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.

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Hello There Stranger

Hi I'm Niko-Kitten.  I'm a twenty something American hapa and native English speaker, that has appreciated foreign languages/culture. media, and  international cooking all of my life. Yet there's often something more pressing to do or not enough people in my daily life that have even the slightest interest in these topics. Also, if I'm being totally  honest, I've previously been very gunshy to show too much interest in Asian things, because it would lead to complicated explanations since I neither present phenotypically as Asian nor do I really associate myself as such (Ok well I do partly, but not intensely and not to the point where I'd choose to  bring it up in conversation. A post on this is in the works).


Now for the tricky bit, this blog is a blog within a blog. This Blogception will be focusing on my passions for:

Code-Switched

Language Learning, Linguistics, Ethnicity, Culture, and Identity 

 But  Korean language and media blew me away in 2011. The throaty phonetic quality, the polished snark-like  poetry of  the Korean language, lurking in what might appear bland sentences, and the addictive music, movies, and shows blew me away in 2011. And I've chosen to get over myself and  pursue learning the language and exploring Asian culture, media, and cooking seriously as of this Summer 2013. I want to share this bumpy ride with other: curious bystanders,cooks, eaters, hapas,  language learners, and  kind fluent speakers willing to humor me. I'm a native English speaker, currently studying Korean and Japanese, with a laundry list of other languages impatiently awaiting their turn.

Drama Pho Your Mama
Asian Drama ( also International shows and Movie) inspired meals, and all  other cooking, eating, and recipe related bits.

Baguette about it

Restaurant reviews, recipe brainstorming and sharing, and  misc food blogging.


Too Hungry For Words
writing attempts, reviews, and every thing novel .

Lost In Textlation
miscelanous blurbs and life

Witchcraft
where i gush over or try my paws at wicked crafty things and pursuits

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

Yours,

Niko