Simplicity

I went grocery shopping at Trader Joe's today. The one I went to has a super tiny parking lot, and as a result, there's always a lot of cars going in and out and waiting for a parking spot. When I had finished buying groceries and put all my bags into my car, I returned the shopping cart to the "shopping cart parking" place (does it have a name?). I always feel a little guilty if I leave the shopping cart at some random curb or parking spot, so I make myself push it to where it should be parked. When I was walking back to my car, I saw a lady drop a bag of her flowers as she tried to put all her bags of other stuffs into her car. I just felt like I should walk over there, so I did, and I picked up the bag of flowers for her and helped her put it into her car. She kept going "thank you! you are so sweet. Thank you!" and I had no idea how to respond except to smile and say "no problem" and then run off to my car. It was so weird because most times, I think "oh, they will be fine" and just watch to make sure they are, but today, I got a rush of emotions and walked right over and picked up her flowers without any hesitation. Basically, "Hello stranger, let me help you. and... Bye!" It was somewhat strange, but great.

UB Primer

I finally purchased an eye shadow primer! I've been eyeing this for a few years now.. no pun intended. haha

Needless to say, I LOVE IT! I've used it two times since I got it right before spring break, and it's amazing. Makes me wonder how in the world did I go so long without an eye shadow primer? I have tested a few of the other primers at Sephora, but I did not like the textures of those. With this Urban Decay one, it's smooth, perfectly consistent, and the color is invisible after application. It holds the eyeshadow and eyeliner very strongly as well. Perfect.

Stuffed Green Bell Peppers

I (kinda) made this for dinner tonight with Eddie! I chopped up the stuffing, with some help, and cleaned out the bell peppers. Eddie cooked the stuffing-- onions, tomatoes, tofu, and bell peppers stir fried in a Korean BBQ sauce. To keep the bell pepper dices still crunchy, we added it last into the mixture of diced onions, tomatoes, and tofu. After the stuffing was cooked, we filled up the bell peppers. I placed them directly on aluminum foil coated with a thin layer of canola/olive oil, and then stuck them in the oven at 375C for 30mins. The bell peppers shrink a little bit, so the stuffing falls, and we were able to scatter some cheese over the top, stick it back in the oven for about 3-5mins for it to melt, and then eat! Here's the finished product:

Yeah, I wasn't sure how to eat it, since I've actually never eaten stuffed bell peppers before! First time making it too. We ended up cutting it in half (and the juices flowed out were delicious!) and then eating it that way. haha Next time, we're thinking of adding in flavored rice. meat could work too, from all the recipes I browsed beforehand. But, a vegetarian stuffed green bell pepper dish is still delicious! and healthy! :P