Happy Valentine’s Day! I’ve never been much for this “holiday,” so I’m spending the day cleaning out my closet, making pretentious salt, and wishing I had written Fifty Shades of Grey so I could quit my day job. Also, emailing my ladyfriends, because galentine’s day, I can get behind. That said, today is special here! Because, […]
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Beet risotto and real talk
Hey, friends and friendly strangers! I’ve fallen off the blogging bandwagon a little bit, but here’s my attempt at climbing back on. I spent a lovely day and a half with the inspiring Kim of Hello Kim Win over the weekend, and I told her how much I’ve been enjoying her brief, more personal updates in […]
Garlic Chip and Leek Fried Rice
Does everyone feel like they are just barely on the precipice between “real” adulthood and falling apart? Every day that I postpone laundering my bedsheets or scheduling a haircut makes me wonder how my parents and other real adults managed to live their lives, often with significantly more responsibilities than me… like nurturing human life. I […]
Homemade Bagels, Furikake and Others
I know that shortly after everyone’s New Years resolutions have been made might not be the best time to post a carbohydrate bomb… but seriously, you guys, homemade bagels are really, really good. As a bagel lover but not a bagel connoisseur, I’ve had a lot of mediocre, dry, even whole-wheat […]
Sichuan Chile Chili
I am home in sunny Southern California for the holidays, where I am being spoiled by my mom’s good eats, reading/napping while sprawled out on the couch, and moonlighting as a college admissions counselor for my sister. I’ve been eating like the world is ending, of course. I also somehow miscounted the days I’d be […]