A belated post of 2011...

I have NOT been on here for over year...WELL...it's because, I've been posting like crazy on FB...

2011 has been a suprising year, I did quite a lot...

I did a 5k, my time wasn't great but I finished!

I went crappie fishing for the first time! I loved it! Just hated waking up at 5a.m to go! AND I disliked having to gut all the fishes! :P But this is such a beauty isn't it?

Visited my family && Friends:

Wow, almost 2 years since I've blogged!

Howdy all,

It's been almost 2 years since I've blogged! WOW!

There is nothing exciting, except for my food adventures, a vacation to Wisconsin, school,  and NOW my couponing adventures that I recently started! (It's super addictive!)

This week is finals, so I'm going to keep it short! Just 4 days left, YES, 4 days left of this semester!

I will have to say, a great food find I found was the Champagne Brunch at the Eden Resort! Love it! Yummy selections of food, champagne and music. It is unimaginable, I will have to post photos when time allows me to.

Have a safe and happy holiday everyone! Be back soon!

Food...my joy, happiness, and my bf!

My mind is always on food, well NOT always but, food makes me happy! Food helps me be creative and test my pallette as well as satisfy my tummy! ;)

Yeah, you've probably seen all my photos before, but...that doesn't mean I can't blog of what my heart sings for...

Have you ever watched "The best thing I ever ate"? OMG----Some of the best things I've eaten are as follows:

*Oysters w. ponzu sauce from Sushi Tango in MN! OMG...these are to die for...to this day, I still drool for them...I hope that I can have some of that when I go visit!  (I don't have pics, it's been so long since I had some.)

*Softshell crab sandwich, OMG, just the thought of the huge softshell crab sandwich...Courtesy of Chef Jim Carr.

Ferenze, this sandwich is awesome too! I love the fresh Mozzerella, Proscuitto, and it's oh so yum! I love this sandwich too!

*This is my ultimate favorite food. Steamed rice rolls!  Like I can eat this all day! It's so delicious but bad for me...:(

*And of course sushi! My favorite all time roll would have to be....drum roll....the TNT roll, it's a deep fried roll filled with assorted raw fish with a spicy sauce on there...yum! Oh and Anything with Avocado! AND...The salmon and lemon sushi....OMG I had it at Sakura in PA...it's so amazing!!!! I can taste the lemon and salmon...yum!

*Absolutely can not forget PadThai my ultimate favorite. The best Pad Thai I've EVER had is at Thai Kitchen in Milwaukee, WI...I just can't explain the spices, the sweetness of the dish but...it's quite unique.

I truly enjoy eating a variety of foods...I love Mexican food, Asian food, and Italian food. I am willing to try different foods as well. I'd have to say since working at Stoudt's I've had the pleasure of trying, elk, alligator, and amazing dishes by the awesome Chef Jim Carr.

So these are some of my favorite dishes...:) Share some with me and I'll try them out!

Do you believe in food accessories? Food accessories? Yes, food accessories are like flavors, toppings, and sauces.  I flavor a lot of my food with garlic (I love garlic!) powder and onion powder and they are cheap! .50 cents each and they contain NO Sodium! They are amazing flavors to add to pastas, stir-frys, and batters for frying. And do you ever see dishes on tv, where they had those little droplets of flavor? They are extra accessories! :)

Weird but, I often look thru restaurant menus and I loke to see what kind of food they cook up. Reading descriptions to me is important because it's like when you read them, you're thinking and picturing flavors, food combinations, and how it's going to taste! YUM! Next time if you want something "fun" to do, look at menus and read their food combinatons...;)

I also love the food network, travel channel, and anything food related. Food keeps you out of trouble and educates you on trying new things, cooking new things, and having your pallette explore things...

Sorry this blog was boring but, just blah blog about food...and a few of my favorite things...:)

Share some of your favorite foods with me...:) I'll continue again another time...

Shopping and other junk....

I need to learn to define what the needs, wants, must haves, and addictions...and so forth...

You know I am addicted to those cute totes I see at the stores which allow you to "organize" your stuff in the house yet...I am like...do I want to pay $8 bucks for one? I'm not really...but, I so totally want them... I think they are really cute!

I went to Kmart today and saw a full bed set, it was quite cute and it was on sale for $19.99 I mean for a whole set, comforter, sheets, pillowcases...but, I'm like...skip it...b/c I don't need it...I just WANT it...

Then I saw a 3 drawer plastic draw w/ the wheels, figured that I might need it to help "organize a little"...I opted out of it...

Then, yesterday, I saw this cute 22 pc set Wok set...I'm like gotta have it bc of the price $6.99 then I thought, I don't need it...I just WANT it...skipped it too...And then I saw a strainer/steamer pot thing for $20.00 now this, I needed! But...I opted out of it b/c I thought I didn't...Pao convinced me that I didn't need it. 

Last night I organized all my kitchen items...I have too many things...too many spoons, pots, bowls and so forth...I don't need them...I am just uberly obsessed with kitchen/house wares...

So one of the big things I really spend money which I need to learn not to is FOOD! 2011...

I mean YES it's a necessity but I eat out too much and I "OVER BUY" stuff...what to do, what to do...I love the spicy,sweet, sour, salty flavors...I just need to look for different recipes. 

Since I'm married now, I don't really have the need to pretty myself up...it's just that I have nowhere to go...well I might start lookin' a little cute when I lose weight! :O AHHHHH!

Yay creative writing time, I remember in 2nd grade my teacher would have all these creative topics for us to write about it...

Hmmm, finish....When I grow up...I want to be...

Just Maika....starting to blog about nothing...

Hey it's JUST Maika...

Blogging about anything and everything, random thoughts,  dreams, food, and life and just about anything...:)

My goal is to keep everyone entertained and coming back for more...hopefully... Well, what to blog today? Ahhh yes, my dream...

For some reason, I dreamt that I was back in Milwaukee, on North Avenue...by neices old house on 47th Street...I dreamt their house had bugs and nature all surrounding it...it was quiet, cold, dreary, and wet...with SNOW! I was with my nieces Angelina, Emily, and Nini...next thing you know I was strolling down my best friends block...sliding down the whole block with my Nike's on...weird...anyways, we were on North Avenue...and I saw hookers on the street...I truly do not know why but I did, wierd because the scene turned into a beautifully radiant summer day...I saw an old friend I met back in the day and I asked if he remembered me,he said yes, then guess what? My best friend (Mayder) & I were together about to have lunch....AND, my nieces house on 47th street turned into a restaurant by day and by night a place they called home and for some reason I saw my cousin "Kabria Lee's" name as the owner...lol! Weird...must be because I am waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay excited about going back to Milwuakee this summer...;)

Random Saturday...

So...here's my day, I spent $12.00 just to save .10 cents on a gallon of gas at the gas station...We go to the department store and I pass up a 22 pc Wok set which was for $6.99, yes I said $6.99...went to Walmart & another local Grocery store...came home and cleaned for 3 hours...well my kitchen...just to find that...I own 4 sets of measuring spoons and 3 sets of measuring cups...lol!

 So join my random-boring life...