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sloppy joe

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:31:48 -0800

Oh man, this is probably one of favorite burgers. Homemade veggie chili (major chunks of tomatoes and earthy beans), shredded pepperjack cheese and some cilantro in between two wheaty buns. Sooo good!

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Poof

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:27:51 -0700

These flat breads aren't so flat. They each have a cute little puff in them making for a pillowy crisp.

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apple pie cookies!

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:07:19 -0700

I don't like apples much although apple juice I love. My mom gave me a bunch of apples and I didn't want to eat them raw. And so came apple pie cookies. Thanks to Smitten Kitchen for the recipe.

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pasta! pasta!

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:00:13 -0700

Wide eggy noodles with crushed red pepper on olive oil and Parmesan cheese. So simple and so good. A side of crisp greens with sweet cherry tomatoes and homemade croutons. Dinner in summery San Francisco served,

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Wake up and smell the carbs

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:24:00 -0700

My brother Timmy got me the Tartine bread book for my birthday, I was so enthused, and then I read about the process, and felt so overwhelmed. But B and I attempted, made our starter, fed it a lot, forgot about it almost as much and finally went through the long haul. I made a big boo boo by accidentally putting in the wheat flour for the amount of white, which is way too much. That mixed with some lax 'resting' period and our loaf came out really dense.

A month or so later B takes another stab, follows the instructions to a T and voila. Two heavenly loaves of goodness. The best thing was that he woke up super early to bake them in the oven after long day and night of various resting and bench periods. Not to mention, lots of kneading in between. Nothing's better than warm fresh bread out of the oven. One's got olives and lemon zest. B never ceases to amaze me. Later for dinner I made a winter squash soup with lots of roasted veggies. It was the perfect comfort accompaniment.

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"hee-bar-ito" the famous, Jibarito

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:35:38 -0700

Hello. Meet Jibarito. Pronounced "he bar ito." It's a Puerto Rican-Chicagoan fusion, and the most tantalizing sandwich on this planet.

With our spin on it-- it's smashed and twice fried plantains as the "bread" and in between, a layer of refried beans, sliced avocados, panko-crusted tofu cutlet, and chunky slices of tomatoes. A dollop of sour cream and it's golden. Nom nom nom.

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summertime in san francisco

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:18:00 -0700

The weather this past week has been incredible. Sunny blue skies throughout the city and warm, cool breeze throughout the night. Perfect for sangria drinking and long walks afterwards. This photo is a tribute to NYC and all the sangria B and I drank there...in the hot, hot heat.

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a little pizzaz

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:03:40 -0700

While I was ecstatic about our CSA box, B totally forgot and brought home the whole she-bang of ingredients to make pizza. I couldn't protest (as I do love the combo of dough, mozzarella cheese and lots of tomato sauce!) Oh and mushrooms and green bell peppers, of course..they're my favorite pizza toppings!

Goat Hill is much to be thanked for their take-home dough, which we used for our pizzas and cesar salad croutons. The salad is super simple and super delicious. Chopped red leaf romaine lettuce, a squeeze of half a lemon, drizzle of your finest olive oil and lots of shaved parmesan cheese. I picked up a $5 small block of Capricious, an artisan goat's milk cheese that looks and is used similar to a parmesan from the farmers market. While I almost regretted the purchase at the time (oh not to mention, the cheesemonger gave it to me at a discounted price because the market was about to close), I'm impressed that it's lasted so long and has complimented so many dishes. Oh, and because B brought home a basket of figs, I had to chop those in bits for a little sweet bite of surprise. In goes the lightly fried nuggets of sourdough, and it's the perfect balance to your Tuesday dinner.

And so without further adieu, our deliciousness.

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Cookie craze

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:53:00 -0700

Tomorrow's my fist staff meeting at work. To celebrate - I made some blueberry chocolate cookies! I just had a bite and was a bit disappointed. It was too late in the night before I realized I was out of baking powder so I axed the idea of cupcakes and scrounged around through recipes until I came across one for baking powder-free chocolate cookies. Of course, that's not what they were called.

My measurements are always off, and something's always off as a result. For example, these cookies are way too sugary and a little undercooked. I think that's why I prefer cooking. No precise measurements are required whatsoever.

But here they are nonetheless. Special thanks to B for making them look better than they taste.

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Boxed up

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:34:00 -0700

MY CSA box came in today! For the longest time I didn't know what CSA stood for except that it sounded like something good. So just in case you're wondering ( because I just looked t up), CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. CSA in short is about real people like you and me supporting real farmers who grow our foods. You pay for what you get and you're supporting people who make a living off their land as opposed to large corporations and manufacturers that genetically mass modify everything at a discounted race. That's not to say I'm a purist--far from it. But when I can, like in this instance, purchase a CSA box (at a discounted price thanks to one of those Groupon coupons!) I say, why not?

It was a mystery as to what I'd get in the box because the same fruits and veggies don't grow year-round. I had my predictions of kale, but not of white beats and funny looking squash. It stirs up my creative cooking juices!

Alright time to get cooking..

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chilaquiles. c and b style

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:06:58 -0700

When my older sis, Jenny picked me up from the airport in Burbank, I was so hungry I couldn't decide where to eat. We left it up to the area where we were going to pick up Britt's birthday cake (she just turned 17!) And that was in Silverlake. Not a bad city to find some good grub.

We grabbed seats outside of a cafe on Sunset. I took a look at the menu and immediately my eyes darted to the chilaquiles. Chips and salsa are one of my favorite snacks. Top that with black beans, melted cheese, guacamole, sour cream and scrambled eggs, and it's a meal in paradise.

I loved it so much that when I got back home, B and I made it ours. We baked chips with shredded pepper jack cheese and lathered it in homemade red salsa. Once that was hot in the oven, B scrambled eggs for me, and made one sunny side up for himself, his favorite way. I added the finishing touches of our homemade salsa verde and a good ol' dollop of sour cream.

It was the Breakfast of Champions after a nonstop run to and from the Ferry Building!

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Blogger is back w/ Vietnamese crepe- banh xeo!

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 20:49:00 -0700

I keep saying I want to get back to blogging, but so many things have been holding me back. Laziness. Lack of inspiration. New transitions. Who reads this anyway? Enough with the excuses. I'm back and that's all I gotta say about that.

Tonight B and I brought a little of Vietnam and my mom's specialty to our kitchen with one of my favorite dishes- banh xeo (which sounds like bun say-o). It's a savory Vietnamese crepe made with a turmeric flour mixture, which you can pick up at any Asian grocer. All you have to do is add one can of coconut milk, that amount and a half of water and chopped green onions. I'm going to do a little more investigation into the flour mixture bc it seems simple enough to make at home.

The first thing you do is stir fry some onions, pork and shrimp. I substituted the latter with tofu and broccoli, giving it a little California flair. B put leftover chicken in his. That's the nice thing about banh xeo. You can stuff it with whatever you like or have in the fridge! Then pour a ladle of the crepe batter and make sure it's spread evenly into a thin layer. Ass the bean sprouts and put the lid on to steam for a minute. Remove the lid and fry until the edges brown, making sure your crepe has a nice crispy texture. Flip half of the crepe on top and serve hot. Wrap chunks of that goodness in fresh red leaf lettuce with cilantro, mint and sliced carrots. Dip in mom's homemade nuoc mam (fish sauce) and mmmm. It's as if we never left Vietnam.

Here are some photos of the process. Enjoy!

Flour, turmeric mixture with coconut milk, water and green onions

Chopping up veggies

first step on the pan- fry onions, tofu and broccoli

The finished product

B's banh xeo with chicken and all the trimmings!

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nay nay muffins!

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:31:10 -0700

days like these i wish i was home with my little sister, britt. she bakes the most decadent desserts. check these puppies out-- whole wheat banana muffins sweetened with agave.

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to make up for the absence

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:03:00 -0700

It's been so long since I've updated. Lots of exciting stuff going on!

And here I hope to rei-nspire you with this:

*thanks to white hinterland and lykke li for the music*

B and I took our first big international trip together and ventured off to Vietnam. We had a blast walking miles and getting lost, eating bowls of brothy, piping hot pho in the sweltering heat. The Vietnamese like to eat their hot foods in hot weather it seems. We scootered around towns and crossed the chaotic streets of Ho Chi Minh ALIVE. Wheh. We went snorkeling in Nha Trang islands and sled down the white sand dunes in Mui Ne. One night our hotel room flooded due to an unexpected storm. Another we stayed in and read novels into the wee hours. The best part was just being with B. The two of us in a whole new environment taking it all in together.

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In VIETNAM

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:51:23 -0700

seeconrun is on vacation!

I'm writing from Ha Noi, probably my favorite city in Vietnam. It's so
much more calm compared to the roaring madness of Ho Chi Minh and
Hanoi, although I enjoyed both those cities very much. There are
streets designated for pedestrians and primitive vehicles as they call
it. Yay for not having to worry about being run over, which is also a
thrill of roaming Vietnam. Each is very unique and in this country,
everything is so colorful and full of life with motorbikes and cars
coming in every direction. Not to mention women with carts of fresh
fruits and noodle soups. It's a food lover's destination. I've eaten
lots of dishes that remind me of my ma's cooking and the restaurants
in good ol' SGV-- ban xeo (this fried crepe full of bean sprouts and
other veggies), ban can (more of a steamed rice cake filled with lots
of meat..), I ate mine with fried yams. Yay for lots of fried foods.
Oh, and pho! Yum, yum pho. Cha ca (grilled fish) ..sooo good, and you
add rice noodles to it with fresh mint and stir fried greens and
peanuts and fish sauce. My favorite is ban cuon (I think that's the
spelling; I've left out all the accents and these Vietnamese
spellings, forgive me)..It's a Chinese-Vietnamese noodle dish. B and I
went to Cholon--the Chinatown in Vietnam, and in the morning got two
hearty bowls of ban cuon--rice noodle with a savory broth, served with
ground meat, I think and chopped green onions). It's the best..sitting
on the cramped side of the streets on plastic bright colored short
stools eating hot noodle soups in sweaty hot, humid weather while loud
honking motorbikes and cars vroom by. It's madness I tell ya, but oh,
so exciting!

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pizza shmeeza

Thu, 26 May 2011 16:52:16 -0700

I love pizza. Melted cheese, sweet tomato sauce, flaky crust. What more could you want? This time I experimented with leftover dough I had from the cheese rolls I made here. With farmers cheese in the dough, these were extra cheesy. I piled on top of that all that I had in the kitchen--thick slices of tomatoes, fresh basil, and lots and lots of mozzarella Yum Yum!

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go bananas

Thu, 19 May 2011 15:18:10 -0700

Bread is so beautiful to make. Here's a tiny loaf of banana bread perfectly complimented with a strawberry orange smoothie.

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what happens when you mix lemon, dulce de leche and lots of coconut flakes..

Fri, 13 May 2011 10:50:49 -0700

alfajores!!

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alfajores

Thu, 05 May 2011 22:17:05 -0700

Shani came over and we made these delicate, oh so scrumptious Argentinian cookies called alfajores. She got the recipe from her grandmother, who always keeps them in stock at her house in Israel. Here's our final product. Aren't they beautiful?

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cheese and jam rolls

Wed, 04 May 2011 13:43:00 -0700

I found this crescent jam and cheese cookies recipe on smitten kitchen, saved it in my inbox, and after months of waiting patiently (not really), I finally put it to good use!

I love the combination of sweet and salty. And anything involving cheese. The interesting tid bit is that the (farmers) cheese is in the dough.

My crescents are stuffed with apricot jam, petso and jack and a good amount with chocolate chips.

Enjoy the making-of photos!

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