Simply Yvonne's Blog

Over the weekend, we had a little gathering and made Banh Xeo ("bahn SAY-oh") The name means "sound crepe," and it indicates the sound the batter makes when it hits the hot skillet. Banh Xeo Recipe Vietnamese Crepe makes 2 crepes Crepes 1 cup rice flour (Thai versions are fairly easy to find) 1 cup coconut soda 1/2 teaspoon turmeric pinch of salt pinch of sugar vegetable oil for frying Filling 4 ounces small shrimp 4 ounces sliced roast pork 4 scallions, sliced 2 cups bean sprouts Wrap leafy lettuce leaves fresh herbs such as mint, Thai or Vietnamese basil (optional) and cilantro dipping sauce (see below) In a bowl mix the rice flour, coconut soda, turmeric and salt. Heat a little oil in a 10 inch non-stick pan and cook the pork and shrimp. When cooked through, add the scallions. Add a little more oil, you may need a tablespoon or two to make the crepe very crisp and chewy. Pour in 1/2 cup batter on top of the fillings a

I love this picture of my long coat chihuahua, Jet...sleeping so peacefully. "An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language." ~ Martin Buber ."

It has been almost 2 years since we bought our townhouse. We were so clueless on how we were going to decorate and design our home. I like more of modern contemporary design while my husband is into traditional but functional spaces. We knew for sure that we wanted to paint our house but didn't know that we were going to paint 2 walls brown! Here are some pictures of our before and 2nd attempt at decorating our home.

I came across eatdrinkchic.com site few months back and got really inspired by all the DIY things on there. What caught my eyes were the vintage apothecary labels that Amy moss designed and they are FREE! You can download the labels on her site. Now who does not love free things. I customized the labels so that I can use it for kitchen sauce. Here they are.

I took our Yorkie Terrier {Coco} to the groomer few weeks ago so I took some photos of her while she still has a cherry bow on her head. { this image of Coco actually won Forrent.com  photo contest! } Here is a picture of Coco before the haircut I just have to share this pretty cherry blossom flowers I took when my husband and I were in NC. I wish I have cherry blossom tree in the backyard of our house.

Did some spring cleaning few weeks ago so I thought I should take some pix before our 3 puppies mess up the house. Here is a little tour to our home. > {pictures by me } Here is another post of our place from a year ago... {OUR HOME}