Kyoot Kyoot

I have been inexplicably cooking and baking a lot these days; it was something I was always afraid of. And after my recent pork chop debacle that involved me screaming and my husband running into the kitchen while simultaneously putting on his coat and a tuque to prevent himself being burned as he removed the pan by the scolding, popping oil, I thought to myself that maybe this isn't the best idea. We live and we learn, right? We learn to NOT TURN UP THE HEAT SO OUR PORK CHOPS WILL COOK FASTER.

So when I saw this recipe from Just Bento I knew it would be a safe choice because it didn't involve pouring oil into a pan. It's just fruit and whatever mochi is! I've never had mochi before but this way I can work on my sushi skills and expand my palate.

We should give it a try this weekend, no?

This weekend, my husband and I will finally be buying ourselves a nice bed. Our current bed, if you can even call it that, is no more than a metal frame with wheels. It makes me feel like I am sleeping on an extra-large gurney. When it comes to bedding I like a nice mix of feminine and masculine.

The bed frame I will be getting is this Malm bed from IKEA. Yes, it's IKEA and I know some of you out there don't put the words "nice" and "IKEA" in the same sentence, but I do. I like to think of myself as something of an IKEA superfan. DAAA LINGONBERRY! I'm loving the nightstands that are part of the Malm series. They connect with the back of the headboard to look like one piece. It gives it this whole "hey, I'm really cool bed" feel.

Onto a pretty duvet. At first I was in love with the Cirrus Bedding from Anthropologie, but it's a lot more than I am willing to spend. Then I found the Parachute Duvet at West Elm and it's very similar and half the price. It adds a touch of femininity to the masculine bed. Plus the ruching gives it that undone look, which is good for me, because for some reason my kitten Willow thinks that after I make the bed it's time to run across it at top speed.

After I get those two things I will work on the sheets. I'm thinking stripes and dots. Here are some sheet layering tips from Decor8 which has given me the courage to try layering.