inspecting in with you today! things I’ve been watching, cooking as well as believing about this week.

Oi amigo. Como tá indo? I hope things are okay on your end. I’m feeling chatty today, so let’s catch up. before we get into it, though, turn up the sound, as well as enjoy this video:

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Goodness gracious, I like her. So sassy!

I’m still here, still hanging on, although I’m absolutely feeling the impacts of quarantine tiredness (read about it here, right here as well as here).

Businesses as well as public facilities are slowly beginning to open up right here again. Parks, stores, restaurants (for outside dining only). Word on the street is Sephora will fling its doors open next week, too.

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Gatos e moletom com maquiagem ??

US $ 42.

Compre agora

Part if me is relieved, as well as part of me is, like, “Well, what occurs if/when there’s a second wave? Or what if the vaccines don’t work?” I’ve been “adulting” quite intensely lately, as El Hub as well as I have seem to have severe discussions about difficult things, oh…every two seconds.

On the glass-half-full side, at least it’s not the zombie apocalypse! , Which would be about 100 times harder. Our metaphorical boat is still above water.

On that note, here’s some levity! This has kept me afloat this week…

My youth on a plate

You understand those foods that take you back to your childhood? Filipino mung bean stew (ginisang mungo) does that for me. We had it at least when a week during the week when I was growing up. It’s simple to make as well as oh-so fulfilling.

Mung beans look as well as taste a bit like lentils. When you cook them, they soften to an nearly creamy consistency.

Don’t even believe about serving it atop cauliflower rice.
There are lots of different riffs on this stew, which doesn’t have extremely lots of ingredients, however my preferred has bacon as well as spinach. as well as pancetta, shallot, garlic, dried mung beans (of course), beef broth, water as well as fish sauce.

My mommy as well as daddy always cooked it in a pot on the stove, however if you do it that method you have to soak the beans beforehand, as well as they take permanently to cook in a pot. If I get impatient, they don’t turn out as soft as well as creamy as I want them to be, so now I make it in the immediate Pot. In 10 minutes the beans are cooked perfectly.

Here’s what you do!

Saute a pack of chopped pancetta (I get the pre-diced bundle at Trader Joe’s) in the immediate Pot up until the fat has rendered, as well as add 1 chopped medium shallot as well as 3 tablespoons of chopped garlic. continue to saute up until great as well as fragrant, as well as then turn off the heat.

Add 2 cups of beef broth, 1 cup of water, as well as 1 cup of rinsed mung beans (I did not soak them).

Cook on high pressure on the Bean setting for 10 minutes, as well as then utilize the immediate Pot’s quick release to release the heavy steam (be careful!). then add fish sauce to taste, as well as throw a few handfuls of spinach in there. stir up until wilted.

To get the full Filipino experience, you have to serve it on top of white rice. ??

If you don’t have fish sauce around, you can likewise utilize ordinary salt to flavor the stew, or try a different sauce that has a salty undertone, like soy sauce, tamari or perhaps even Worcestershire sauce. It’ll modification the flavor profile, however as long as it’s yummy, right? quem se importa?

Instant Pot saves the day!
I made this a few days ago, as well as it did me a world of good. I’ve been missing my family, as well as this tastes just like home.

Oh! — I gotta provide a shout-out to my Instagram friend Beverly. She articles Filipino recipes every Friday, as well as she made this meal in her stories last week, which got me craving for it.

For the like of granny panties

Allow me to provide you some area for a preemptive “thank you” since your granny panty-lovin’ heart will be permanently altered for the much better after you buy this six-pack of Fruit of the Loom Women’s Breathable Micro-Mesh Low-Rise Briefs from Target for $13.99.

Say “yes” to underpants.
I’m normally a cotton undies kinda woman because of being unusually specific about breathability, however even though these are 93% Polyester as well as 7% Spandex, the micro-mesh produces a great breeze that cascades over the mountains of your booty. The material is likewise wetness wicking.

The material is incredibly soft as well as easily lightweight. No pulling or tugging either.

Even though these are allegedly “low-rise,” the waistband still goes up quite high, so my stomach still feels covered up sufficient when I’m using high-rise pants.

The sizing is quite on point too.

DE NADA!

“Alone” on the history channel

EHRMAHGOODNESS. I like as well as dislike this show. Seuuma competição de verdade, onde 10 pessoas (profissionais selvagens, bem como os sobreviventes que entendem o que estão fazendo), sai em um lugar duro e remoto, bem como com provisões restritas, bem como a pessoa que dura o Land O mais longo ganha meio milhão de dólares.

Eu gosto disso. Eu encerrei antes de dormir, bem como meio que me assiste enquanto eu trago. Então, se eu for lidar com o meu tapete de ioga durante a pose de pombo, posso apenas pendurar disponível por alguns minutos, bem como meia ouvir sem falta muito. No entanto, é um show interessante! Estou equipado apenas para administrar carros e camping de caminhões (eu tenho que tomar uma sala de banho com água corrente, bem como um chuveiro, bem como banheiro nas proximidades. Estes são não negociáveis.), Então eu estou descobrindo muito.

Eu tocaria mesmo antes de eles me deixaram, tbh.

É igualmente interessante exatamente como tudo se resume a sorte. Mesmo o melhor treinado, muitos competidores experientes muitas vezes sucumbem à boa sorte básica. Nem sempre é sobre a pessoa mais competente que chega ao fim. Muitas vezes é apenas a pessoa que lida a se esquivar muito mais de balas metafóricas da natureza da mãe.

De qualquer forma, isso é também por que eu sincronamente não gosto desse show – já que depois de El Hub gostara de cerca de cinco episódios, ele começou a conseguir idéias. Último domingo fomos em uma caminhada com a preservação da natureza do Vale do Indiano, bem como ele tomou uma decisão de fazer um arco, bem como a seta, utilizando materiais que ele descobriu na trilha.

Agora ele está coberto de carvalho venenoso.

E por que ele é coberto de carvalho venenoso? Bem, desde que ele fez seu arco, bem como flecha dos velhos ramos de carvalho venenoso seco sem perceber.

SUSPIRAR.

Novo papel de Rosie: babydoll

Por último, porém definitivamente não menos importante, eu continuo pegando esses dois besties afagando, bem como brincando juntos, assim como é a coisa mais fofa. Rosie é tão paciente. Ela deixa Connor tratá-la como sua boneca infantil. Connor vestia-a na roupa de boneca, bem como envolve suas patas em torno de ursos de pelúcia, bem como animais de pelúcia.

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Anywho, é o que eu tenho tanto quanto esta semana até agora. exatamente como você está?

Seu viciado em apelação comunitária amigável,

Karen.