Cupcake and Kimchee

Last week, Nigel had a birthday. We really celebrated this time by going out with the little guy, and we invited his pal Pixel to come along. As a present, Pixel gave Nigel a birthday hump. As both dogs had their tongues sticking out, I could tell that they had a jolly time. Since they were a little hungry afterwards, we went and got them a doggie cupcake at Redhound on College Avenue. It was devoured, to say the least. We all tried a little piece of the cupcake, and it wasn't all that bad. In fact, it tasted like a vegan cookie. I have had one of the those before.... next time, I'll just give it to my dog.




Last night, I made Kimchee Jii-gae for some friends of ours. As much as I like the stuff, in my almost 30 years of eating it, I still cannot get used to the stink it leaves in my refrigerator. At times, it can smell like a bad fart mixed with rotting food. (Well, pretty much like a fart that smells like something has been rotting *up there*.) That's why I really prefer the fresh kimchee over the older/fermented kind. I am super lucky that my husband likes the stuff. I have had roommates complain about it many a times. You also know when it *leaves* you because the smell just so, um, original. AAHHHH, for the love of fermented, pickled, spicy, cabbage. mmmmm.......