First of all, I'm not sure my husband would approve of me sharing this recipe with you. He loves these cheddar garlic biscuits so much, he has claimed them as his own. I try not to make these too often, because my husband and I have a bad habit of eating the entire batch within a day or two. Whoops. If you're looking for biscuits that taste almost identical to the savory goodness found at Red Lobster...look no further. To be honest, I can't even remember what Red Lobster's tasted like, I just know I don't crave them anymore. I crave these guys. I found this recipe on Food and Family and then slightly modified it to taste and mix the way I wanted it to. The ingredients are simple: just dump and go. A batch takes about 20-25 minutes ... Read More
Be mine
I used to dislike Valentine's Day. I won't use the word hate, because it would take a lot to get me to actually hate something. I never celebrated Valentines Day in high school or college, I actually celebrated quite the opposite. I celebrated being single with some of my closest girl friends. We would get all dressed up and go out on the town, having a grand ol' time. I was the girl that would be randomly sitting in my dorm lounge when the flower guy would come in on the 14th of Feb. and ask me to deliver the flowers to room ___. I politely would accept, but it was not with a willing or happy heart. This didn't just happen once or twice either. I never celebrated Valentine's Day while dating either. I considered it to be a day in which ... Read More
Recipes: grandma knows best
I don't know if you're like me, but the perfect Christmas cookie recipe is hard to find. Well, look no further. Everyone knows that gingerbread cookies are an American holiday favorite. The soft and spicy cookie is just what anyone needs for the cold holidays...especially paired with a cup of tea or hot cocoa. I was a bit hesitant to share my cherished gingerbread recipe, passed down to me from my Grandmother, with you at first...after all, it's been in the family for years. But being in the holiday spirit, one cannot be greedy and selfish. Also, this recipe is achievable from KOREA with a little help from iherb.com. If you're in for some warm (actually these are even good frozen), soft, and all around darn good cookies...give these a ... Read More
Expat resources
Hey readers...especially expats! Check out the new page above labeled 'Expat Resources!' I've started compiling a list of online resources that ship to Korea/Worldwide! This not only helps me, but it may help you. Enjoy. :) ... Read More
24
My 24th birthday. To be honest, I feel a little cheated about my 24th year, because in Korea I'm actually already 25. I'll be 26 when the lunar new year hits. I seriously had to think about how old I was, and it took a while to figure out I was only turning 24. Where have all these years gone? I know im still 'young' and 'fresh,' but I feel like it was just yesterday that I got my first job working at Sonic Drive-In, or walking into my first class at College of the Ozarks (Comp 101 8:00 am with Dr. Barnes). I used to look forward to turning another year older...but after 21, my mind started changing...and now i'm like CRAP. I'm getting old. You don't start to feel old until you teach kids who were born in 2007, and they can't even ... Read More
Where do i get it? 10/4
Due to the inspiration of one of my friends, I've decided to write a post about using a certain resource as a means of comfort here in South Korea as an expat. What may that be? The internet. The internet holds a vast amount of information...as well as resources that are able to help a person no matter where and what walk of life they are on. Being an expat, I've tried to make life as comfortable as possible...trying to find little things to make our time in Asia a little more 'Western' (the region of the world, not the cowboy style). I've recently stumbled upon some websites that have allowed me to maintain a slight level of 'normalicy' in an otherwise crazy and foreign world. Honestly, I never thought I would write a blog post about ... Read More
That BBQ Chicken…
Derik and I are starting to get into the groove of things. We no longer stumble around hoping we get to the right place at the right time,in Gohyeon anyway. Just wait until we start exploring other parts of Geoje Island. We know the best place to buy tools, the right store to grab a quick carton of milk, and of course we know that McDonalds has a happy hour from 11-2 everyday (of which we visit this every couple weeks, maybe more frequently soon...my husband has rapidly dropped 20 pounds in the last month). We know our schedules at work, we know how much time it takes us to get there walking, and riding the bike. We know some Korean words such as: "Hello/Goodbye," "Thank-you," "Yes," and of course "Sexual Predator," and "Poop." Thank you ... Read More