by Alica McKenna Johnson | May 9, 2014 | Foreign Film Friday
The Ramen Girl If you want a see a fun, odd, noodle-ful movie, then The Ramen Girl just might be the flick for you. After losing her boyfriend and being stranded in Japan, Abby loses her sanity and becomes fixated on learning to make ramen, much to the displeasure of...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Jul 5, 2013 | Foreign Film Friday
Hubby and I just watched Jiro Dreams of Sushi, and I now feel like everything I have ever eaten is the equivalent of McDonald’s compared to what Jiro serves at his sushi restaurant. Watching this has made me realize that perfect is something to strive for, not...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Apr 17, 2013 | Wise Witty and Wacky Wednesday
My loving husband bought me gluten free chocolate cupcakes. For the sake of my sanity, we won’t discuss the calorie count of these amazing treats. Before I ate my cupcake, I asked my daughter to make one of the gluten free cake mixes. She rolled her eyes and asked...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Sep 21, 2012 | Foreign Film Friday
Can’t get enough teen RomComs? I know they get formulaic and trite after a while, which is why you should watch My Tutor Friend 2, a Korean teen RomCom. It is cute, with lots of Korean culture which makes the story unique, well, for non-Koreans at least. There are the...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Jul 4, 2012 | Armchair Adventures
After a minimal amount of research, I am very busy you know, I have several dishes to share with you. I wish I had prepped more for this segment of my Armchair Adventures, but I was gone for two weeks for work, we took the work kids to San Diego for a week then the...
