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If you’re not already following me on Snapchat, you should (@tiffanybeeee)…if you want to see my food pics as they happen &/or my soaping process. Very seldom I’ll post a selfie, because look, I’m not a psychopath. That’s right. Haven’t you read the study that says if you’re a man & you take a lot of selfies, you’re probably, maybe a psychopath? Yep. So, if your Snap Story is mostly of your face, I’m gonna assume you’re a narcissistic, friendless, jerk psychopath. Or maybe you’re just feeling yourself everyday, who’s to say? I used to have friends I played with on the weekends & now I just “chill”, so my weekend snaps aren’t the UNCE UNCE UNCE they used to be. Welcome to your late 20s, I guess. Anyway, let’s not be a Debbie Downer. There are enough problems in the world happening right now, so let’s take a moment to salivate rather than cry that your life is slowing slipping away from you as wrinkles form underneath your eyes. Speaking of Snapchat, my friend Laura asked me to post this recipe when she saw me snap this, so you can thank her for requesting it. This recipe can either be pescetarian friendly or vegan friendly, depending on whether you use traditional fish sauce (nước chấm) or the vegan “fish sauce”. There’s really nothing too difficult about this recipe & it’s pretty filling if you get yourself a big fat ole eggplant, but you can use Chinese eggplants if you prefer.
Vietnamese Roasted Eggplant
Talk about the perfect budget friendly meal! I mean, it’s an eggplant & you can have it for lunch or dinner. Heck, just eat it for breakfast. If you’re one of those people who think you can’t have certain things for breakfast, you can just swipe left out of this blog right now. Look, your culture is not universal. While you may enjoy eggs & toast for breakfast, the Vietnamese sometimes enjoy phở in the morning. Yeah, that’s right: a big ole bowl of NOODLE SOUP for BREAKFAST. I would much rather have a steaming hot bowl of noodle soup for breakfast than eggs & toast. BORING, but hey, that’s my preference. However, having noodles every morning isn’t exactly healthy, so boring breakfasts mostly win these days. If you’re a cereal kind of person, doOOoOOO youUUuuuUu boOOoo. Holy side rant, Batman, let’s get back on topic.
No special tools are required for this recipe – you just need an oven! It’s delicious, healthy (given that you aren’t pouring tons of fish sauce on it), easy, & reminiscent of a rainy day in Vietnam. I’ve been on a bit of a Vietnamese food kick lately, so here’s hoping this recipe inspires you to try something new or Vietnamese. Normally I wouldn’t assign an ethnicity/nationality to my recipes, but this isn’t just any old roasted eggplant recipe, it is straight up Vietnamese. I do get pretty irked when I see people post their “vegan/vegetarian pho” recipes & they’re not even using the right noodle or ANY of the SPICES that MAKE PHO, PHO. A vegetable broth + noodles + vegetables =/= veggie pho. I hate everyone. *flips table* LEARN2PHO. You are making the noodle gods cry. Speaking of noodles, they’d be pretty nice with the roasted eggplant. & at this moment in time, I’ve realized this blog makes me look like a psychopath. Just gonna go with it. YOLOoOoO.
Low-carb diet? Replace the rice with some baked tofu or more veggies. Veggies on veggies on veggies.
YuUuUm Gimme Recipe
Lulz see y’all next month when I don’t have as many responsibilities looming over me. JK, I use my blog to procrastinate. See you soon. Maybe I’ll actually post more photos from last year hahahaha.
What is my life? Oh, I’ll tell you:
*cries at season finale*
*binge watches House of Cards*
*binge watches Peaky Blinders*
*Fantasizes about having a less violent Thomas Shelby husband because that haircut is sexy AF. I thought I didn’t like bad boys, but now I’m seriously reconsidering.*
*ignores everyone*
*snaps food pics*
*stays home on the weekends*
*Sings the entirety of Ariana Grande’s Dangerous Woman album every.single.day.*
*HeeeeeEeEee givin’ me dat gooOood shiiittt, dat make me not quit, dat good shiiiit, ohhHhHh he give it to me everydayyyyYyyy*
*Realizes the only thing that “gives it to me everyday” is studying for physics. This is the worst kind of screwing.*
*complains to friends about everything; receive 1-2 word responses*
*cries about getting stonewalled by own friends*
*makes too much food*
*eat all the food*
*watches hours of BuzzFeed videos*
*makes lists of things that never get completed*
*pre-rewards self before actually accomplishing anything*
*FREAKS THE HELL OUT ABOUT MED SCHOOL APPS; stay off Reddit’s MCAT subreddit man, it’s bad*
*DRINKS ALL THE ALCOHOL, slowly*
*Is dead inside*
*Makes soap*
*Goes to the gym – feels good about self*
Stay positive, stay positive, do things, make good choices, stop reading the news about Brexit, go to bed, do the things. BYE.
Yum! That looks delish. Growing up, I didn’t like eggplant much, but I like them now! I would have never thought to roast an eggplant like that, though! And I love the idea of adding green tea to the water to give it a more aromatic flavouring!
I’m with you in that I don’t want egg and toast for breakfast all the time! The way I see it is that if it’s edible, it’s good, and I want it, then I’ll have it for breakfast. One of my favourite things to eat for “breakfast” are gimbap, actually! ^^
It’s good seeing a post from you, Tiff! Glad to see you’re doing well with those shows, food, and school XD
“if it’s edible, it’s good, and I wan it, then I’ll have it for breakfast.” WORDS TO LIVE BY, MY FRIEND, WORDS TO FRIGGIN LIVE BY. *high five* Yummm gimbap!! I love having sushi for breakfast too. 🙂
I should add that roasting an eggplant like this is a bit dangerous, so be cautious. It’s dangerous in that you have to reach inside your oven with some oven mitts on, trying to avoid the hot oven from burning you!
Omg almost missed my stop reading this.. so funny. I love Thomas Shelby’s haircut too. Weirdly erotic. Making the eggplant soon. –Laura
His haircut is pure sex. Anytime a guy friend asks me how he should cut his hair, I’m like, “lemme Google Thomas Shelby’s haircut for you.” hehehe. Loved seeing you this Sunday, hope to see more of you after the dreaded MCAT!!
“Very seldom I’ll post a selfie, because look, I’m not a psychopath” – HHAHAHAHAHA brb laughing. i love your humor okay. i totally understand that though….i mean, i refuse to follow or i’ve unfollowed most of the people i know (usually relatives / cousins) on instagram because i hate seeing my feed drenched in their selfies ugh. thankfully the friends i follow now aren’t narcissistic, phew.
anyway… frick yeah eggplants. i love eggplants. i’ve been addicted to my mom’s way of cooking eggplants; imagine mapo tofu, but imagine the tofu being replaced by eggplants. yes, that sounds weirdly gross, right? maybe. but i love it. also, indonesians have this menu called “eggplant balado” and it’s one of the best way to cook eggplants. EVER. ugh i love asian food 😛 unfortunately there’s no translation for “balado” sauce other than “indonesian chili sauce” pfft… so sad, google, so sad.
it’s so funny when i see / hear western/foreigners be like “omg you eat noodle for breakfast!?” and i’m like, “well, my stomach personally doesn’t like digesting heavy food early in the morning but yes, you’ll see indonesians eat noodle for breakfast, boo-ya!” :))
pfft, i’d love a bowl of pho not only for breakfast but during rainy days too! >:)
your humor deserves an encore, ma’am. i love how quirky and sassy you are, ha. this makes me think like you’re high on sugar and this is the humor that it leads to :))
“….stop reading the news about Brexit…” HAHAHAHA oh man.
Weeeeee. I’m glad I could give you a good laugh!!! You nailed my humor right on da head: quirky & sassy. I wasn’t on a sugar high, but I was on a, “FREAK OUT ABOUT EVERYTHING, BUT CALM DOWN” high. If ya catch my drifttt.
I looooove eggplant. Imagining eggplant in a mapo tofu fashion sounds DELICIOUS, what are you talking about?! AGH. Give it to me. Put it in me. Maybe I’ll make an eggplant + mapo tofu dish. You’ve inspired me. Thank you. Next recipeeeee! I’m gonna google this Balado sauce for future reference. Love me some spicy food. Tell me more about your favorite spicy Indonesian dishes!!
Eh you know Westerners, they like to think that their culture is the only culture to live by. No, my friend, no. It is not. Billions of people on Earth, billions of ways to eat breakfast. But if you pour milk in your cereal bowl before you pour in cereal, you’re straight up a psychopath.
it’s so rare to find a blogger with quirky and sassy humor. some people get really butthurt when i work my humor because they think i’m being serious… no, people. i’m being a sassy sarcastic gurl.
Indonesian food. is. so. damn. good. URGH. i really love cassava leaves gulai too (gulai is like….curry, sort of. but it’s not the same. i can’t explain it. you should google it :P)
psst, some westerners can be really oblivious to the point where they think their culture is the best. *rolls eyes*
HAHAHA that means i’m part psychopath then because if i brew milk using instant milk powder, the milk would go in first and THEN the cereal :))) but if i use fresh milk, it’s the proper “cereal first” way of course. yea, i know i know this sounds weird because who the heck eats cereal with HOT MILK??? i just like it :))
I really enjoyed reading your entry, and I like your sense of humor. Psychopath selfie takers? I believe it, which is why I hardly take any selfies myself. I don’t want people to think, “OMG she’s a psycho!” That roasted eggplant looks so good. That looks like something my hubby and I could try to make. We used to grow eggplants in our yard. Wrinkles under the eyes? Yeah, I kind of sort of have them, but more like baggies. Tiny baggies that I have to conceal, and it’s hard to do. Thank you for the reminder lol! By the way, I don’t believe in the typical boring breakfast. I admire the fact that you are a Pescetarian. I’m one of those meat eating people that would love to change. I enjoyed reading your entry. I’ll visit again. 🙂