this purple sweet potato salad satisfies your carb-y, mediterranean cravings while also making sure you get your greens in. i demean potatoes every day. one of my friends and i use the term “potato” to denote how little lazy we are, or how casual our clothes look in particular instances, or how bad my phone […]
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Jasmine Tea Ochazuke
this ochazuke (aka rice with tea) is a jasmine tea ochazuke. it’s just as delicious in the summer at room temp as it is in the winter steaming hot! i’ve been feeling a little antsy recently. maybe because some of my close friends have been travelling a lot, maybe because i’m remembering how much i […]
Vegetarian Bento Box
this vegetarian bento box has all sorts of goodies: marinated tofu, sesame hazelnut furikake on rice and plenty of vegetables (pickled, marinated, sauteed and roasted!), with chocolate for dessert! past me is writing this earlier than i usually would because i’m busy eating ice cream and picking up a sanded trashcan in la this weekend. […]
NYC in January
recently returned from a trip to nyc in january! it was cheapppp ($250 roundtrip tickets from california, and a 3 night stay at a hotel in tribeca was $450 when it’s normally $350+/night in the summer) because of how cold it was (you better bet i brought my ski gloves to combat the 27f weather), […]
Peanut Tofu Rice Bowls with Sesame Eggplant
these peanut tofu rice bowls have plenty of crunchy pickles and tender, sesame-glazed eggplant to go with the addictive peanut sauced tofu and chewy rice. idk what to say besides that i’ve been living off of a steady diet of work hard, potato hard. the digital marketing world is a little bit nuts during q4, […]
Coconut Rice Bowl with Cumin Broccoli Slaw and Quick Pickles
hello there. it feels like it’s been a while since i’ve been around in the blogosphere, as i haven’t touched this space in a few weeks. i was off wandering in countries 8-9 hrs ahead of my normal time zone, eating all the things and trying to not be that much of a trashy american […]
Cauliflower Salad with Pickled Grapes, Cheddar and Almonds
i wish i could make people care. there are some friendships where i found myself instigating all of the time. one friendship in particular: we’d get dinner or food, and then i’d suggest something else – an activity, or dessert, or something. and they’d say no. every. single. time. i’d understand if you were tired […]
Spam Kimbap
last weekend, spent at a retreat for my business + technology club, was full of firsts. some of those firsts are probably best left unsaid, in that hush hush what happens here stays here manner. (there were interesting bits that i felt compelled to share with friends not there, however). others included driving in san diego (surprisingly […]
Kimchi Cucumber Naengmyeon
korean bbq is a way of life where i go to school. check snapchat on any given day, and you’ll see someone cooking well-marbled ribbons of meat on a table laden with tons of side dishes (or you’ll see people at disneyland for the 16th time this month). even for someone who doesn’t love the […]
Tofu Banh Mi Salad
For this tofu banh mi salad, I marinated the tofu the day before for maximum flavor. I added a bit of salt to my marinade, since I used low-sodium soy sauce, as well as some fish sauce for more umami. I eliminated marinating the tofu in a plastic bag, and went straight into a dish […]