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in an effort to save up money for grad school I’ve been buying as little groceries as possible, and actually haven’t been grocery shopping at all this week. so I made lettuce wraps with any and everything I had laying around! sesame oil, chili garlic sauce, spiced soy sauce and green onions I got with my soup the other day (Asians save everything haha). ground turkey, onion, garlic, bamboo shoots, and wasabi flavored peanuts
I am convinced that the best dishes come from those days where you’re too broke to really go grocery shopping so you throw whatever you can find together (isn’t that how ratatouille was made?)
UC Berkeley rejected me AGAIN which means I’m going to USF which is still a good school but hot damn it’s expensive so I’m in super saver mode right now.
poked around the kitchen and fridge and found:
sliced the eggplant, brushed it with an olive oil/salt/pepper/grated garlic mixture and grilled those suckers, sliced the tomatoes in half, threw some hummus into the pita and then threw the veggies in.
this shit is amazing.
I’m amazing.
just kidding
no I’m not
please signal boost!
The Oakland Korean United Methodist Church (OKUMC) partners with the California Food Bank to provide food for the needy every third Friday of the month.
The Korean Community Center of the East Bay is proud to announce we have been working with the OKUMC for the past several months to assist them during this awesome food drive.
Volunteers will need to do the following:
Commit to work from 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM the day of the food drive.
Help set up.
Distribute food.
Help clean up.
Vietnamese and Mandarin language skills a huge plus! If you would like to participate in this great opportunity please email me at angielee@kcceb.org. Thank you!
cooked lentils for the first time and they came out delicious!
the soup looks rich, but there’s no cream or anything in it. recipe is found HERE
I like to make my own pasta sauce for several reasons:
So if you’re like me and have a bunch of random groceries and leftovers in your fridge, have no fear!
I start with a can of Contadina organic tomato paste (6 oz). It has a miniscule amount of salt, like 20 mg. I take a small pot and fill it with water, let it boil, then turn it down and add the paste. I use a whisk to get it all incorporated, and then add a shit ton of spices and herbs. today, I used
stir it, put the heat on SUPER low, and cover. if you leave the heat too high it will start to bubble over and get all weird… so keep it low and stir. constantly. like always. seriously, every few minutes I’m stirring this thing. I like to do this for about half an hour, but I don’t think there’s any real reason to do it for that long.. I’m just weird and feel like if I keep stirring it through for a long time the flavors will all blend together and be more flavorful. I’m pretty sure I’m just trippen though.
I also have some leftover ricotta cheese, so I’ll be blending that in when it’s done. My boyfriend takes a phosphate binder, and it’s a small amount of cheese.
Leftover veggies? Get a separate pan and cook them together. I use onion, garlic, mushroom, baby spinach, and bell peppers. I’m sure most kidney patients know this, but bell pepper is great for you to eat! then add the sauce, stir, and throw in your pasta. then you toss all that shit together and you’ve got an awesome dinner. bam. low sodium. tomato & bell peppers, good for kidney patients! the end.
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realized I never post pictures of the food I make.. which is odd since my life revolves around it. fish piccatta! easy and delicious
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STORY OF MY FUCKING LIFE. I can’t believe I haven’t seen this tumblrs until now
(Source: youknowyoureaserverwhen)
I came across this article on cnn.com this morning:
http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/30/whats-wrong-with-eating-dog-meat/?hpt=hp_c2
Just a disclaimer: yes, I am Korean. No, I do not eat dog, nor have I ever tried to, nor will I ever. My immediate family members have never tried it either. Like the article states, the notion that everyone in Korea eats it is false.
I love animals, especially dogs, so I could never think about eating it. But, for people to cause a huge stink and have this festival cancelled seems a bit harsh to me. Yes, in the United States it is absolutely barbaric to even think about eating dog. That is our notion here. Why go to other countries and enforce your own ideals on a preexisting culture? Well, I suppose that’s the American way, isn’t it?
Different countries and cultures have their own eating practices. When I went to Peru last year, I discovered it is a delicacy to eat cuy—barbequed guinea pigs. Yes, guinea pigs. Like the one you might have had in a little cage in your room when you were eight years old. They are barbequed whole, so you can see the shape of the animal and everything. Although they’re tiny, they are on the pricier side and similar to lechon in the Philippines, it is usually served at parties or special occasions.
I almost tried it, but they looked so similar to my bunnies I couldn’t bring myself to do it. Did it bother me that this is a delicacy in another country? No, why should it? It’s their culture. The cow is a sacred animal in India, but you don’t see their groups banging on our door and demanding a recall of all steaks and hamburgers here. As long as animals are raised in a humane, sterile, safe way for meat consumption, and they are not endangered, what’s the big stink?
