Reinvented Korean Recipes

After my daily blog reads I go to Yahoo's main page to see if there's any interesting featured articles. Then.....being the food junkie I am, I go to Kevin's page. I have plenty of down time at work so I'm always looking for new and yummy recipes to try at home. Closet Cooking has so many great recipes and he uses/adds ingredients I would have never thought of. I just want to go over his house and eat, eat, eat it all up. And then usually when I'm done looking at that it's time for my lunch break.....because my mouth is salivating and my stomach is grumbling so bad I need to put something in my system to recover.

These are currently bookmarked for my "must try" korean recipes- *click the name for recipe.*


Korean Short Rib Tacos

Kimchi Quesadillas

 Kimchi Egg Salad Sandwhich

Bulgolgi Burgers

Gray Collared

Can I just say that I love shopping for work clothes. Today my window shopping turned more into a shopping spree. I found so many cute clothes that would work well as work attire. Last month when I had my interview I had a very hard time finding business professional clothes (at a reasonable price) and it seemed like I was hitting the wall at every store. Now I can find blazers, slacks, vests, and collared shirts around every corner.

While Forever 21 was my first stop, their blouses seemed a little thin and too sheery. H&M was next and boy, did I hit the jackpot. Although I don't have them all pictured I bought 6 collared shirts ( each at the price of $20. Not bad!) They also had nice blazers with different styles and color varieties. I picked up some rings to play into my shirts, and I managed to find some great scarves.

Here I have 2 of my 6 shirts pictured. The gray and gray stripe were a perfect look with my black suit I had purchased at The Limited. ( The other 4 colors I got were white, black, black stripped, and dark gray.) I wanted to add some color so I got these 2 rings (each for $5.95.) The earring studs were a great find and I got them on sale for 50% off at New York and Company.  

The Spirited Garden- Jeju Island

More on the Spirited Garden here and here.

Oh La Lace

Wearing pantyhose was never really preferred in my book. Once I started working in a more professional environment I had to abide by the work dress codes. Fall and winter wear call for nylon stockings/hosiery if any part of the leg is showing. The pantyhose style seems to never work out for me and always grudges me just thinking about squeezing into them. It's such an inconvenience pulling them up and down (from using the restroom), making sure the crotch area is in the right spot, keeping the stomach control top from squeezing your muffin top to tightly....blah blah blah. Plus no matter how "Medium" or "Large" size I get, the hose always looks like an "Extra Extra Small." The width is as wide as my hand..... *geez*

Good thing I came across these thigh-high stockings with the lace top. These have been a blessing in disguise and work well throughout my 8 hour work shift. The rubber lining helps keep the leggings from sliding down and keeps them securely in place.

At one point I was washing the stockings by hand and getting tired of this routine. ( I just feel like my clothes aren't as clean as they would be from an actual washer.) Luckily I came across this little bra bag at a dollar store. Not only do I use this for bras and delicate clothing, but this comes in handy for stockings and leggings as well.

If you're looking for some nice and comfortable thigh-highs as well try the Victoria's Secret Lace Top ($16) or you can get a cheaper alternative at WalMart with their George Brand Thigh Highs. ($5)

Hotel Motel

Once we arrived on the Jeju island (Korea), our new home would be this cute 30 room motel. Anthony's mom's friend owns it and was gracious enough to give us a great discount for our 3 week stay. :) Look how colorful and cheerful the wallpaper is.This location was so convenient and just a hop-skip-and a jump away from Anthony's cousin's apartment. Each morning we would get ready and make our walk over to her place to start our daily adventure. There are like 15 restaurants on the way so getting breakfast or lunch was never a problem. The only thing we had to keep a look out for were those fast swerving scooter drivers....*honk honk* They would just appear out of nowhere.