when i was in elementary school, my mom went on a detoxing low sugar, no nightshade diet at the recommendation of her acupuncturist. for the most part, the rest of us weren’t affected- we still had pizza and dried apricots and chinese fried eggplant and plenty of chocolate. what i do remember is the miso […]
mushrooms
Shiitake Mushroom and Avocado Sushi
this shiitake mushroom and avocado sushi is filled with tons of goodies, including savory sauteed mushrooms, creamy avocado and tangy pickled ginger. i mentioned planning an asian pacific american heritage month event at work a few weeks ago; that event finally happened last week! it was a lot of stress: carrying boxes filled with milk […]
Sweet Potato Burrito Bowl
this charred sweet potato burrito bowl is the perfect way to start meal prepping this year and get your guac fix in! happy 2019! i have a few goals in mind for the coming year: volunteer 50 hours in 2019 i hovered around 25 hours last year between the time i spent as an assistant […]
sweetgreen Shroomami
this sweetgreen shroomami is a mushroom grain bowl with miso ginger dressing from sweetgreen, one of my favorite salad/grain bowl chains. it’s packed with kale, beets, tofu and spicy sesame seeds for a really hearty entree. all i do these days is work, potato and go out with friends. which is fine and dandy and […]
No Mai Fan
saghar of lab noon sent out a call for a virtual midsummer potluck for peace, and i was on board 3409%. i don’t feel as fragile now as i did back in november, in a post-election haze. you know, when my already tear-y instincts were heightened to the point where i almost started bawling in […]
Bacon Mushroom Saute with Japanese Sweet Potato Mash
i dread the question, “where do you see yourself in 10 years?”. i could answer it jokingly: “instead of being a cat lady, i’ll be a cake lady.” but that’s not what people mean. aside from the next year-ish while i finish college, i have no idea about those other 9 years. maybe i’ll be […]