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Recipe | Brie, Bacon & Chicken Sandwich
Posted on 20. Aug, 2009 by Sheila.
They say you can always talk about the weather when chatting with strangers because it’s the one thing we all have in common. But you know what else is a great universal topic of conversation? Three things: bread, cheese and bacon.
It would be useful for parties in situations where you’re talking to a stranger and [...]
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My red pepper has a parasitic twin!
Posted on 17. Aug, 2009 by Sheila.
I found this little nubbin when I pulled out the center portion of the red bell pepper for our fajita dinner tonight. You would think it was kind of adorable because it’s like a mama pepper with a baby pepper inside. But it’s strangely the exact opposite. It’s just creepy and alien-like. The boyfriend proclaimed [...]
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Life has given me lemons and I have not been making lemonade
Posted on 12. Aug, 2009 by Sheila.
To the tiny community of people who read this blog,
Sorry for my absence! The combination of tiredness, cases of the blues (maybe it’s the summer heat!), dental surgery and eating bad food over the weekend has really thrown me into a very fuzzy mood. I couldn’t even enjoy a really good episode of Anthony Bourdain’s [...]
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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 [...]
