it all started with joseph william morgan. who sounds like an average white male, but is really the combined alter ego of two musicians previously best known for divided by friday. the duo currently churns out epic orchestral soundtrack pieces, even though their past lives revolved around the pop punk/emo persuasion. unexpected and weird (though […]
Double Coconut Pancakes with Pineapple Orange Salad
there are lots of songs about not giving up. “i won’t give up.” “don’t give up on us.” “never give up.” and i think they’re alllllllll applicable here. these double coconut pancakes with pineapple orange salad took 5 tries. maybe i was too cocky. they’re just pancakes, and i’ve made pancakes before! i wasn’t a huge fan of the […]
Nutty Mango and Napa Cabbage Slaw
i like transparency. i’m a nosy person, and want to know details so i can plan accordingly. so i appreciate context around the grade breakdowns for my classes (there was one prof who only gave my class a syllabus after massive prodding, which ended up being completely inaccurate), the minutiae of my friends’ lives, the […]
Milk Chocolate Chunk Scones with Strawberry Whipped Cream
happy 4th blogiversary to dng! let’s talk a bit about my blogging journey. i didn’t start posting pictures regularly until 2 years in. i was in denial that pictures mattered in creating blog gold, and thought i could scrape by on my charming wit. hah. everything i post now has pictures, though my photography is […]
Avocado Cucumber Soup with Mango Salsa
i remember asking my mom if we were rich once. she immediately pshaw’d it off, and claimed that we were solidly middle class. we, of the affluent silicon valley cohort, with a sturdy house to call home, with insurance and cars and opportunities and good health. would my family qualify for the richest in the […]
Bubbly Strawberry Jasmine Tea
boba is a way of life. i was going to mention its relevance in asian american bubbles, but even lufkin, texas, with its 1.37% asian population and positioning in east texas 2ish hours away from the nearest big city (houston), has a boba shop. (also, if you’re wondering how i landed on lufkin, i looked […]
