A Dinner You Must Imagine

I made a great dinner Monday, but my camera's acting up, so...I made a 4-course Middle East inspired dinner. I put extra effort into the presentation, and I really wanted to show you all the pictures that I took, but you'll just have to imagine it, I guess.

Thyme And Chamomile Are In My Kitchen

The new In My Kitchen segment of The Beautiful World has now moved to Monday! I know there wasn't a post last week, so this week is a double post. Enjoy!

Almonds Are In My Kitchen

Today I'm starting a weekly bit called In My Kitchen. Every Wednesday, I'll write a bit about something you can find in my kitchen, whether it be a certain food, cooking equipment, or other product. This week, I have almonds in my kitchen! Hit the jump to see why you'll always be able to find them in a cabinet somewhere in my kitchen, and why I call the almond the "King of Nuts."

Pie and Songs

Mm...pie.

Soup and Cookies

Now I will share will you what I sometimes make when I really don't want to put much effort into dinner that day, as well as MY FIRST TIME...making cookies from scratch. Be excited.

Lunch to Go

So I don't always carry a lunch like this with me to class. But when I have leftovers from the night before, or when I have a lot of time in the morning, I like to put my lunch in a Japanese-style bento box that I own so that I may have lunch without having to return to my apartment or buying lunch. Hit the jump to see what's my lunch like today.

New Name and French Fries

I've changed the name of my blog to "The Beautiful World." It is the subtitle of Kino's Journey, this wonderful anime that I own, and in a way it reflects my worldview. In Kino's Journey, the main character says, "The world is not beautiful, therefore it is." It does not mean that the world is devoid of beauty, nor that it's full of it. It means the ugliness of the world highlights the good things that we experience in life, though they may be few and far apart. Things like compassion, love, and hope still exist despite all of the brutality, loneliness, nonsense, oppression, and tragedy* that we may face.  It is that fact that makes this world beautiful. And with that in mind, I hope you continue to enjoy what I irregularly share from my life.

Once you're done reading all that, hit the jump for a look at my latest culinary creation.

I Started with Tomatoes...

...and ended up with this for lunch:

Henry's Bad-For-You Cream of Onion and Leek Soup

Carrot and Apricot Rolls

Zucchini and Potato Bake

Henry's Full Breakfast Mk II