Sunday, April 24, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
ramen + muffins
I caught a cold again this past week and have been feeling like crap since. It's definitely gotten better, but I have long coughing spells that even cough drops can't cure.
I ate at Tenkaippin (which, by the way, is my second favorite ramen place of all time) because I figured hot soup and tons of garlic would help me out. I guess in a way it did. Gyoza was a bit soggy on this visit, but who cares. Kotteri forever!
(and for comparisons sake, a photo from my favorite ramen place, Nakamura Ramen)
Anyway, I wanted to bake muffins and Dan suggested cranberry orange so I made some. I found this amazing recipe from Bakingdom and they turned out amazing. The recipe is on that website if you wanted to make them yourself.
This is pre-glaze.
Post glaze with sugar topping. Funny thing about the topping-- I ran out of white sugar so I had to use brown. But it was refrigerated, so it was a little moist and dissolved a bit when I mixed it with the orange zest. Whoops! Still came out amazing though!
I ate at Tenkaippin (which, by the way, is my second favorite ramen place of all time) because I figured hot soup and tons of garlic would help me out. I guess in a way it did. Gyoza was a bit soggy on this visit, but who cares. Kotteri forever!
(and for comparisons sake, a photo from my favorite ramen place, Nakamura Ramen)
Anyway, I wanted to bake muffins and Dan suggested cranberry orange so I made some. I found this amazing recipe from Bakingdom and they turned out amazing. The recipe is on that website if you wanted to make them yourself.
This is pre-glaze.
Post glaze with sugar topping. Funny thing about the topping-- I ran out of white sugar so I had to use brown. But it was refrigerated, so it was a little moist and dissolved a bit when I mixed it with the orange zest. Whoops! Still came out amazing though!
Thursday, April 14, 2011
home stretch
So I'm a little less than a month away from the end of the spring semester and I couldn't be more elated. I quit caffeine on the 18th last month so I'm just four days shy of a month. So far, the only positive effect it's had on my life is that it's made my teeth look a little whiter. Cons? There are many. I feel more tired, moody, and forgetful than ever. I can't ever decide on a beverage since 99% of them have caffeine. I eat a ton more sugar and may be gaining weight as a result. I could go on and on.
I was thinking about celebrating my one month with a cup of coffee, but I'm being pressured to not give up the fight. It apparently takes a month or so to get caffeine completely out of your system. I'm still not feeling "normal."
Anyway, this post is really because I went to Little Village ages ago with Joe and have been staring at the photos on my phone. We need to go back ASAP!
The top was this crispy noodle thing. The bottom is a spicy noodle soup dish and chive/green onion pancake. Totally veg since Joe is still on Lent. I love Little Village!!
I'm going to make some pastries for my coworkers on Monday and have been struggling to decide what to make. Last time I made peanut butter cookies. I think I'm going to do chocolate chip muffins next!
I was thinking about celebrating my one month with a cup of coffee, but I'm being pressured to not give up the fight. It apparently takes a month or so to get caffeine completely out of your system. I'm still not feeling "normal."
Anyway, this post is really because I went to Little Village ages ago with Joe and have been staring at the photos on my phone. We need to go back ASAP!
The top was this crispy noodle thing. The bottom is a spicy noodle soup dish and chive/green onion pancake. Totally veg since Joe is still on Lent. I love Little Village!!
I'm going to make some pastries for my coworkers on Monday and have been struggling to decide what to make. Last time I made peanut butter cookies. I think I'm going to do chocolate chip muffins next!
Sunday, April 3, 2011
aquarium + random!!
Went to the Waikiki Aquarium with Dan. Super bummed they got rid of the sea horse/leafy sea dragon exhibit. But for $6 as kama'aina it's still a pretty amazing bargain. Took some photos with my phone!
And to sum this post up and be a complete ass about it, salmon onion and spicy ahi from Genki Sushi (which I ate on a completely separate and unrelated day).
And to sum this post up and be a complete ass about it, salmon onion and spicy ahi from Genki Sushi (which I ate on a completely separate and unrelated day).
Saturday, April 2, 2011
where is my mind?
I haven't updated at all lately and it's just out of pure laziness. I've been cooking a lot more at home lately and eating work food a lot more, too.
A few weeks ago I had dinner at my dad's house. He really likes deep fried things (and let's be honest, who doesn't?!) so he made me a breaded feast for at least ten people. We somehow managed to eat most of it among the three of us (my step-mom included).
He took a whole chicken and chopped it up into pieces. Most were hard to discern, the batter morphing them into similar shapes. The only ones easily identifiable were the drumstick and the wings, the rest were just a hodgepodge. The mushrooms were so hot after being deep fried, probably the moisture in them coming out via heat. So we had to cut them in half to have them cool down to a reasonable temperature. My dad learned this the hard way-- out of excitement he quickly bit into the mushroom and burnt his entire lower lip. Had to use a soda bottle from the fridge to get the swelling down. Hah!
Dad really likes the crispy breaded crumbs so he stacked the chicken like a tower to get to them. I have no idea if they managed to eat through the rest of that chicken. I'm sure it'd be easy, though. It was pretty amazing.
I've kind of been on a chicken fix as of late, though. There was this pretty amazing (and simple!) chicken and mushroom recipe on Food Wishes that I wanted to try out. It came out even better than I had anticipated. Paired it with some steamed rice and a simple mixed green salad.
A few weeks ago I had dinner at my dad's house. He really likes deep fried things (and let's be honest, who doesn't?!) so he made me a breaded feast for at least ten people. We somehow managed to eat most of it among the three of us (my step-mom included).
He took a whole chicken and chopped it up into pieces. Most were hard to discern, the batter morphing them into similar shapes. The only ones easily identifiable were the drumstick and the wings, the rest were just a hodgepodge. The mushrooms were so hot after being deep fried, probably the moisture in them coming out via heat. So we had to cut them in half to have them cool down to a reasonable temperature. My dad learned this the hard way-- out of excitement he quickly bit into the mushroom and burnt his entire lower lip. Had to use a soda bottle from the fridge to get the swelling down. Hah!
Dad really likes the crispy breaded crumbs so he stacked the chicken like a tower to get to them. I have no idea if they managed to eat through the rest of that chicken. I'm sure it'd be easy, though. It was pretty amazing.
I've kind of been on a chicken fix as of late, though. There was this pretty amazing (and simple!) chicken and mushroom recipe on Food Wishes that I wanted to try out. It came out even better than I had anticipated. Paired it with some steamed rice and a simple mixed green salad.
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