She wore a raspberry beret The kind you find in a second hand store

I love thrift stores. The  hunt, the savings, and  never knowing what I might find; is heaven to me. I snagged an especially good haul today. Thought I'd share with the class.

-brand new Fox Run  English muffin/Crumpet Rings 2 sets of 4  $1.49 each

- a super fancy water proof/insulated rolling pinic carrier. (It only came with the plates, untensils, cheese board, cheese knife, & wine opener shown in this picture) $6.74 ( retails for almost $200)

- a great quality vintage cookie jar $3.01

- Cookie cookbook $1.12

- Huge 21 quart Granite Enamel Ware Stock pot ( I was having problems finding anything big enough to salt cabbage & mix all my Kimchi at once) 5.20

$19.05 + tax well spent, eh?

I hear acceptence is the first step. Hello my name's Nik(o) and I'm a thrift bitch. lol

What a melon!

I have a weakness for Trader Joe's samples. Even if it's something I know I loathe, like beets *shiver*, I just can't help but try it. This lack of willpower led to a wonderful discovery.

                                               Watermelon salad!

OMG soooo yummy. I'm religiously against fresh fruit in salads. But it was so savory, with just the right of cooling sweetness.  The perfect addictive salty/sweet combo. I'm going to start testing recipes, so I can make it for a picnic this weekend = ).  I want to play with how different herbs  (basil, mint, cilantro, and thai basil) alter the taste. I'll keep you guys posted on my results.

Hello There Stranger

My names Bella. I've appreciated foreign languages/culture International cooking all of my life. But The Korean language blew me away in 2011. The throaty phonetic quality. The polished snark or poetry, lurking in what might appear bland sentences. And My gawd the music, movies, and shows are so addictive. It's entirely  worthy to be my first 2nd language, with Polyglottery being the long term goal. 

 So I've decided to pursue learning the language seriously as of this January 2012 and wanted to share the bumpy ride with other curious bystanders, students, or kind fluent speakers willing give pointers or correct me. Other topics will likely appear, hopefully they'll amuse.

Nice to meet you. 始めまして。만나서 반갑습니다. (^-^*)/

Yours,

Bella