It’s March… Springtime is here

WhOa!!!

It feels like it is 2020-too! Shanghai is feeling the HEAT all over again from COVID numbers rising. School is currently closed indefinitely, many businesses are closed and have moved online, restaurants are working at a takeout/delivery capacity, malls are closed, parks are closed- we are on a semi-city wide shut/down-ish quarantine.

Who would have thought that two years later we would still be in the thick of it all. Everyday all you hear from anyone is talk of COVID numbers, closures around the city, travel requirements, and just “when will it all end?”….

The entire world is ready for this to end. It is absolutely exhausting to live through, read about, experience, share, and watch happen around you. I am absolutely ready for this pandemic to be over. I look towards the day when it ends. Until then… I make them M-O-S-T of my streaming sites, I take walks outside when I can, and I cook!

Here is a recipe that I recently made (I modified it a little by using gochujang) – it definitely had a kick, but its so tasty! If you are a meat eater this will be tasty on your ribs and I currently have my chicken for this week marinating in the same sauce.

Link Below:

Check it out and try it. Hopefully you can find this sauce at your local Asian market or within the international aisle of your local supermarket. There is always a copycat recipe to – to find a way to make something with the items you have at home! Hope you enjoy this.

Thanks to NOMFLUENCE – a food site/blog I follow here in Shanghai and my sweet friend Rachel for this great recipe! What ese do you do when on lockdown? Cook and eat yummy food!

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/zwxKR-Ksn80GL4TIYSJAng

I hope the above link works. It was shared on a Chinese platform- if it doesn’t open for you I can share it with you directly if you would like the recipe. I don’t want to write it out here as it is not my recipe.

#fingerribs #spicyribs #gochujang #koreangoodness #nomfluence #shanghaivibes #foodie #ribs

#deliciousgoodness #tasty #shanghai #surviving2020tooquarantine #overcomingthelockdownwithribs

I am okay. I don’t like lockdown. I don’t like quarantine. I don’t like this isolation life. But if Law and Order can make it to Season 21 and counting – I can make it through this. This too shall pass and end soon. – I’m watching the current season of Law and Order with Anthony Anderson and Law and Order CI with Elliott Stabler. Stabler yet holding on yall!

Stay Safe during these difficult times!

I realized I didn’t do the best job sharing fun facts during Black History Month this year as I have in the past. The last 8 weeks have been a rollercoaster at work and in life with school closures/city closures/quarantine life… I hope to share facts throughout the year on my blog! Black History is all year round.

#FearlessinShanghai #Thankful #joychangeslives #KMarieTakesChina #BlackGirlMagic #KarlaGirlLivingLife #BlackGirlJoy #LivingMyLifeLikeItsGolden #ChinaorBust #ChinaAintReady #BlackInShanghai #BlackInChina #BlackAmericanInChina #LookOutWorldHereComesKarla  #KarlaGirlJoy #BlackGirlInShanghai #eatsleeppartyrepeat #givingisgood #givingisfun #WakandaForever #ShuriAndNakiaAndOkoye #MelaninMagic #Blessed #FaithfulIsMyGod