Jan
27
New Year
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It’s been awhile since last postings. Been a little busy. Happy New Year (East and West). May you all avoid loosing your jobs or foreclosing on the house. We have a few new galleries up. Although its taking forever to upload stuff, not sure if its a Cyberduck problem, or my hosting service. Samantha is doing well. Growing pretty fast! Four months old has definitely been her turning point thus far.
That’s it for now.
Jan
27
Blackened Salmon Sandwich
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Outside of my favorite Japanese restaurants, I tend to be cautious when ordering salmon at other places. That’s because they tend to be pretty dried out and not cooked well, from my experience. Le Peeps in Evanston, however, makes a pretty darn good blackened salmon sandwich. I treat myself to it when I go there. It’s not even on the menu anymore, but they still serve it when I ask for it, weird. I’m surprised they make it so well too (juicy, nice crust, goes well with the mayo) because all of their other items are just ok.
Jan
9
Well said…
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I couldn’t agree with this any more, nicely said… This is from a blog I frequent for inspiration (not just because her work is so pleasing, but mainly because I can really tell when someone loves what they do, pretty rare combo). Her other site always makes me want to either eat, shoot, or travel.
“Most people come back from their trips with handfuls of snapshots of friends and family, strategically posed in front of some monument or view of significance. My family, on the other hand, look through the photos that I take on our trips and wonder, how come there are never any pictures of us? My daughter, who jumps at any chance to model, looks at me in dismay when flipping through the shots, all she finds are pictures of slices of pie, signs of restaurants and, if she’s lucky, her hands offering up some local seasonal fruit. My work tends to bleed over into my personal life more than a little.
I find that I just want to bring home all the little details of the places that visit. I want a memento to remind me of the silky smoothness of the goat cheese ice cream we had in the century old farmhouse in the Loire Valley or of the bright crisp redness of the sweetheart cherries from a Yakima farm stand. My photos aren’t proof of a visit… they are portals that transport me back whenever I need a little escape.”
Jan
9
So the other day, we googled “ma po tofu recipe”, clicked into the very first link in the search results, printed out that recipe and had my father pick us up an essential ingredient from chinatown. Here’s our result in the picture.
Damn was it tasty! Joanne and I kept looking at each other in amazement as we ate, wondering how come our parents never cooked us this dish when we were growing up, as its super cheap and easy, yet oozing with oily deliciousness. Weird. The chinese restaurant versions don’t taste nearly as good either. But anyhow, I can see why many Japanese dig this dish so much.
Jan
7
Hair Style Choices
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Just like my body weight I don’t like how my hair looks, so in an attempt for a change I cut my own bangs two nights ago. I think I messed up, so I’m going to a stylist to get them fixed Friday. Along with getting my bangs fixed, I also want to get my hair colored. Although coloring is high maintenance, I find that my hair is more controllable after it’s damaged a little. My natural hair is so stubborn that it’s hard to style anything. So I’ve picked out 3 styles that I like. I can’t decide which i like better. I think the last two requires a perm to get that wavy look.
Jan
6
I guess I am not one of those women who magically get their figure back after pregnancy. I still have so much more weight to lose. *sigh* I have lost weight and have gone down two sizes, but I saw myself in the mirror at the salon the other day and I’m shocked to see how big I look. My tummy is huge! That’s when i realized the mental image I have of myself is not really how I look.
I thought breastfeeding encourages weight loss, but I don’t think it’s working fast enough for me. Of course all the holiday candies and sweats doesn’t help either. I need to get back to my normal weight. I have so little clothes to wear these days and i hate the way I look in pictures. Too bad I don’t have membership to the gym anymore and it’s too cold for me to jog outside, so I rented pilates DVDs to work out at home. I tried it the other day and it proves how out of shape I am. The moves that I used to be able to do are now difficult for me. I guess I need to keep trying to get back in shape. My plan is to do pilates every other day and do cardio in between (if weather permits).