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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Happiness is something that comes

in all different shapes and sizes,

but the secret is that

it's not hidden somewhere that far,

it's all in your heart.

-wishstar87

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"Happy World"

Kang Ik Joong

http://www.ikjoongkang.com/

Friday, June 19, 2009

cooking 2

Other than just delicious lunch dishes, I've also tried making some dessert treats for myself. Started off with muffin making and even to biscotti and chips. The first muffin I started off with a all-ready-to-go mix from JiffyMix for the corn muffins. This turned out pretty good, but I hoped to make my next one from scratch, which I did succeed. For my second muffin, I made carrot muffin made with carrot, walnut, cranberry, and semi-sweet chocolate. The outcome was wonderful. My third attempt was with biscotti, a favorite snack for tea and coffee drinkers. The only thing that surprised me is how much sugar this dessert needed. Nevertheless with the chocolate, walnut, and cranberry mix the result turned out pretty nice too. Today, I even tried making vegetable chips based on the online recipies. The process wasn't hard but it required a lot of time. Still, I'm pretty satisfied with the results. I think I'm ready to make a different kind of dessert, any suggestions? :)

1. Corn Muffin

2. Carrot Muffin

3. Biscotti

4. Vegetable Chips

Summer Cooking

June, 2009

Although I had the opprotunity to enjoy good food, I never took the chance to cook good food for myself. This summer will be a change in this pattern, though. Not only have I started cooking for myself starting with salad but also started backing desserts. I am proud to say I have a little library in my room full of books about cooking, baking, mixing drinks, wine, and other different interest that I have long had but never had much chance to work on. Now this will be the chance. Here, I will share some of the dishes I have been making and treating myself. If you were here, I would have loved to share them too. Because the othe joy of cooking that I realized is not just thinking and knowing what you can make, but also the pleasure of knowing that you can share this with someone else and make that person happy. I'm learned the pure pleasure of cooking and sharing!

1. Salad Mix

2. Bagel Sandwhich v.1

3. Potato Salad with Grilled Tomato and Squash

4. Grilled Tomato and Squash

5. Veg. Roll with Beans

6. Bagel Sandwhich v.2

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Baroque Art

Baroque Art

16th -17th cen. in Europe

Capturing the peak moment of movement was one of the characteristics of Baroque art. Unlike the previous Renaissance art that highlighted idealized and perfect presentation, Baroque art prioritiezed naturalism and realism. The few paintings and statue share below are some examples that I enjoy the most. The moment we set our eyes on them, as if we were thrown back to their time and space, we see them come alive in front of us. Additionally, every painting tells a story, and not just one story but several stories! Under each layer, the painting brings up a multi-layed story in action, right in front of our eyes.

I would love to have the chance to visit Europe agian to see these masterpieces in person. Now, having studied a little of it, I would be able to appreciate them more. Europe, here I will go someday!