Summer Grilling

One of the things that Nick and I look forward to in the summers (and I think everyone else for that matter) is that we can finally go outside and grill. Summer can mean lots of parties and out of town trips that we let ourselves indulge in food, and then overeat. I mean this is the time that we attend hosted summer barbecue parties and what does this mean - lots and lots of red meat and burgers with a side of baked potatoes. I am feeling full just by typing that out.

Summer Night Market in Richmond

Richmond boasts of having two summer night markets every year - Richmond Night Market and International Summer Night Market. The former, I think, is the more famous one cause even though you have to pay a dollar fifty to two bucks (can't really remember) to get in, a lot still go there evidenced by the backed-up traffic it causes on the weekends. Or at least in the early summer months.

An Anime-Inspired Dish Coz Why Not?

If there is one thing that friends from high school would remember me for - it is that I absolutely love anime. It started with my best friend insisting that I watch one of the hit animes back in our grade school years (I'm not gonna say how long ago that was!). After that, I was hooked.

Fast forward to a lot of years later and I'm still as hooked as I was back then. But my focus shifted from looking at the bishounen characters (I don't think anyone would be surprised that I spent most of my teenage years drooling over fictional men - I did attend an exclusive all girls school!) to noticing how yummy the food and bento boxes are in these animes! I've started drooling from boys to food. Haha! You can see how much I've grown there, right? Or did I actually? Haha! 

The Santouka Ramen Experience

The one thing I love about living in the Greater Vancouver area is the easy access to great tasting and rich broth Japanese ramen. When my husband and I made our way to Vancouver that night, we were headed to another ramen place, one that serves chicken broth. Unfortunately for us, since this is favorite amongst the ramen places, they ran out of ramen. Haha! But apparently, that is how it is in Japan. My friend recently had a trip there, and one of the things he shared with us is that you eat and you go and they'll serve you only what's available that day. And when they're out, they close down for the day. And there may only be a couple things on the menu. I guess that makes sense as they mostly serve fresh seafood and what's in the season.

A Christmas Plate For Dinner

This was an unexpected Christmas plate. I've just only recently changed plates (first time to do so too since I moved out) to welcome the Fall season and just happened to have spinach tortillas in my fridge. It was even an impromptu buy - I rarely order wraps but I thought green wraps seem healthy and look cuter too so I went ahead and bought when I saw one at my local grocer.

So when I looked for what to make one night and saw what I had in my fridge, I thought, " Cool, I'd have myself a lovely feast tonight!" And before I know it, I had Christmas all over my plate! Yep, I was a happy kid and just had to snap away! 

Brownie In A Mug

Yep, it's another in-a-mug creation.

It's just so easy and fast to make and perfect for those living on their own. I crave for sweets from time to time (don't we all?) and it's a hassle to make one big cake (unless you're purposely sharing with family and friends) when all I really want is something fast and small to satisfy my want. I mean, I can't eat a whole cake by myself or eat it for days, no matter how appealing that looks in movies, haha! I'd share if I ever wanted to make a big one.

For The Love Of Shrimp

I'm not much a fan of shrimp but I do love seafood and they're also one of the easiest to cook so I buy fresh shrimps once in a while. And I remember loving a particular shrimp recipe (aside from tempura, which I've yet to learn to make) that my dad makes with butter. A simple search led me to the simplest of recipe - Garlic Butter Shrimp. Garlic and butter together? Sold!