Weekend Snapshots

This weekend I...

1. Made some brown butter brownies w/walnuts using a recipe from Bon Appetit while the boy assembled a new desk chair for me. Since he loves anything chocolate, this home cooked dessert was his reward;)

2. Also made pork dumplings. I will definitely have a recipe post for you on these soon because these are worth making if you love dumplings. This weekend was a rainy one in Washington, DC which usually makes me want to stay in and bake/cook.

3. Took a trip out to Ikea to look at frames, plants, and other random things. I couldn't resist leaving the place w/o eating their famous Swedish meatballs. SO good.

4. Saw the much anticipated and worth seeing movie, The Dark Knight Rises. While waiting in the long line to get into the theatre, I couldn't resist getting some froyo from Pinkberry which was nearby. Regarding the movie though, it's a must see. Lets just put it this way--this is my favorite summer movie I've seen so far.

5. Had an intense craving for sushi so the boy took me to favorite go to sushi place in MD--Yuraku.

How was your weekend?

Weekend Snapshots

This weekend I...

1. Stopped by Ikea to stock up on some of their Tindra candles which not only smell divine, but are so cheap. Each candle is $1.99 people! Get on it. I also bought several picture frames because I want to (finally) print pictures of my favorite places I've traveled to around the world and have a wall at my place dedicated just for that.

2. Experimented with some Valentine's day baking. I love chocolate covered pretzels because it has both the sweet and salty component to it. I also decided to add Valentines Days colored sprinkles to give it a nice finishing holiday touch. This was easy, tasty, and cute--what's not to love? Will post recipe later this week

3. The boy cooked dinner for me. He made a delicious dinner of a Chinese noodle dish that consisted of bok choy, pork and mushrooms, along with egg drop soup. Unfortunately in the process he ended up cutting himself pretty badly but that's a whole another post in itself. Sigh.

4. Squeezed in some "me" time which consisted of catching up with my favorite magazines and drinking chocolate wine. Taylor Swift makes me want to buy a big, floppy hat and trim my bangs. Note to self: I'm not Taylor Swift.

5. Bought more Essie nail polish. Hehehehe. They have a line called "Essie Luxe Effects" which consists of glittery polish and well ya know me...I can't resist sparkle. The colors I purchased are "a cut above" and "set in stones."

6. Received an email from Refinery 29's DC editor asking if she could use this outfit I posted about a week ago to feature in her article, "The Perfect Outfit," and well, I obviously said yes and thank you! Check it out: http://www.refinery29.com/the-perfect-outfit-mixing-colors-and-prints

How was your weekend?