You know how sometimes you want to update your website, but you really have no idea what to write about? No? Before I evolved TB to center around recipes, I used to post pictures everyday (sort of) without anything more than a simple caption of what your eyeballs were glancing at. Now that I’m forcing myself to write something witty & interesting with every post, I can no longer do food photo dumps without some purpose. This has led to a bunch of my photos sitting on my computer from last year & beyond, unseen by my regular visitors. Well, one of my solutions is to simply create a new series that will be more specific to an all encompassing theme. Foodie Fridays will be my food dump days, so I guess there might not be a real point to any of these future posts other than to tell you about some restaurants, grocery stores, or how good/bad/mediocre the food I consumed was. Since not too many people visit a food blog to read anything, Foodie Fridays will fully appreciate the, “wow, this post is making me hungry & my desk has accumulated some drool from my mouth,” comments more than ever!
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Huckleberry’s Pastrami Sandwich. |
Well, this is embarrassing! My last post said this upcoming post would center around my trip to the Bahamas with Josh & my family, but I can’t upload the video onto my Vimeo account because I reached my quota this week, so I’ll just have to wait until Saturday for it to refresh. Regardless, the next post will absolutely be an explosion of pictures from the Bahamas that your eyes will be beached out for the day. Hopefully you enjoy this picture food dump post. If it makes you hungry, mission accomplished.
Remember how I dabble in gardening & making terrariums? No? Well, I do, so I made an instructional video on how to make beach themed terrariums except filming with one hand & trying to plant with the other produced deplorable results. What do you do with a bunch of movie clips on how to make terrariums that are poorly focused, unstable, & nearly nauseating to watch due to the amount of instability? Why, you throw them into Lightroom, edit the heck out of the colors, slap on some downtempo song, & boom, you’ve got yourself something semi-watchable.
Beach Themed Terrariums
Beach Themed Terrariums from Tiffany Bee on Vimeo.
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Sango Sushi’s Caterpillar Roll. |
After a long day of studying, I figured I really couldn’t focus anymore until I fulfilled my sushi craving so I ordered take-out & watched Star Trek: Into the Darkness. Sushi + Star Trek = Best Day of the Week. As Donna Meagle & Tom Haverford will tell you, sometimes when you’ve had a rough week, you just have to Treat. Yo. Self!
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Tom Yum Shrimp & Shiitake Crostini |
This recipe came to life when I was trying to figure out what else I could do with this leftover shrimp mixture I had after I made shrimp wontons. With about a nearly whole French baguette left near my fruit bowl, I figured you can’t really mess up anything on toasted sliced bread so I might as well give it a go. This recipe is easy to do, not time consuming, & let’s be honest, anything tom yum is delicious. Let me reiterate the fact that the tom yum will make your tum go yum. Yes, I just made a tom yum rhyme. It’s my blog, I can rhyme if I want to. In all seriousness, this crostini is amazing. My dad approves of this message, so you just definitely know it’s legit.
This crostini is the perfect appetizer for a dinner party or just for fancy snacktimes for homemakers. Reheating them in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds on the high will warm them right up, leaving the crunchiness intact, given that you toasted it correctly. If for some reason the crunchiness gets dampened–because you can’t toast crostini correctly–you have two options: 1. imagine that it’s crunchy or 2. put it in the toaster oven for a minute on “toast”.
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Matsu’s Sumo Roll |
Did anyone else stop & ask how in the world February got here so quickly? I mean, technically it’s not February yet, but it’s February somewhere–I’m looking at you, Australia–so roll with me here. It seems that I always start off my posts remarking on how much time has passed, but I really don’t know how it escapes me. I look up & it says it’s 9 PM & then I look up again & all of a sudden it’s really 1:30 AM & I should be in bed. I don’t even…what…
Since I’m trying to intensely study for a life altering exam known as the MCAT (Medical College Admissions Test), I’ve isolated myself in my home because I know if I take a trip to the grocery store, I’m just not going to want to study after. This poses a simple First World Problem: what the heck do I eat when all the leftovers are gone? There’s only so much instant ramen & Spaghetti O’s a girl can eat before the spoiled snob demanding variety that is her tongue, can tolerate.
This is the part when my amazing mother comes into play. She’s been working so hard lately that she barely has any time to stop by the grocery store & whip up a family dinner, so she orders food for the family from restaurants instead. This isn’t a feasible solution since ordering take out is much more expensive than cooking your own meals, but I’m certainly not complaining! More time for me to mindlessly surf the web study & more yums in the tums. Mommy dearest is always thoughtful enough to ask me if I want anything to eat so she can bring home the goods. I need to set aside a night to make her a lavish dinner…& then post the recipes after.