May 6th 2012 at 12:00 pm | Posted in Food I Made, Photojournal
 French Onion Soup |
As a college student on a budget, soup comprises most of my diet since it gets you full without spending too much money & is quite healthy! Although the health factor depends on the ingredients you use, obviously. I used a slice of whole wheat bread from Whole Foods in place of a french baguette & vegetable broth instead of beef, since I’m a pescetarian. I did use Gruyère cheese, which is the traditional French Onion Soup ingredient. The first layer of cheese is melted, but for presentational reasons, I sprinkled on grated Gruyère cheese. I will be adding this recipe soon enough!
 Hiking to the Devil’s Chair |
Time flies by…so quickly. My last post was about winter quarter beginning & this post is about winter quarter ending, thus the beginning of my spring break. Clearly I’m horrible at time management if I can’t make a simple update!! But I’ve almost caught up on all of the pictures I’ve taken within the last three months.
So, last quarter I got to go on a hiking trip with the UCLA Hiking Club with Allison & Liz. We got to see a bit of snow & some other gorgeous scenery.
 Hiking trip with Allison in the middle, Liz to her right, & me to her left. |
My mom & brother came up to visit me for a little so we went out to eat at Yamato to celebrate his early 20th birthday.
I threw him a surprise birthday dinner with all of his friends. I made Mozzarella Enchiladas with spinach, mashed garlic potatoes, mac + cheese, & Carol brought chicken wings.
 Vinny |
Duong & Jimmy came up to visit me & we had oyster shooters at Sushi Stop to celebrate the end of my midterms. A few days later, Ben & I went to Sushi Stop, making it my second trip within that week.
 Oyster Shooters consist of sake, masago, quail egg, ponzu sauce, green onions, & an oyster. |
 Albacore Tartare on a Tortilla Chip |
 Eel & Avocado Roll |
When I came back home to see my parents before they left for their vacation to South America, my brother, mom, & I went to eat at Au Lac. It’s the most amazing Vietnamese vegetarian/vegan restaurant, ever!!
I made a belated birthday dinner for Jimmy to make-up for my absence for his actual birthday dinner.
 Baked Salmon |
 Birthday boy, Jimmy |
So, that’s what I’ve been doing for the last three months. Nothing too crazy. It’s just been school, eat, sleep, school, study, etc. Thank goodness it’s spring break! I have to get up in 4 hours to get ready for my roommate’s 26th birthday celebration in Vegas! Talk about doing Spring Break right. Paaarrrrttttyyyy.
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I also added 1 new recipe: Spaghetti All’Aglio e Olvio. Super simple to make & delicious!
November 20th 2011 at 2:21 pm | Posted in Food I Made, Photojournal
 Eggs & Toast |
To order delivery or to save money & make breakfast? That is my pathetic dilemma for this lazy Sunday morning, so I opted for eggs sunny-side-up–I realize one didn’t retain its circular shape, trust me, I was not pleased–with toast topped with butter, eggplant garlic spread (Trader Joe’s), wild arugula, & gouda cheese. On another note, can I just say that I’m really excited that it’s raining? Even though this weather generally makes people feel lazy, I’ve been pretty productive & it’s only 2 PM. Maybe it was my breakfast?
This year I’ve become incredibly disconnected with my domains, barely updating them while they sit around wasting money. I’m not able to pinpoint the exact reason why I’ve been so distant from the whole thing, but I think I’m slowly getting back into it. Seriously, maybe it was my breakfast, it was pretty good. Trader Joe’s knows how to make some delicious eggplant garlic spread. I’m pretty energized…so tempted to put my rain boots on & splash around like a duck. But what would my hot neighbors think? First world problems.
November 19th 2011 at 11:08 pm | Posted in Food I Made, Gallery
 Caroline frolicking in a field in Utah |
Fall quarter is almost over & I’m only now updating with new albums since September. Finals are just around the corner so I can’t exactly frolic on the weekends like I have been for the past 8 weeks. I’m encountering some major Senioritis & I need help fighting it! I blame Reddit for all of my procrastination problems.
Since I haven’t updated in a few months, I figured I’d just post a series of pictures I just took of the sushi I made. It’s not very aesthetically pleasing, but I’ll get the hang of it eventually.
 A sushi cookbook I just purchased |
Normally I’d use my lightbox script for organization, but a lot of people seem to skim the part when I tell them to click the picture to see more. So, now you get to see all the pictures laid out without extra clicking, just more scrolling.
 Instructions on making sushi rice |
I’ve made sushi countless times, but I was curious to see what the book’s instructions were on how to make sushi rice. Not surprisingly, it was similar to the way I make sushi rice.
 Cucumber & Sesame Rolls |
Since I don’t have any fish, I figured I’d check out their cucumber recipe. I added a bit of avocado in the roll to give it a creamy texture.
 Cucumber & Avocado Roll |
I added a bit of rice seasoning into my rice to give it a bit of flavor. I adorned the dish with hot sesame oil, unagi (eel) sauce, wasabi, & sriracha.
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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone (just in case I don’t update by then)!
July 20th 2011 at 7:36 pm | Posted in Food I Made, Photojournal
 Stuffed Bell Peppers |
Putting my new iPad 2 to good use, I’ve been trying out all sorts of new recipes such as this stuffed bell pepper dish from AllRecipes.com. They turned out to be really tasty.
 Summer Reading |
Even though I’m really busy this summer, I’ve made it a personal summer goal to read all 5 of these books, which include:
- A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
- Genie by Russ Rymer
- Intern by Sandeep Jauhar
- The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
- Witches of East End by Melissa de la Cruz
I’m having one heck of a summer so far.
