Old times

I don’t know why I googled the name of the street where I grew up. It brought up, to my surprised, lots of pictures that I recognized and was not expecting to see them on the internet. This place for example, It’s coffee shop where lots of old folks gather in the morning to chat…

September Foodie Pen Pal Reveal!

Yeyyyy it’s finally here. As usual it is hard for me to wait this long. But I did it. I think this foodie pen pal program taught me one thing that has been a weakness for me. Waiting. Yes I am impatient ;). I am learning..I am learning…. getting there sooner or later. Lindsay from the Lean…

Fridge and Freezer time

Third projects of organizing the house is completed today. I stopped by at Target and again could not really find anything I like and fit the needs. So drove by Dollar Tree and of course they have it. Though they do not have the color I was aiming for, so I decided to get the…

Pantry Organizing

I finally got my containers that I ordered through Dollar Tree online. I thought it was supposed to be deliver last Tuesday but I read it wrong. It was Tuesday, September 18. Oh well, at least I got it, some! They did not ship one case of the spices jar. But it’s ok I think…

Basic hamburger or hotdog buns

Ingredients: 5 cups all-purpose flour 2 (.25 ounce) packages dry yeast 1 cup milk 3/4 cup water 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/4 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1egg and 2 tablespoon of milk for brushing. Directions: Stir together 2 cups flour and the yeast. In a separate bowl, heat milk, water, oil, sugar and…

Tiramisu

A very quick and easy dessert to prepare but looks like you spend a whole day to make it. Even my husband say it’s easy…my whole family loves that. I made it for my mother in law to try and she loves it. Ingredients: 8 oz mascarpone cheese 8 oz cream cheese 1 1/2 pint…

Pad Thai

Ingredients: 2 tablespoons tamarind paste or substitute ¾ cup boiling water 3 tablespoons fish sauce 1 tablespoon rice vinegar 3 tablespoons sugar ¾ teaspoon cayenne pepper 4 tablespoons peanut or vegetable oil 8 ounces dried rice stick noodles, about 1/8 inch wide (the width of linguine) 2 large eggs ¼ teaspoon salt 12 ounces medium…

Thinking

I was in a meeting with my “model”  and somehow this image of him sitting and thinking got stuck in my head. I came home that night and started sketching on my little canvas and paint them. my model is such a complex character in real life. He is a very nice person with so…