Homemade Kimchi Recipe

I’m going to try to keep this short and to the point, because it’s 5am, I haven’t slept, there is a pandemic outside, but this recipe was requested. Promises were made. Sooo, here we are. This is an easy recipe to make kimchi at home. It makes a ton, so I hope you like it! […]

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Easy Crockpot Taco Chicken Chili

    Is anyone else sick of cooking? Perhaps when you are reading this, we will be in a happy, coronavirus free future, but as of now, we are stuck in our houses, people are hoarding food and toilet paper, and I have cooked exactly 10,000 homemade meals in two weeks time… Or at least […]

Healthy Imposter: Making Ground Turkey Taste Like Sausage

  Love the taste of sausage, but afraid of resembling a beach ball, or having a heart attack? Same. Keep reading!   With this seasoning, you can make your ground turkey taste remarkably like traditional pork sausage without all the extra fat. After mixing it all up, you can use however you like. Form into […]

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IKEA Runnen Patio Tile Redo

We have been eyeing these wood patio tiles at Ikea ever since moving into our house. In case you missed it, our entire backyard is paved over. Like a big beautiful parking lot.     We never took the plunge, because after doing the math, the tiles just weren’t in our budget. Fast forward to […]

Traveling to Hawaii Part 3: Must See Spots on Oahu

Oh my god, FINALLY! We are to the post you have probably been waiting for this whole time! Unless you are really into food or what to pack when you vacation. Which, you should be, but we understand if this is the most exciting part. So, without further ado…can you believe we originally thought this […]

Traveling to Hawaii Part Two: Our Favorite Places (to Eat)

Well, this started out as a post of all of our favorite spots on Oahu, and then we realized things were getting out of hand. What can we say? We like food. So, here is a list of our favorite places to munch on Oahu. For our favorite non-food spots, keep your eye peeled for […]

Traveling to Oahu, Hawaii Part One: What to Pack, What To Leave at Home, and How to Not be an Ass-hole

Since mom’s partner, Kurt, is from Oahu, and his family still resides there, we have had the unique opportunity to experience Hawaii both as tourists and locals. We have travelled to Hawaii at least once a year, for the past 6 years, so we have gotten to know it fairly well. Hopefully this guide can […]

Quick and Easy Pickled Jalapeños

I had a handful of jalapeños sitting in my fridge from our concrete garden, but have been too busy lately to use them all in my cooking. *This post contains affiliate links*   I love getting pickled jalapeños on sandwiches or pizza, so I figured that would be a great way to use them up, as well […]

Geneva is for Rich People.

We are just going to put this out there right now. Geneva is not for budget travelers.   The reason we chose to visit Geneva was because Mom’s brother works at CERN, and lives in nearby Saint-Genis-Pouilly. Since we had a free place to lay our heads, and got to visit family, it was a […]

Gardening on Concrete : DIY Raised Cinderblock Beds

When we were shopping for a home, I had grand dreams of the quaint, lush garden I would soon be tending to. In reality, what I got was a sea of hot concrete. I have looked into ways to break up the concrete, all of which are either expensive or back-breaking. Due to my lack […]