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 […]
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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 […]