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Remember those friends that I met in the grocery store? Well let me tell you, she is an amazing cook! Just when I thought that I was doing good and cooking grilled chicken pasta for dinner, I call her up and she tells me that on nights they don't have much time, she just 'whips' together some sushi. Pretty sure I couldn't just 'whip together' anything if I tried, especially sushi. It would turn out like a bad Pinterest fail. But she can and she does quite well. And thankfully she was kind enough to have me over and teach me her skills. So here ya go, for those other women who want easy meals besides peanut butter and jelly (which is what we have on way too many occasions). What you need: Avocados Crab Cucumber Seaweed paper Rice What you do: .Gather your ingredients. You can put whatever your heart desires on the inside. We stuck with crab, avocado and cucumber but also tried some tempura shrimp which was to.die.for. Slice veggies in long strips. You can also c...

With so many choices for delicious, unique food in Bangkok, it's hard to not leave the city with a pot belly as a souvenir. But that was a sacrifice we were willing to make. Living in Korea, a variety of different country's foods are not exactly readily available. Sure we can get American, Italian, Turkish, and Indian but the restaurants for each type are far and few between when compared to Korean restaurants that fill every nook and cranny of this country. And while we actually really enjoy Korean food, sometimes you just need a break. Here were our favorite choices of what to stuff your face with and where to do it in Bangkok. One of the great things about Thailand...the street food. There are vendors selling a variety of meat dishes, noodles, fruit and juices lining every street. This was one of our favorite places to try new food and for cheap. Noodles and main dishes will run anywhere from $1-$3 and snacks can be even cheaper. If you're looking for a great vibe head o...

Our cooking list for the day One of my favorite parts of living overseas is all of the different cultures you cross paths with. Especially on our small island where the community of teachers and engineers is exceptionally dense and diverse, bringing people from all corners of the world. I feel like I have now experienced the true meaning of a 'melting pot'. In just our church alone, which consists of about fifty people, we represent nine countries and speak 13 different languages. It is here that I have had the privilege of getting to know two Indian families that decided to invite myself and some other girl friends into their home and teach us how to cook some authentic Indian dishes. Rolling the chapati The first dish that we made was chapatti, or also known as roti. When you are eating curry, this bread is used as a sort of utensil to grab and pick up food since instead of using silverware, hands are traditionally used.   Chapatti / Roti   (This will make approximately 6 ro...

Have you ever immediately put your palm to your forehead when you read a new recipe? As in ' why have I not known about this until now?!' I had one of those moments when I finally got around to making these after months of being on my 'recipes I need to try' list. I made them when I knew that I couldn't serve cereal for one more breakfast but all I wanted to do was lay in bed for five  more minutes  instead of getting up and cooking. Thankfully these came to my rescue.  Puffins {pancake + muffin} What you need: .1 cup pancake mix .2/3 cup water .1/2 cup syrup What you do: .Preheat oven to 350 .Mix pancake mix, water and syrup .Pour in greased muffin pan .Top with banana, blueberries, chocolate chips, bacon, etc .Bake for 12-14 minutes and serve What do you make when you don't want to make anything at all? Linking up with BreAnna  and Molly

Seoul is by far one of our favorite cities in Korea. A major part of this love is the food that is available. Our island is fairly westernized and we are able to both buy and eat a lot of the food that we crave from back home. But this is still nothing compared to the vast assortment of foreign foods available in Seoul. We went to visit last weekend and therefore spent about 48 hours gorging ourselves on all of the delicious availability. Breakfast restaurants are far and few between in Korea, especially restaurants that don't overcharge and you can leave feeling full. Oh how we miss Denny's. We did however find a new breakfast spot that wasn't outrageous (although still much more expensive than prices we are accustomed to back home) and had large portions. Suji's is located in the neighborhood of Itaewon and offers a wide selection of delicious breakfast foods at a reasonable price. The french toast we had was 12,000w and the eggs were 15,000w. We opted for the french ...