t have to pay the shipping [...]
