I Am... Friday Finds 5.20.16
I think I cursed myself last week by saying I didn't believe in the powers of Friday the 13th because the powers that be decided to make this week a solid 0/10 for me. On Sunday, as Mike and I were walking out of the elevator, a French bulldog that was standing right outside the doors, lunged out and bit me on the thigh. It wasn't a small nip either, his teeth went through my pants and I was left with a gushing wound, which thankfully is healing over. But, of course, there's still a massive blue-purple-green bruise on my thigh.
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I Am... Chicken & Spring Vegetable Lasagna
Last week Mike and I went mini golfing. I cannot remember the last time I went mini golfing, which is pretty strange because I'm a huge fan of mini golf. I mean, miniature things are right up my alley, so even the idea of mini golf excites me. It was kind of a random thing for us to do, but we kind-of sort-of had-to because Mike's been promising to take me mini golfing for, well, forever.
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I Am... Friday Finds: 5.13.16
Woah, didn't even realize it was Friday the 13th until writing up the title of this post! Are you guys superstitious at all? I'm not particularly, in regards to the 13th, but sometimes the idea of it freaks me out. And to be honest, it does seem like people get kinda strange on the Friday the 13ths.
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I Am... Mint Mojito Pourover Coffee
Guys, I have a new obsession: mint mojito coffee! It sounds kind of weird, but really, it's all kinds of wonderful. Think, milky, minty, sweet iced coffee. Mike and I discovered it on our latest trip in LA. We were staying in a building right next to an orange coffee shop named Philz. It looked pretty popular; there were always people walking in and out with their cups, but for some reason it didn't call to me. It was probably the fact that the lobby of our building had free, albeit not that great, coffee for the taking.
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I Am... Green Grilled Cheese and Ranch Dippers
Are you a big fan of dipping? Heehee, now that I've said that, it sounds kind of wrong. Like, what exactly *could* dipping be? I mean dipping things into dips of course! I'm big on dips and I have been ever since I was little. I remember once, back when my brother and I were too little to cook anything, he made me a snack of toast and ranch dressing. I thought it was the best thing ever because I got to dip! He cut up the toast into little rectangles and told me they were chicken nuggets. They were kind of on the dry side, but the ranch kept me going.
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I Am... Sunday Brunch: Matcha Portuguese Egg Tarts
It's Mother's Day! Are you doing anything special? My brother and sister-in-law are having a barbecue and I'm bringing over a lasagna. When I told my mom, she said, "Yummy, haven't had that in a long time!" I can't wait, both because I haven't seen my mom in a while and because I too haven't had lasagna in a while.
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I Am... Friday Finds: 5.6.16
We're home after being on the road for weeks and it feels so good. As much as I love traveling, I love the home life: comfy home clothes, knowing all my things are in the right place, and getting to snuggle up in Mike's arms in our very own bed. Yesterday Mike and I had a casual dinner of hot pot and binge watched some Netflix. It was glorious and 10/10 would recommend. Now that I'm back, I'm hoping to get things back in tip top shape here.
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I Am... Flour Bakery’s Famous Banana Bread
Have you guys ever seen a banana tree in real life? They're kind of freaky looking. I think I've seen them before when I was a kid visiting Thailand with my parents, but I must have put them out of my mind because of how strange they look. I saw a bunch of banana trees recently in Hawaii, and even here in LA and they're just as scary as my five-year-old self thought they were.
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I Am... Mini California Sushi Cones
If you know anything about the sushi world in around here, you've probably heard of Hidekazu Tojo. He's kind of a big dill (food pun!) around here, or at least he was before sushi became just as ubiquitous as burgers and fries. In a way, Tojo popularized sushi.
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I Am... Sunday Brunch: Hong Kong Bubble Waffle Recipe
Hong Kong bubble waffles are the stuff of childhood dreams. I remember being a kid, at the night market, up way past my bedtime, eagerly awaiting a piping hot bag of these little egg-shaped waffles. There would always be a massive line-up, and the egg waffle maker would try to amuse everyone by dancing while fanning the waffles before handing them out.
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I Am... Fried Chicken Grilled Cheese
As you guys know, I'm a huge grilled cheese fan. And by grilled cheese I mean, buttered bread pan-fried until the cheese is melty and gooey and the outside of the bread is crisp and the inside of the bread is still a bit soft. Cheese toasties –cheese melted on bread in a toaster– are not grilled cheeses and never will be. They have their time and place in the world too, but grilled cheese will forever have my heart.
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I Am... Mini Corn Dogs
Are you into corn dogs? Corn batter dipped deep fried deliciousness is totally my jam. So much so that once, on a camping trip, I brought along a box of frozen corn dogs so Mike and I could roast them over the fire. They were actually really, really good, especially once I slathered them in hot mustard and ketchup.
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