A Girl in the World

From the monthly archives:

March 2010

And a breather… sorta

March 30, 2010

Wowza.  I’ve got about 4 hours before I have to get up for the airport.  Daddy is driving me at 5am.  Dads are just the best human beings out there, second to Moms.  They don’t think twice about these sorts of things.  I am so thankful for mine. Here’s an update from the craziest Monday [...]

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I’m sorry United Airlines, but I hate you

March 26, 2010

I’m not one to dwell on bad things.  Actually, some would say that I can be annoyingly positive.  And I feel bad writing this post, knowing full well that it’s going to bash United Airlines.  But really, they’ve left me no choice!  I don’t think companies should exist nowadays if they aren’t willing to make [...]

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So much world

March 25, 2010

I welcome the fear, knowing that if I’m not feeling it, I’m in the wrong place. ~ @jenovia Tonight, I’m antsy.  I am happiness and music and possibility all rolled into one big ball of potential energy.  I’m like a wound-up rubber band just waiting to let loose.  It’s been a busy day.  Family, friends, [...]

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Opor Ayam (chicken curry)

March 25, 2010

INGREDIENTS 1 whole chicken, chopped bumbu bali 1 carrot, peeled and cubed 1 potato, peeled and cubed curry spice: 1 tspn salt 3 tbsp coconut oil 1 lime 2 blades of lemongrass 3 salam leaves (bay leaves) 1 cup coconut milk DIRECTIONS Cut chicken into pieces.  Add curry spice mix to bumbu bali.  Place chicken, [...]

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My favourite: Tempe Manis (sweet fermented boiled soy bean)

March 24, 2010

This is a basic tempe recipe that can be made with peanuts and small dried fish for variation. Like tofu, tempe has very little taste by itself, but when cooked, it absorbs the flavours of the other ingredients. INGREDIENTS 1/2 lb tempe (or one block) 1 cup peanuts (optional) 2 cups small dried fish (optional) [...]

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Sambal Udang (hot sauce prawn)

March 23, 2010

As promised, here it is! Hot sauce prawn, Balinese style.  When you’ve got bumbu bali, the possibilities are endless. INGREDIENTS 5-7 large prawns 1 1/2 tbsp bumbu bali 1 tbsp palm sugar 2 Balinese chilis 1 green pepper, sliced 1 onion, sliced 2 kaffir lime leaves 1 cup coconut milk 2 tbsp coconut/palm oil salt & [...]

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Book recommendations

March 22, 2010

Because of Hulu and other such nightly distractions, I’ve seriously lagged when it comes to getting through my reading list.  I’ve stalled a half-dozen books since I’ve been home and am ordering new ones via Amazon left, right and center (the one-click purchase feature is eeeevil!). I’ve found that the best books I’ve ever read [...]

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Bumbu Bali

March 22, 2010

While in Bali for a few weeks in January this year, I took a great cooking class offered by one of the local restaurants in Ubud. Early that morning, we went to the market to purchase ingredients for the dishes we were going to make. It was one of the most fruitful days I spent [...]

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I’m a type 7, what are you?

March 22, 2010

In high school, girl friends and I would obsessively take those “How great of a lover are you?” tests in trashy magazines like Cosmopolitan, Allure or Vogue.  Actually, we became hyper obsessed with Cosmo specifically, because it was racy, gratuitous and sexy – everything that we were not.  I was a real dork in high [...]

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Fantasy travel trips that you can do now

March 19, 2010

If you haven’t already read The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferris, I highly recommend you do.  Though parts of it can sound unrealistic at times, it will change the way you think about work, play and everything in between.  Among other ideas, Tim talks about the highly affordable lifestyle of taking mini-retirements while you’re still young, able [...]

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