We recently picked up a random bundle of women's clothing from the bus station, and for dinner I made the girls' favorite pasta dish.
What's Behind Your Back? 🤐
After returning home from a trip to the local shipping agent, Srey-Yuu and Pov dove into their shared package, a random assortment of secondhand women's clothes she found on FB Marketplace. Not long after getting home I noticed Srey-Yuu trying to hide something behind her back. Apparently she used marker on a plastic notebook cover, but because marker ink doesn't adhere well to smooth plastic, the ink dried to powder and became easy to remove.
While investigating the dried marker ink powder, she quickly realized her hands were rehydrating the concentrated marker ink powder and making an unbelievably strong human skin dye. The markers are a mystery brand from China, so hopefully there's nothing too toxic her skin has absorbed. I will monitor her for irregular activities and decreased cognitive function during the following week 😆.
🍝 Fusili All'Arrabbiata For The Girls 🌶️
One of the girls' favorite dishes is sugo all'arrabbiata, basically a spicier version of Italian style marinara sauce. They would probably be quite happy to eat it as a soup with no pasta because they are nuts for this sauce, but I only make it when we have pasta. It's one of the few simple dishes I like that my family also finds tasty, so I make it at least once a week providing we have pasta or have the energy to make it from scratch.
When I make this dish I enjoy watching the girls eat bowl after bowl until someone is the first to admit defeat. Tomorrow or the day after we will drive the tuk-tuk to Phnom Penh and stay for several days while we do some shopping and pursue some warranty repairs/refunds on a few household appliances. On May 3rd I fly from Phnom Penh to Sarasota, Florida, with a ton of stops and long layovers along the way because I am a cheapskate and will buy the worst ticket if it saves me even $100.
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