Archive for July, 2009
The September Issue
Posted on 30. Jul, 2009 by Sheila.
We’re only midway through Summer, it’s 100 degrees outside, and I’m already tired of my drab hot weather wardrobe. But in about a week, I will be comforted with the arrival of every fashion magazine’s most important September issue. I will get a taste of Fall coats, boots, sweaters, and best of all – lots [...]
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Recipe | Skillet Bacon Jam Fried Rice
Posted on 24. Jul, 2009 by Sheila.
“The bacon jam is coming today, I know it! It should only take two days to arrive from Seattle. I thought I saw the mail truck in front of the building but there’s no package at the front door? Have you checked the mail? Did you see a note outside our mailbox?”
I was like an [...]
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Recipe | Coconut Avocado Ice Cream
Posted on 19. Jul, 2009 by Sheila.
When I first discovered guacamole at a young age, I was repulsed. Avocado mixed with tomatoes? And you scoop it up with tortilla chips? Ew. It’s not supposed to be salty. Growing up in the Philippines until I was 7-years-old, I only knew avocado as a sweet ingredient. It was a special treat when my [...]
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Penguin or Grimace?
Posted on 16. Jul, 2009 by Sheila.
On my visit to Trader Joe’s, I couldn’t resist picking up a bag of gummies shaped like penguins. I got lured in by the cute cartoon on the packaging with the cool blue color. Maybe it was some subconscious need to get away from the summer heat.
They’re a little different from gummy bears because the [...]
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Look-alike tees: Leanne Marshall & Anthropologie
Posted on 09. Jul, 2009 by Sheila.
While perusing Project Runway winner Leanne Marshall’s Bluefly clothing line yesterday, there was a particular top I thought I had seen somewhere else before. I immediately picked up my copy of the Anthropologie catalog and found her little twin.
Which one do you like better? I vote for Ms. Leanimal’s. Though I must admit I was [...]
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Recipe | Leftover egg yolks means Creme Brulee!
Posted on 08. Jul, 2009 by Sheila.
Even though a dozen large eggs cost about $1.50, throwing more than four yolks down the sink makes me cringe with guilt. When I was making batches and batches of macaroons for Father’s Day, I was left with nine egg yolks. I looked at them as if they were little abandoned orphans who needed to [...]
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Young fashionistas that make us oldies jealous
Posted on 06. Jul, 2009 by Sheila.
If you were like me in junior high and high school, you probably spent a lot of time trying to figure out your identity through your wardrobe. At the same time you played it safe so you didn’t cross the social suicide border. If I could do it all over again, I would be looking [...]
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Lindemans Pêche Lambic: a truly sweet beer
Posted on 01. Jul, 2009 by Sheila.
I would like to conduct an experiment where I would invite a group of women for brunch who believe that drinking beer is “unladylike”. I would bring out a bottle of Lindemans Pêche Lambic, peel off its golden foil cover, flip off the bottle cap, unscrew [...]
