Gangnam Style

My brother showed me this video over the weekend and though I have no idea what is going on (horses in Gangnam? what?), I can't really get the song (or silly dance) out of my head. Apparently Gangnam is a certain district in Korea. Good luck.

There's also a version where the girl sings but much less horse dancing.

So many icing choices! Cinnaholic Berkeley, CA

Dainty Tea Things

Things you can find at Lisa's Tea Treasures. Flowers, flowers everywhere. On the walls, on the cups, in your salad, on your dessert. If there is space, there will be a flower.

My old housemates and I are dusting off my dowry for a tea party this weekend.

Flowers please!

P.S. Did you know Felicity is on Netflix? Yay!

Fermented food

"Rule 36: Eat Some Food That Have Been Predigested by Bacteria or Fungi"
~Food Rules (Michael Pollan)

This sounds slightly absurd until I realized that foods that have been transformed by microorganisms include soy sauce, kimchi, yogurt, sourdough bread, sauerkraut, etc. Thank you Asian cooking! Which reminds me of that one time we drove to Vancouver, Canada to board our Alaskan cruise but found ourselves frantically driving through the foreign streets in search of Chinatown or atleast an Asian grocery store to buy a bottle of soy sauce for the trip. If grandma was going to be trapped on a boat for a week eating someone else's food she definitely needed to at least top everything with a couple splashes of soy sauce. Thank goodness our trek didn't take too long, we were in Vancouver.

Fresh Air recently had a story about fermented foods.
The Art of Fermentation

Foods with probiotics are supposed to help with digestion and your immune functions. At least that's what yogurt commercials advertise. This might conflict with Rules 8 and 11. You should read this book (the version with pictures!).