Maangchi: Eggplant Side Dish (Gaji Namul)

I LOVEEEEE MAANGCHI! If you haven’t watched her YouTube videos…it is a must. She is SO enthusiastic and her recipes are on point! In the beginning I thought she was little over the top goofy, but after binging on her videos she is super endearing and makes yummy food. I have made her Kimchi pancake…

Eating our way through Portland – Day 2

A lesson that we learned today: Share–so the both of us can have more room to eat other things. What a foodie thing to say. Day 2 we chose our restaurants much faster…a little faster. We did A LOT of walking…did we want to? No. It just happened. We walked from Chinatown to Voo Doo…

Eating our way through Portland! – Day 1

My boyfriend and I recently went on a trip to Portland, Oregon. He had never been there, and I didn’t recall anything memorable about the city when I did visit with my parents years ago. As our trip quickly approached we were both busy working and studying that we didn’t map out our trip other…

Gà Roti

Mom got jealous. Check out dat chicken breast doh… This picture and recipe is an oldie, but goodie. Here is the original recipe from The Ravenous Couple: Ga Roti Vietnamese Roasted Chicken. The Ravenous Couple always has spot on Vietnamese recipes that give me the foundation I need when practicing my Viet cooking skills. Here…

Season with Spice – Mushroom Soup

Season with Spice – Mushroom Soup This was my first time making mushroom soup. I’ve had the stuff in the can, and mysterious mushroom soup from the vats at buffets and they’ve always been pretty…ok. I love mushrooms and I’ve been trying to work on my soup game. Why not try to make a soup…