Bo Bia Bia

Bo Bia is a type of fresh spring roll that my family loves to eat. You can buy it at a Vietnamese grocery store or bakery, but we like to make it at home in part because we can each eat like four to six rolls. Making Bo Bia is actually really simple. The ingredients are basic: Chinese sausage, green leaf lettuce, eggs, rice paper, basil, hoisin sauce, dried shrimp, jicama root (available at most Asian grocery stores).

Wash Your Greens!

Fry your scrambled eggs extra thin. Roll up a couple of the egg "sheets" and then cut it into slender strips.

Wash, shred and then sauté the jicama with fish sauce and dried shrimp.

Cut the Chinese sausage very thin diagonally.

Assemble! Lettuce, basil, jicama, chinese sausage, hoisin on top of your moistened rice paper.

These were pretty delicious. When you make things at home, you can put as many ingredients of your preference as you want which is especially a huge plus for me because I like my Bo Bia Bia with extra basil and jicama, light on the hoisin sauce. My only gripe? It is tedious as hell to make. Even if you are only the helper.

I Couldn't Find a Better Place.

I've been on a mission to try out all the little new establishments in Chinatown. Along with that, my taste buds have been craving a good Japanese ramen for as long as I can remember. So, Kubo's it was.

Put on some items that day that hadn't really been touched since they were bought.

Detail of the red cord belt and the specks of lint all over my top.

Finally getting a chance to wear my Theory croc pattern wooden wedges.

Looks fairly decent, right?

First mistake was that I made myself believe that I could find good ramen in Houston, when I didn't even have good ramen in New York. Secondly, the too-hip-for-Houston-Chinatown should have rang the alarm the minute I walked in.

Sky High

Versace Spring 2010. Saw these in person today. Had been pretty neutral about them when I saw pictures online, but they are pretty gorgeous in real life. Adds about 8 inches to any girls height. Retail value? $1495 I believe. Invest around $1.5 K and heads will definitely turn. Your way.

Shoes Aside.

Miu Miu's spring collection of satin shoes has been blogged to death. Who can deny THOSE shoes being anything less than fabulous? I surely can't. Okay, so shoes aside, for a second that is.

While browsing through Miu Miu's S/S 10 campaign, I couldn't help but also notice the sequined skirts, satin clothing, colorful clutches, and pouty lips? Silky long blonde hair, soft black eyeliner, pink eye shadow, and a pale face. Oh, I definitely like.