The Chapters in Between

This year, I focused on creating a DIY project that uses every day items that you can find at home.  Today, you'll learn how to summon Casper The Friendly Ghost!

To get started on this super simple and affordable DIY project, here are the supplies you'll need:

1. White paper
2. Sharpie 
3. Pencil to trace
4. An old picture frame

Let's get started on our Halloween project!

Step 1: Draw an outline of a face using your pencil.  Depending on your style or vibe, you can do any facial expression.  I normally go with a friendlier/ PG version of Halloween versus one that is gruesome or scary, but today, I'll do an easy ghost facial expression.

 Step 2:  Once you got the outline, trace it with your sharpie. This pack of sharpie was one that I bought at Walmart. It came with different sizes which is perfect for outlining and shading.

Step 3: Fill in the outline and add the finished product to your frame.  The frame I chose was a gold color with designs to give it a more traditional, old school feel to it.  

                                                 

Congratulations! You have officially summoned Casper The Friendly Ghost! 

 

Here is a photo of our simple entry way to scare away all the ghouls and goblins this year.  

What do you think? If you summoned Casper in your home, share it in the comments. Enjoy!

- KC

Nestled in San Diego's Mission Bay is one of San Diego's aesthetic bayfront coffee shop: Superbloom!

Your mineral springs getaway awaits in Palm Springs, California!

One way to a person's heart is through food. What's one of mine?

It's KOREAN BARBEQUE especially when it's at the comfort of my own home.

Growing up, we always gathered at my uncle's home and spent many sunny days barbequing.  Since moving out of Hawai'i and starting a life of my own, it's been awfully quiet during the holidays.

So what better way to celebrate our lonely Thanksgiving season than to have Korean BBQ. 

Thankfully, Amazon Prime saved the day and shipped this Master Grill Pan from The Cook King. I've had a few grills in the past but this Master Grill Pan has easily become my TOP RECOMMENDATION! 

Here are my top three reasons:

1.  Large Surface Space - Perfect for cooking a lot of meat. It also has room around the edges for side dishes such as kimchi, cheese + corn, garlic and jalapeño. In my experience, the heat transferred nicely from the center to the ends of the grill.  Also, the best part of this huge surface space is that it did not splash oil on our portable stove which was located beneath the grill.

2. Easy to Clean - It's non-stick surface made it SUPER EASY to wipe away the oil and lightly wash with a regular sponge and dish soap.  Normally, some meats like Kalbi (marinated short ribs) have stained our grills and made it difficult to wash.  However, this grill was easy to clean and place in the dishwasher.

3. Single Drainage - The shape of this grill is slightly raised in the center which allows any oils and fats to drain out through a small hole on one side of the grill.  I found this very helpful because I didn't need to worry about adding water underneath like other grills. 

Note: It does not come with a cup to gather the excess so have a bowl ready! We personally used a plastic bowl which made it easy to throw away afterwards.

These are my top three reasons why you need to buy the master grill.  It is a time saver and gives an authentic experience at the comfort of your own home. If you're ready for easy grilling AND clean up, get this pan.

Enjoy!

- KC

It was finally happening...I was leaving the nest.

My husband (then fiance) had military orders for a permanent change of station (PCS) to San Diego and we only had a few weeks to buy furniture for our future apartment.  So, we took advantage of the Labor Day online sales.  After searching high and low, we settled on a beautiful mattress and bed set for an affordable price.  When it finally arrived at our new apartment, we quickly realized our mistake....