Cherries

Fresh cherries are big hit in the summer. They are ridiculously expensive which the price can go up as high as $5.99/lb or $4.99/lb. But we got so lucky to get $1.99/lb when we stopped by at Harriss Teeter the other day. We bought it almost nearly 2.5 lb. The dark red color make them look so delicious.They are so juicy, sweet, fleshy and flavourful...

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Radiant Red for Summer

Red nail polish shade is bold, classic and it is one of the hottest trends during spring-summer. The bright shades of red always get the attention and it's really suits on fair skin. The red shades are available in a range of colors from dark red to soft red. I chose red orangey nail polish. Seriously, Robert loves this red shade so much.  Va...

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Parfait

I made a glass of parfait for breakfast the other day. Parfait (paar fay) is a french word meaning "perfect". In France, it refers to a frozen dessert made of syrup, egg and cream. In the US parfaits usually composed of a dairy yogurt layered with berries, granola or cereal or nuts. I layered berries on the bottom and topped with dairy yogurt and wheat...

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Night Blooming

They grow in summer. They bloom gorgeously at night and close in the morning. They are available in different number of colors include two-toned color, yellow, pink and red. They are called "Four O'Clocks" flower. This is one of my favourite summer plant Daytime At night Robert said  it is like flowers in Avatar movie. I really love the color. Have...

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Fruit and Cheese Platter

Fruit and cheese are really perfect combination. It is classy and the easiest thing to serve for breakfast, snack time or for party.There are different types of cheeses such as cheddar, blue cheese, brie, St Gouda and Goat cheese and they are best paired with fruits such as apple, figs, grapes, kiwi, cantaloupe or any fruits you like. My platter comprised...

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Weekend@thebeach

Spending a whole day at the Emerald Isle beach of Atlantic Ocean on Saturday was the highlight of our weekend. We took 10 things must-have stuff with us. (You can refer this post).We left home around 10 am so that we could park at free parking lot nearby the beach. Fortunately there has one parking space for us.  Walking along the beach by carrying...

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Pickles

I'm really getting hooked on the sweet, sour and crunchy thing. Never got rid of it. The thing that I meant is pickles. Oh my!.. It made me drooling when I think about it. I love fruit pickles especially mango but here I find cucumber pickles are the famous one. Americans eat them with salads, burgers and sandwiches. You'll find variety of cucumber...

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Happy 4th of July

"When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another..." Fourth of July was just past a couple hours ago. It is Independence Day and also federal holiday in the US. Generally that day associated with fireworks, parades, barbeques, concerts and other things. We...

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Special on July 1st

July 1st is a major remark on my calendar. It is Robert's birthday. I planned to have something fancy for his birthday, but he just wanted to keep it simple this year. No dining out. Just a cake and some present. I was thinking to make a black forest or coconut cake or pineapple upside down but he desired something different. So I baked a cake that...

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