If I was a rich and frivolous girl...

I'd be buying up all the candles and statuary and well, everything DL & Company have for sale. Good grief, yo. Waaaaant. And this candle set is just inexpensive enough to be in reach, but not unless I was good and drunk or something... dang, can't justify it. Still though...
http://www.dlcompany.com/catalog/assorted-gift-set-6-1-oz-candles

ETA: They have a cheaper line, but its not as pretty... I think perhaps I will gift a sampler to myself at some point:
http://www.modernalchemyco.com/catalog/modern-alchemy-gift-set-black

Eccentric Lunch

I was sitting on my couch in utter lassitude, enjoying the view of rain and fall leaves. Then I started getting hungry. And I didn't know what to eat. I considered just getting a glass of wine and continuing my couch meditations. However, in an act of great fortitude, I foisted myself off the couch and into the kitchen for eccentric lunch making. Today's eccentric lunch recipe:

1 teaspoon bland oil (I used grapeseed) plus 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
Some frozen veggies (about 3/4 cup, not packed) I used broccoli and peas
Four or more small frozen shrimp (optional)
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 to 1/2 teaspoon Indian style pickled ginger (ginger/hot pepper/garlic powder would work fine - though I highly recommend the Indian style pickled ginger if you can find it, its a great condiment)
A smidge of Better than Bouillon chicken stock stuff (a dash of soy sauce would be an okay sub)
A scant 1/4 cup water
Handful of rice noodles

Heat up oil
Add veg and shrimp
When veg and shrimp are defrosted a bit, add tomato paste, boullion, pickled ginger
Stir up, and add rice noodles (if the rice noodles are not short, break them up)
Add enough water to get the rice noodles coated/not quite covered
Periodically stir and adjust water till the rice noodles are soft

Eat up! It was yummy.

I am debating applying for this editor of the food section job... even though there is not a snowballs- well, you know the phrase. I do think other folks on my friend's list might be interested in it as well, so here is a link to the advert about it.