You can't win them all..

On my last post I mentioned our next dish would be Sam Geh Tang (Chicken soup infused with Ginseng). I was so excited to try it out because I LOVE chicken and always get excited to scoop up the sticky sweet rice goodness in the middle.

I didn't know how labor extensive it was and we forgot to remove the chicken skin prior to boiling.  Also, I let my giddiness get the best of me and stuffed the poor chicken silly with the rice.  A few hours later I opened the lid to see that the chicken had been annihilated. The rice was spewing out and overall, it was just a hot mess. I guess you can't win 'em all. This was the first time we had made a dish that failed to impress us.  Hopefully our next dish, galbijim won't disappoint.

Stuffing the chicken cavity with dates, rices and garlic

The finished product.. Not quite what I had in mind.  It didn't help that the rice wasn't fully cooked

We decided to forgo the Korean version and sliced up some carrots and celery to turn it into an American chicken soup!

Also, Mother's day is just around the corner and since I'm a soon to be mama, Arnold told me to pick a little something for myself.  I have a few items on my wish list that I probably won't be getting anytime soon but a girl can hope right?

Hermes Belt - Reversible

Stuart Weitzman - Alex Wedges

I've been waiting for these wedges to go on sale for the past few years but it never does. At a certain point I just have to make a decision to invest in them or opt for a cheaper pair and start getting some mileage out of them.  I've been eye-ing the Hermes belt as well and perhaps it's the laid back San Francisco side in me coming out, but I can't help feel that the 'H' buckle + burnt orange would be too flashy?  Maybe the belt will have to wait until I'm a few years older.