: Post Christmas shopping :
I had a busy day shopping yesterday, taking advantage of the sales and coupons that started yesterday. First I went to Half Price Books and bought some cheap CDs and a DVD, The Wings of the Dove. Everything in the store was an additional 20 percent off, so I was over the moon to find this Montserrat Caballe disc that is out of print, one of my all-time favorite opera discs. I've been looking for this title in book and record stores ever since the fire. And I was lucky enough to get it for $5.50, as opposed to the $30 starting price on Amazon :)
I went down the road to Ross to return one of the shrugs I bought last week, and I found a nicer one made of brown crushed velvet with sequins. I also bought my first sports bra, a red Champion bra just like the ones I used to have (except now I actually need it for support). I also got two long-sleeve knit shirts to layer, one a lilac Nike Dri-Weave, the other one a plum-colored ribbed shirt with scalloped hems and snap-front half-placket by Lucky Jeans.
Then I went next door to Loehmann's, where they were discounting all clearance items 30 percent off, and I had a coupon for an additional 10 percent off one item. So I found a nice three-piece suit by Tarahi - a fiery red jacket with flower-shaped black buttons, a black side-zip tank top and a black pleated-front skirt. I hate to stereotype, but there's something about red and black that is distinctly Asian in nature. Just look at any Chinese restaurant and you will likely find something in it that is red and black. Final price on the suit was about $50, down from the original Loehmann's price of $140 and MSRP of $250. I also got a long-sleeve black button down shirt, which should be a very versatile piece for my wardrobe.
I stopped off at the grocery store to pick up a few things, mostly my supply of distilled water. I'm also going to try and make a poor girl's version of Tom Yum soup, a hot and sour Thai soup. For the quick and easy version, take a package of chicken or shrimp flavored ramen, poach an egg or add some sliced mushrooms, peeled shrimp or sliced white chicken meat in with the noodles to boil. Add lime juice, Thai fish sauce and Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce to taste. Top with chopped green onions or cilantro. Should be pretty yummy.
I also use a lot of the same ingredients for tuna fish sandwiches. I take two cans of tuna in water, drained and combine with mayonnaise (I used lime flavored mayo I get at my local grocery store), some lime juice, prepared horseradish, chopped green onion, cayenne pepper and black pepper. I serve this between toasted sourdough bread with sliced Roma tomatoes. In fact, I'm going to go make that right now.
I went down the road to Ross to return one of the shrugs I bought last week, and I found a nicer one made of brown crushed velvet with sequins. I also bought my first sports bra, a red Champion bra just like the ones I used to have (except now I actually need it for support). I also got two long-sleeve knit shirts to layer, one a lilac Nike Dri-Weave, the other one a plum-colored ribbed shirt with scalloped hems and snap-front half-placket by Lucky Jeans.
Then I went next door to Loehmann's, where they were discounting all clearance items 30 percent off, and I had a coupon for an additional 10 percent off one item. So I found a nice three-piece suit by Tarahi - a fiery red jacket with flower-shaped black buttons, a black side-zip tank top and a black pleated-front skirt. I hate to stereotype, but there's something about red and black that is distinctly Asian in nature. Just look at any Chinese restaurant and you will likely find something in it that is red and black. Final price on the suit was about $50, down from the original Loehmann's price of $140 and MSRP of $250. I also got a long-sleeve black button down shirt, which should be a very versatile piece for my wardrobe.
I stopped off at the grocery store to pick up a few things, mostly my supply of distilled water. I'm also going to try and make a poor girl's version of Tom Yum soup, a hot and sour Thai soup. For the quick and easy version, take a package of chicken or shrimp flavored ramen, poach an egg or add some sliced mushrooms, peeled shrimp or sliced white chicken meat in with the noodles to boil. Add lime juice, Thai fish sauce and Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce to taste. Top with chopped green onions or cilantro. Should be pretty yummy.
I also use a lot of the same ingredients for tuna fish sandwiches. I take two cans of tuna in water, drained and combine with mayonnaise (I used lime flavored mayo I get at my local grocery store), some lime juice, prepared horseradish, chopped green onion, cayenne pepper and black pepper. I serve this between toasted sourdough bread with sliced Roma tomatoes. In fact, I'm going to go make that right now.
