this post for spam musubi was originally published in october 2013. i’ve since updated the pictures, and tried to clarify the recipe a little more! there’s something about the combination of salty, pleasantly squishy meat with caramelized bits of teriyaki sauce, firm grains of rice and pliable, briny seaweed. it was the first sandwich-like thing […]
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Hurricane Popcorn
hurricane popcorn is a hawaiian popcorn snack, full of crunchy arare (japanese rice crackers) and furikake (japanese seaweed seasoning). it’s crunchy and crispy and buttery and nutty and so addictive that you could polish off a batch by yourself! i’m normally not a movie person; i tend towards youtube videos (hi, dance videos) like the […]
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 Quinoa Salad
mission: use my homemade kimchi. i omitted the scallion (didn’t have) and tofu (didn’t have enough space in my puny mixing bowl and felt it was unnecessary flavor wise; i’d use it for more protein/staying power though). it was really interesting (i mean, ofc it is; have you ever thought about kimchi quinoa salad before?), […]
Seaweed Gochujang Rice Rolls
Remember those days when you were a pre-teen? An awkward, gangly creature who spent their days tripping over their feet and avoiding speaking to boys. As a pre-teen, my friends and I shared our time and our stories. We gossiped about our crushes of the week, and ranted about our homework loads (which were nothing, […]