Today for lunch, I made a super simple recipe for Ash Reshteh, a Persian noodle soup.
Mine looked different from the photo because the delivery used Chinese egg noodles and the photo looks like vermicelli. Otherwise, it was a tasty, easy healthy lunch.
I don’t wear a lot of foundation, or any really but recently I picked up this Tony Moly Blur BB.
The container was cute and it wasn’t too expensive.
The product itself I think only came in one colour. It was a sheer coverage. It covered most of my red spots without looking like I had any make up on. I love it. I feel like if you have any acne, or serious skin problems, it wouldn’t be the right product for you, but for gentle coverage it is perfect.
Earlier this week, I somehow stabbed myself in my right eye with my thumbnail. It hurt a lot. I teared up involuntarily at my desk at work. I saw fuzziness for the first day. It was terrible.
I left work a little bit early because I didn’t want to look like I was bawling at my desk and people kept coming up to talk to me for some reason. The trip home was the worst!
I couldn’t keep my eye(s) open. It helped to doze off a bit so that the tearing would stop. I got off a few stops early to pick up some antibiotic eye drops so that it wouldn’t get infected. I probably looked like an idiot as I teared up mid-aisle staring at eye drops. There were too many to choose from and I only had one eye to read labels.
Eventually, I went home (which was also the day of my Miss Fresh package came and I still cooked a recipe and was magically fine while doing it). After that, I lay in bed and let my sore eye rest with a warm towel in my eye and some eye drops. More involuntary crying happened and I fell asleep early watching The Simpsons.
The next day. I took some Tylenol for the remaining pain and applied eyedrops to my swollen eye. I probably looked a bit strange but I still put on eyeliner to seem normal. I was more functional.
Today, I seriously just forgot about it. Sometimes pain is a combination of physical but psychological as well. I think it healed more today, but I can feel it more when I think about it vs when I’m so busy at work and school that I don’t have time to have a crazy eye!
Anyways, I don’t know what the moral of this story is but maybe I’ll read my own post and not poke myself in the eye again.
Tonight, I made the Asian Pork & Miso Eggplant Recipe from my Miss Fresh subscription.
Besides the broccoli (which wasn’t packaged), the ingredients were organized in baggies with sauces portioned out.
One thing I’ll have to say about these instructions were they were slightly vague. I had to look up the meaning of “deglaze” and it didn’t say what temperature (low, medium, high) I needed to pan cook the meat. I turned it up too high in the beginning and burned it a tiny bit. I ended up boiling the broccoli instead of steaming because I don’t have the proper pot for it.
Here’s my result! It doesn’t look pretty but it tasted great. I loved the eggplant marinated in miso, mirin, honey and soy sauce.
I’ve always wanted to try a Recipe Delivery service. There are so many in Toronto. I picked Miss Fresh because there was a relatively affordable Groupon Deal for 4 meals for 2 people. The slightly awkward thing is you have to order a week (or more depending on when you’re placing it) in advance. Orders made before Monday will be delivered the next week on Tuesday. If you miss that timeframe you won’t get it until the week after.
I usually can’t plan that far ahead because of the nature of the industry I work/live in. Also because I’m not home everyday these 4 meals will probably need to stretch a bit longer than a week.
It all arrived at my doorstep in one box, with individually labelled bags per recipe. There are even bottles of portioned out sauces! All the ingredients looked super fresh.
I had instructed the delivery person to leave them in front of my apartment door. Everything remained cold in their custom box with a reusable ice pack.
For my first meal, I made a Tarragon Citrus Crusted Salmon. The recipe had fennel 2 ways: as a salad and baked.
The meat and the ingredients came in separate little baggies.
The instructions were super simple. The only time it was slightly confusing was when it called for lemon & orange zest. It didn’t really say how much zest to use so I used the whole fruit.
The result was perfect. I loved the smell of the tarragon and fennel in the oven. Everything took under 30 minutes.
Can’t wait to try the next recipe tomorrow.
You can find the recipe here if you want to try it yourself.
I was at Tony Moly recently, so I picked up some nose strips! I always have tons of blackheads on my nose.
There were 5 individually wrapped strips in each pack. These ones were made out of egg essence.
The nose strips were pretty small, and fit around the nose and the skin near it.
I have a pretty flat and odd shaped nose. I found that it didn’t always adhere to all the contours, so it missed some spots in terms of coverage.
I left it on for 30 minutes and it definitely made my nose smoother, but I felt that it didn’t clean as many blackheads as I wanted. Maybe I just have so many I have to do this multiple times!
Lately, I’ve been super into buying and using face masks, specifically Japanese/Korean ones that are super affordable. I have ones from Tony Moly, Face Shop, InnisFree & more!
I’ve been using them 2-3 times a week and I haven’t experienced any negative side-effects. In fact, there’s a bunch of articles of people who used face masks everyday for a week and had mostly good things to say.I’ve noticed my skin has a natural dewy glow compared to when I don’t use masks.
I have a wide range of masks from moisturizing to firming and smoothing. I think this makes it easier to use multiple a week.
Do you use any face masks? I want to know your favourites!
In my latest coffee adventure I decided to try the Muskoka Roastery’s “Howling Wolf”. This one was actually available at Longo’s.
The roast was a medium dark roast. It was full of flavour but smooth enough that people usually into medium roasts can still enjoy it.
What are your favourite non-commercial coffee beans? I want to try them all!
When you move out, it’s fun to do groceries because you can buy whatever you want!
I love thinking up new recipe ideas and picking up snacks. This week I will be doing things a bit differently and trying a grocery/meal delivery thing. Stay tuned!
On one hand, I’m glad I can still look young (and not 29), but on the other hand, I know I’m growing up. People were super surprised I was engaged. I guess they never figured I was that old, or that I would grow up. I’ve started to think more in terms of wedding planning and finances.
However, I think I can continue having fun, no matter what age I am or where I am in life!
Tiana Feng 