Walks in Paris, Making Ravioli from Scratch and Other Things

 These last three days I haven't been home much. I hung out with friends and also my mom.
On tuesday I was with my friend Koddou and we walked around in Saint Michel, up to the Luxembourg Gardens. Then on Wednesday with Damien we hung out by the Canal Saint Martin. And yesterday with my mom we walked down la Rue Du Commerce and then went as far as Bercy... what a long walk!

I was exhausted when I got home around 6:30pm. But I found the courage to put on Spongebob and cook for a while. I had an urge to make ravioli. Last summer I bought a pasta making machine and I hadn't used it ever since. I had a lonely leek in the fridge that has been left out when we made the leek salad last week, and a very old, almost antique, piece of goat cheese that had been sitting in the fridge for about a month, maybe two. Here was the stuffing...

The tv in the kitchen... Very important for me when I cook.

The ravioli were ugly as fuck but quite delicious! With salt pepper olive oil and grated cheese. I thought it would take me ages to make them but it only took me half an hour or so.

Don't mind the flour I have all over my face :) But this is the tunic I made a few days ago :)

I made pockets :)

This poor doll has been sitting by the window for weeks now.. I'm just so frustrated with it I don't think I'll ever finish it and I have been tempted to just throw it away...

Spooky!

Here is a new recipe I tried out. Lamingtons. It's an australian cake and it rocks!!

I made the fist batch with dark chocolate and they were pretty. Then I tried to make a batch with white chocolate with pink dye but the white chocolate doesn't have the same texture and it wouldn't stick properly to the cake. Those were good but ugly. :) I don't even have a picture of the pink ones.

They were gone fast.

Little Things I Love About The US

 It's always nice to go to the USA and find all thse things we don't have in France or are way out of my league here but affordable there. I love to try new products or get the ones I know and love again and again. :)

The following are just a few, there are so many little things I love about the US, bigger things as well :p

On my first day in New York I found the biggest blackberries I've ever seen! They were yummy and really cheap too :p It reminded me of when I was a little girl, we would go on walks in the countryside with my Grand Ma, we would pick blackberries and eat them along the way. They're pretty hard to find in France, and they are rather pricy.

I took my shoes off in Central Park, it was just sheer delight! I had to mention it!

When I bought my train fare for the week in Edison, NJ, the machine gave me my change back in $1 coins! I had never seen so many at once! And most of them were different from each other.

My flamingo in Central Park. :) He's hanging from my bag.

I love Vita Coco! Especially the one with peach and mango! I think it's one of my favorite beverage ever! So when I saw an ad for the lemonade one, I had to try it. It wasn't good at all though, well, to my taste. Too sour. But I'm glad I tried it, espacially with all the trouble I had to go through to find it, the stores I checked were always sold out.

I tried this as well, it was delicious! I had never tried anything macrobiotic before. I just loved the packaging :p

My faithful companion when I go to the US! I don't know why, I just love Smart Water. I also love the silly pictures behind the label that you can see through the bottle.

Found this at Forever 21 and thought it was hilarious! Didn't buy though, and it's a good thing! I had 4 mugs to bring back home already.

Haaaa! Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler! Starring in another movie! Can't wait for it to be released in France! Two of my favorite actors!

One of my favorite thing to do when I go to the US is beauty products shopping! Especially anything concerning nails. I scored big this time!

I cannot walk through a park without one of these! ^^ I'm a big Spongebob fan.

I had to try this tea. It was yummy. I saved the cap of course!

I have my habits when I go to the US, they always set me up in vacation mode. There is so much choice as well that I have to try a few new things every time. It's fun. It's part of the American culture and I love to explore it. Even if it's in the littlest things.