I am now back in the UK waiting for school to start, and I must confess I am missing a few things about home. However, for the past six months I’ve also been missing certain British foods but I’ll save that for another day. First and foremost, the food I have a really difficult time [...]
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Couple Things I Miss About The States
Posted in Latin American Cuisine, Vietnamese Cuisine, tagged beans, egg rolls, Mexican, nuoc cham, rice, Vietnamese on May 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A LITTLE CALIFORNIA LOVE
Posted in American Cuisine, Asian Cuisine, tagged avocado, breakfast, cheese, corn, eggs, guacamole, Japanese, Mexican, scallop, sushi, tortillas on May 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There are two things I absolutely love to eat when I go to LA – sushi and Mexican food. It’s a Mexican breakfast that I often day dream about – some huevos rancheros, chilaquiles or a breakfast burrito. Growing up in California I obviously love Mexican food, but when I moved to LA I was [...]
NY TRIP (PART 3) : COMFORT FOODS CONT’D
Posted in American Cuisine, Asian Cuisine, Chinese Cuisine, tagged burgers, dim sum, dumplings, gyros, lamb, late night, New York, pizza, Portuguese rolls, shrimp on April 4, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I find it amusing that this is my third post (there will be one more) about my 7-day trip to New York. Clearly I eat a lot. I’ll admit I went a little overboard. This is what happens when you’re a foodie and you’re deprived of New York. Thank goodness for the good weather while [...]
My Mom – Hostess With The Most-ess
Posted in Vietnamese Cuisine, tagged bean sprouts, comfort food, eggs, hosting, noodles, pork, stir fry, thit kho, Vietnamese on February 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
As previously mentioned, this past Sunday was not only Valentine’s Day but also the first day of the Lunar Year. On Saturday evening, my parents, aunt, uncle, grandmother and boyfriend sat down to a traditional Vietnamese New Year dinner. This was my first time being home for Tet since leaving for college some 7+ years [...]
The Year Of The Tiger And My Dad The Cook
Posted in Vietnamese Cuisine, tagged cilantro, comfort food, coriander, Maggi, sandwich, Vietnamese on February 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Chuc Mung Nam Moi! Gung Hei Fat Choy! Happy New Year! On February 14th this year, many people will be celebrating Valentine’s Day. But if you are of Chinese, Vietnamese, Mongolian or Korean decent, you will be celebrating the first day of the lunar new year. For the Vietnamese, this will be the Year of [...]
Proof That I Can Eat Healthy Too
Posted in Vietnamese Cuisine, tagged banh cuon, cilantro, coriander, egg rolls, fish sauce, goi cuon, hoisin sauce, Los Angeles, New York, nuoc cham, peanut sauce, Pho, rice paper, Sriracha, summer rolls, vegetarian, Vietnamese, Westminster on February 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This past weekend, I took a quick weekend trip to the LA area with my parents to visit my sister. Of course, if we’re going to drive all the way from Phoenix, it’s expected that we’ll go out of the way to stop over in Little Saigon (also known as Westminster or Garden Grove in [...]
Vietnamese Comfort Food – The Real Fried Rice
Posted in Vietnamese Cuisine, tagged Chinese-style sausage, cilantro, comfort food, coriander, eggs, fried rice, Maggi, Sriracha, Vietnamese on January 28, 2010 | 5 Comments »
As it is with most ‘foreign’ cuisines, there are a couple dishes that make it mainstream. For Italian, it might be pizza and spaghetti with meatballs; Mexican might be nachos and burritos; and Chinese might be fried rice and stir-fry. And like it is with all food, no matter where it comes from, the home-made [...]
