From the monthly archives: January 2008

comfort from the blue box

On January 31, 2008 · 5 Comments

Even though I was raised in a Chinese home, my favorite meal growing up was the big blue box of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. Bring on the teeny tiny noodles and cheese mix! I didn’t care what was in it; all I knew was that when my mom brought out the blue box, I was [...]

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the great american pinup

On January 30, 2008 · 1 Comment

Over the weekend, I perused my local bookstore and fell upon this book, “The Great American Pinup,” which had some of the most beautiful pictures of classic American pin-up girls.

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nectar of the gods

On January 29, 2008 · 16 Comments

After I made some raspberry jamble shortbread bars and had leftover shortbread dough, I knew instantly what I wanted to do. A vision of almond shortbread cookies squeezed together with Nutella danced in my head and I was sold.

Nutella. Just the mere mention of this chocolate heaven is enough to evoke images [...]

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a pound of butter and some jam

On January 28, 2008 · 1 Comment

When it comes to desserts, I’m a chocolate girl at heart. Fruit, to me, is meant to be savored by itself in all its glory. I can easily pass on fruity treats like apple pie or peach cobblers but put a chocolate chip cookie in front of me, and my defenses will crack.

That was, [...]

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the best dressed at the SAG

On January 27, 2008 · Leave a Comment

The red carpet has returned! Thank god. It’s the only  reason why I watch these awards show since most of the nominees have already been predicted by members in Hollywood blah blah blah. But I was a little disappointed by the red carpet this year. Only a select few really had me going wow sadly. [...]

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