Skincare Sunday-Face Wash

The great thing about couponing is that I can try different skincare products. Even though I'm a big fan of Dermalogica products I do like to try other skincare lines whether its a professional line or drugstore products. I had a coupon for the Neutrogena Naturals line so I decided to try their face wash + makeup remover. It was obvious that this would take off makeup since it has makeup remover, but I was so used to using a face wipe or cleansing oil before using a face wash I was kind of skeptical. I amazed that it cleansed and took off makeup at the same time. I didn't even have to double cleanse like I usually do. If I can skip a step in my skincare routine or find a shortcut I'm all for it even though I am a skincare junkie. Compared to other facial washes I did notice that this one doesn't really foam and is a bit drying. I think since this is a natural skincare line its great for all types of skin, but it doesn't really help with skincare issues like acne, dryness, etc. I think its great for one of those days when your too tired to do your whole skincare routine because you can just wash your face and moisturize.

On another note, I was ready to put a post up of my traditional nontraditional thanksgiving dinner, when last minute a relative invited us over for the traditional American thanksgiving with turkey and the trimmings. I call my thanksgiving traditional nontraditional because what we have is not always what you would see in a traditional American thanksgiving. What I like about our nontraditional thanksgiving is that its not always the same every year. This year our plan was to have Japanese hot pot, but I'm glad I got to eat turkey and the trimmings. FYI the $2.99 pumpkin pie from Ralph's was not good at all according to my brother. I should have gone to Trader Joe's or homemade it.

Korean BBQ

I love eating Korean BBQ. There are so many great KBBQ places in LA its so hard to choose which one to eat. From the ACYE KBBQ to the regular KBBQ. Its been months since i've eating KBBQ and yesterday I finally got to eat ChoSun Galbee in KTown. I love eating KBBQ because you get all the little side dishes. I haven't eaten at many KBBQ restaurants this year so its hard to compare, but ChoSun Gablee has a brown rice option and you can ask for seaweed soup. My mom asked for brown rice, but it looks purple to me because of the mixed beans they add. To me its more of a mixed rice, but the server took down brown rice so I'm asuming they call it that. The server was surprised we only ordered one meat dish, but $33.99 for the beef ribs was enough for my mom and I since we there was so many yummy side dishes. We also ordered the Chap Chae (Korean noodles). If we went with more people we would have ordered more meat. I definitely recommend this restaurant. The quality of meat is great and there's many different side dishes to please any palate. The non AYCE KBBQ tend to have better meat, but AYCE KBBQ you get to try more things so it hard to figure out where to go eat. Well I guess an easy way to decide is to see if your willing to wait 2-3 hours just to get a table at an AYCE restaurant. I think I've heard of people waiting 3+ hours just to sit down. The last time I went to an AYCE KBBQ I waited 1.5 and I had called before hand. The only downside is that after you eat KBBQ your clothes reek of KBBQ. Got too excited of the side dishes I forgot to take a pic of the brown rice & meat. Well guess I should go again.

Breakfast

Veggie Egg Scramble w/ Salsa

I've been trying to mix up my breakfast so I don't have Bircher Museli everyday so I make a veggie egg scramble. I can never make a omlete properly so its easy just to use the same ingredients and scramble it. Though I find it easier to eat Birhcer Museli everyday. Its healthy, delicous, and I never get sick of it. Just checked my Vons "Justforu" personalized deals and found that I get a free bag of FreshExpress salad or veggies. Score for free healthy food. I'm not sure how they figure out what deals to give each person, but I typically don't buy produce from Vons unless its on sale. I love shopping at Trade Joe's or Asian supermarket for my veggies. They always have great deals for veggies & fruits.

Bircher Muesli Dreams

My Bircher Muesli aka Overnight Oats

I was first introduced to Bircher Muesli by my brother who studied studied abroad in Australia for a year. At first when he told me about what Bircher Muesli was I was hesitant in trying it since I never really liked oats. One day I tried some he made and I was hooked. At first I thought I was eating something European since I never heard of this before. This was about the time I started reading Healthy Living Blogs. I started seeing post about Overnight Oats on all these healthy living blogs and I was like oh that's exactly like Bircher Muesli. I'm glad I learned about this from my brother and the HLBs. I'd would probably never had tried in my life. Normally I have Bircher Muesli till my ingredients run out. Lately I been making sure I'm stocked with the ingredients so I've been practically eating this everyday for several weeks. Its a quick easy healthy breakfast. This morning was when I realized I had a Bircher Muesli addiction since I dreamed about it. I happened to make a few batches of Bircher Muesli the night before which could be why I dreamed about it. Well according to dreammoods.com "To dream about breakfast, indicates the start of a new project or the beginning of a new stage in your life. Alternatively, your mind may already be thinking ahead on what to make for breakfast in the morning. It is not uncommon for your fleeting thoughts to be incorporated into your dream." I guess I'm just dreaming about breakfast. My brother is such a foodie. He introduced me to my bicher museli & greek yogurt, which are my favorite breakfast staples.