tiny farms

sage


chives


lone tomato


jalapenos

i wish i could take credit for this...but instead, i can be proud of suzanne for farming inside our tenny apartment! it's comforting to know that if there is all of a sudden a wide spread famine across the U.S. (or the world for that matter) we will at least have peppers, tomatoes (er, tomaTO) and herbs to survive on. just give us a month or two so they can grow a bit more...but seriously, there is something about growing plants that brings a sense of happiness into one's home. so grow plants grow!

crafty people

i look delicious

yarn can also look delicious

yummy mirrors

don't eat this soap!

snuggly food

saving recipes is a smart idea

ooh, ahh

pretty.

girls grilling?

i know that grilling is usually thought of as something guys like to do. drink a beer, throw some brats on the grill, and hang out in the yard...right? even if a guy doesn't know how to make mac n' cheese in the kitchen, he still somehow knows how to make the perfect burger on a grill. and if nothing else, this is at least true when it comes to my dad. well, despite this urban myth that guys are kings of the grill (im not saying that there are no good guy-grillers), us girls can do a pretty good job grilling too...ESPECIALLY on beautiful warm summer nights like the one's we have been having. since my roommate and i can now go out onto our porch (its a long story about how our roof caved in and destroyed everything on our porch EXCEPT the grill...weird, huh? but if you're curious drive down 3rd ave. and look for the second story apartment with no roof), we have been taking full advantage of this by grilling whenever we get the chance. there's nothing like the smell and smoky taste of grilled food. in fact, by the rate we're going, by the end of the summer i think we could take any guy grilling team in a grilling death match. burger vs. burger, brat vs. brat, we could even go so far as a rib battle? any takers? ill see YOU in august!








...by the way, strawberries are really good right now...

momma

what is the best part about going home to see your parents? free laundry...the comfort of letting your parents take care of you...most importantly, mom's cooking. my mom is one of the best cooks i know. of course im biased, but i honestly believe when it comes to korean food, she has all the korean restaurants in columbus beat. maybe it has something to do with the fact that she has been cooking for her father and her 5 brothers and sisters since the age of ten (her mom died in the korean war when she was 4) and she is now...well, shes been cooking for 50 years, you do the math, or maybe she just has a knack for cooking. whatever it is, it has spoiled me--and maybe that has resulted in my obsessive love for food. now not only are my mom's meals the best, but she offers to cook for me ALL the time. the first qustion out of her mouth is always "are you hungry? do you want mom to cook something for you" (yes she refers to herself as mom) never, "hows school?" or "are you ok with money?". no, my mom's only interest is in the belly and whether or not it is full. even if i stop by at midnight to pick up a load of laundry, she still will get out of bed to make me eggs or rice and kim.
i went home to other day, and even though its pretty simple (wait, korean meals are never simple) it was really good to have some of my mom's cooking.









anyways,if i havent said it before i have the best mom ever and with mother's day coming up i've really been thinking about how much i appreciate having her in my life. love you mom!

brownies ahead!

i want to sail in a sea of brownies. not just any brownies, the really fudgey gooey variety. cakey brownies, or brownies with nuts just dont compare. i truly believe that one can not have too many brownies. theyre just so good! thats why i dont understand why there are so many ads for chocolate targeting women who are pmsing--ill take chocolate any time. ESPECIALLY in brownie form. i dont need anything fancy-a cheap box of duncan hines brownie mix will serve me just fine. actually, i think that some of those fancy brownie types take away from the brownie itself. take this for example-what IS that? when i go a-huntin for a brownie, THAT is not what i want. not at all. the cheapest, most boring, brownies are some of the best. remember these? thats $3.80 for a whole box, folks. the scary blue ones? $36.00. so-what started all this talk to brownies? well. yesterday we went to eat at katzinger's and in rare form, i decided to buy one of their brownies. why is this rare? well, after buying a sandwich that costs almost $10.00-and eating it all (theyre really big) its hard to convince myself to spend another $2.00 when im already about to explode with sandwich goodness. somehow, i found myself totally enamored by this brownie and convinced myself to buy it. everyone knows that katzinger's is known for their sandwiches--but let me tell you about how good this brownie was. its about two inches thick of the best damn fudgey brownie you'll probably ever have. mmm im getting hungry just thinking about it. so anyways folks, if youre in the mood for a really really good brownie, and maybe want a really really good sandwich to go along with it, and dont mind driving to german village, and dont mind spending the money, go to katzinger's and buy the damn thing and then buy me a couple thousand so i can pile them around a boat and pretend im in a sea of them.

on pets...

while eating dinner tonight we decided to let ferdinand out to stretch his wings. we have been noticing lately that instead of flying down to the bottom of his cage (like normal birds) he's just been falling...so that means one of two things-ferdinand is either flying challenged, or he just needs more practice. needless to say, letting him out while i was eating was probably not the best idea. he flew right out of his cage (or fell rather) and onto my plate of food. now, not only did this scare the hell out of me, but it definately made the rest of the meal not as appetizing. gosh darnit he sure is cute though!







this ones my favorite...

that yellow spot on his wing? hot sauce from my dinner