So, the past nine months have been a complete circle. Remember my last post about new beginnings, new jobs blah blah blah.... well, that job laid me off. But before you start feeling sorry for me, my old job took me back so it worked out just fine. It's like I never left!
So today I decided to write down my current obsessions since my last entry. I'm overwhelmed with so much to say that making a list seemed like the most sense to me. Plus putting things on a list makes me happy for some reason.
Television shows:
1) Comedy Bang Bang. I LOVE this show because I laugh at everything. Just ask my husband.
This is by far one of my favorite skits played by Nick Kroll. Fabrice Fabrice - A Poem about Marsupials
It's so deep I can't take it.
2) American Horror Story: Coven. This is the best season, hands down. I couldn't get into the last season because it was far too scary for me and most of time I just covered my eyes and ears. But the Coven is so good! Mutilation, betrayal and witchcraft... now that's more like my cup of tea.
3) The Little Couple. I just got done watching a mini marathon last night and suddenly I'm connected to this family. The couple adopted an adorable boy, Will from China, and watching them juggle the new life of parenting and struggles with his health problems sucked me in fast. They truly love that little guy. They're also in the process of adopting a little girl so I'm looking forward to that too.
Blogs:
4) I've been reading a lot of blogs about expats moving to a different country for teaching jobs. I've been especially interested in South Korea, Abu Dhabi, Phillippines and Japan. Call this random but I am infatuated with how people adjust to the different cultures.
A couple of blogs provide lists (yay!) on what they enjoy most about the country and also what they miss about America. Sometimes it's the simplest things too... like dryers, Target, and trash bins.
But most of all, I read it because I feel like I'm traveling from my computer.
So, that's about it. I"m loving all of the above right now.
Last Saturday I was going through my instagram and saw that someone made Butter Mochi. I had no clue what it was but it looked delicious! I then googled the hell out of Butter Mochi and found the perfect recipe from it's origin, Hawaii.
I made it that night and practically ate a 9 x 13 cookie sheet all by myself. No regrets.
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| Ingredients | |||
| 1 16-oz box Blue Star Mochiko flour 2 1/2 cup Sugar 2 teaspoon Baking powder 1 12-oz can Evaporated milk 1 14-oz can Coconut milk 3 eggs 2 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract 1 stick melted butter | |||
| Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spread butter on a 9 x 13" pan or just use parchment paper. Mix together mochiko flour, sugar, and baking powder in a large bowl and mix. In a medium bowl, mix the evaporated and coconut milk, eggs, and vanilla. Get the dry ingredients and combine it with the wet ingredients. Mix well. Add the melted butter and pour it into the pan. Remove any air bubbles but tapping the pan on a hard surface. Bake 50-60 minutes or until goldish brown. Cool for an hour and dig in. | |||
Happy baking!
