i like to cook

Friday, February 21, 2025

book club 5 - lonesome dove by larry mcmurtry

2025-5

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

lunch at my desk

If anyone at my work saw me eating this lunch, they were probably horrified at the sight of me unhinging my jaw to get the Landsdowne Roll and Yam cone in my belly.

Monday, February 17, 2025

soy and butter glazed king oyster mushrooms

When we went to the Swelaps market I picked up these king oyster mushrooms because they looked super cool.

That night I sliced them and cooked them and then simmered them in a buttery, soy saucy, garlicky sauce based on this delicious recipe.

Once they were done, we tried them and were ready to go buy some more mushrooms to make this again - even The Boy tried on and sort of liked it! And he is a mushroom hater.

I still haven't gotten my hands on enoki mushrooms yet, but I'm keeping my eyes open.

Friday, February 14, 2025

grocery shop - our first shop at Swelaps Market february 9

fries x 2, burger patties, mushrooms, beef kebabs, breakfast bagel, ketchup, sushi, buns, fruit snacks, crackers, pickles, milk, parfait, yogurt, clamato

$122

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

book club 4 - one native life by richard wagamese

2025-4

Monday, February 10, 2025

pork and kimchi soup

in addition to my kimchi salad, i also love pork and kimchi soup that i just started making.

i based it off of this recipe, and it was THE BEST.

Thursday, February 06, 2025

book club 3 - my roommate is a vampire by jenna levine

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Wednesday, February 05, 2025

Tuesday, February 04, 2025

something i like - these photos i took in the carwash

Monday, February 03, 2025

some january photos

delicious sushi from fresh st market

peanut butter-oat-chocolate squares

the mister made some buns

i made some carrot spice muffins

probably the spiciest soup i've ever had. look at that color!

my very favorite salad right now. tomato, kimchi and cucumbers with soy sauce and rice vinegar.

we tried this ramen

we are already one month down in this year so far.

so far 2025 is not my favorite.

Saturday, February 01, 2025

book club 2 - a heart that works by rob delaney

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Friday, January 31, 2025

some brightness and cheer on the last day of january

Thursday, January 30, 2025

book club 1 - lost and lassoed by lyla sage

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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

something i like - self reliance

we found this movie by accident and i've always liked jake johnson so we gave it a go, and i have not laughed out loud at a movie so much in a long time.

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

in the bin - 1

Hello, and welcome to episode 1 of in the bin, where I share with you any and all assorted products I've used up and let you know very briefly what I thought of them.

First up we have this Fenty lotion. I liked the smell and it worked quite well on my old tired skin.

Next is this toner, which is the first toner I have used in a long time that I felt maybe possibly was working.

Both gets a thumbs up.

Next are these hair, skin and nail vitamins that i don't think helped me one but but didn't hurt either and they were tasty.

Sideways thumb.

Next is this very nice face lotion. Rich and greasy in a good way. Thumbs up.

Lastly today are these towelettes for your face after a workout. These got dried out which is my fault and not Burt's fault, but once I dampened them, they were fine. I am now trying to stay away from products like these and instead just use a washcloth or my hands, but I bought them and used them.

Sideways thumb.

Thank you for joining me for episode 1 of in the bin

Monday, January 27, 2025

cabbage roll soup

my saved tick tok video count - 1,090

Including this very delicious and very easy cabbage roll soup from SaltnPiipa

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

kimchi cucumber salad

This was one of the first things we made in the new year and what a way to start it off. It was so delicious and not too spicy - even the Grandpa and the kids all tried it and liked it to varying degrees. I used this recipe and played around with it a bit. Super good.