Archive for February 2010

I love to shop on Etsy, especially for jewelry. You get one of a kind pieces that aren’t mass produced. Etsy, if you didn’t know, is like an eBay for handcrafted goods. I get asked most about the jewelry that I bought from Etsy. I wanted to list some of my favorite stores that I found. I think the prices are very reasonable considering the amount of labor involved and the cost of supplies.

My most favorite shop on Etsy is Kathy’s Kreations. She makes Tarina Tarantino style jewelry at a huge fraction of the cost! Such gorgeous and sparkly jewelry encrusted with Swarovski rhinestones! Just looking at her stuff seriously increases my heart rate. I want it all!  I have one Tarina Tarantino necklace and I honestly think that Kathy’s sparkles more! The TT one uses crystals that are too large and are too spaced out from one another. I ALWAYS get compliments when I’m wearing the necklace I bought from her. I’m really on the edge of making another order. So pretty!! Check out her stuff and check out her sold pieces too. What I love is that you can request custom orders so if you find something that you like from one item, a different colour, etc, you can get it customized!

Vitrail Pave Heart Necklace $40

Pink Bowdacious Heart Necklace $40

Someone’s custom order $40 each

Here’s my custom order. $40. I bought this before she started making the big pendants. I would have ordered the large one instead!

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These are from MorningStar Farms. I used sweet and sour sauce for dipping.

Mushrooms, napa cabbage, fried tofu, white radish, and mung bean thread noodles. Vegetable stock made to taste by mixing mushroom powder and sugar with water.

This is my first time buying from Baja Fresh and probably my last. I was just curious to check it out. What’s good about Baja Fresh is that they don’t use lard. The main meatless ingredients in Mexican cuisine include cheese, rice, and beans. I get tired of cheese and beans REAL fast. I know I don’t like Mexican food but I couldn’t help myself. I kept staring at the photos on the take home menu my roommate brought home. It looks so tempting. I figured I’d finally go or else I’ll just keep wondering about Baja Fresh.

I got the grilled veggie burrito ENCHILADO STYLE which means they add salsa and a crap ton of cheese on top. No one should ever eat all this in one sitting unless they are an intense athlete because this baby totals up to be approximately 1,430 calories!!!!! OMGGGG 

I ate 1/3 of it and had my roommate eat the other 2/3. I actually thought she was only eat another 1/3 but she ended up going back for seconds and ate the rest. LOL, fine by me! She’s one of those people who can eat, eat, eat, doesn’t have the stamina to endure simple aerobic activities, and yet manages to be size 00.

My roommate wanted to replicate a dish she had at a vegetarian restaurant so I didn’t make this I made the name up. It’s really good, I just don’t like the sauce.

Cutting the fried “fish”. It can be found at the frozen food section at Chinese markets.

Peanuts and fried onions for garnish

Rice noodles, “fish”, peanuts, fried onions, romaine lettuce, and mint on top of a nori sheet.

Completed roll

Dipping in a prepackaged vegetarian fermented dipping sauce. Too spicy for me!

ROCKO’S MODERN LIFE TEE $22
Rocko and Spunky! EEEEEEE!!!!

TOO FAST YUMMY SKULL HOODIE $48
How cute is that skull design!

ALMOST FAMOUS BLUE BLEACHED SKINNY JEANS $29

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