What we eat when we're poor

Beef stir fry with green beans, red bell peppers, red onions over couscous

Pork Stew

I made this a while back. The pork was unbelievably tender. Served with a couple of old standbys.

Tofu Curry with Curried Lentils

Andrew is not a huge fan of curry or lentils. This was not made for him. The lentils were a nice change from the usual white rice that would normally accompany this. This is basically the curry my mom used to make except I added some fresh corn off the cob for a little sweetness.

Fish Tacos

Lena is my gorgeous 20-year old niece, whose presence has been making me feel OLD. She likes to tell me, "You look good for your age, Auntie."

What I thought was going to be Lena's last night with her turned into her extending her stay by another week. Must have been the fish tacos.


Little Lena ain't so little no more.


I used tilapia filets. I usually bread the fish with panko bread crumbs, but forgot to buy them at the store. Instead I used some corn flour I had in the cupboard. They were nice and crispy.


I had some unused eggplant, so fried those up the same way.


The following morning, I made Huevos Rancheros from the leftovers for the little squirt.


Here we are hanging out at the New York Philharmonic free concert at Central Park.

See ya soon, squirt!

Robster and Crams

Went to hang at Ted's mom's house in Connecticut last weekend. Kat and Ted prepared a lobster boil and steamers. I usually don't care much for lobster, but I got into it. It was fun dismantling the little dude and satisfying to pull out hunks of meat. Mostly it was awesome to sit around a table outside with friends.


Poor little guy.


Serious business.


I don't know.


Na-na-nay-nay! Poor Masha in the back. Her bravery was admirable.



Thanks Kat and Ted!

We met at fat camp.

This post is dedicated to Kim, whose love for food and cooking inspires my own. Sunday dinners at Kim's apartment were always filled with amazing food and company. Up until she left for Hong Kong a couple of weeks ago, we made sure to have Sunday dinner together every week. I'm also pretty sure that when I named this blog, I was subconsciously thinking about our single days together. She used to tell dudes who were hitting on us that we met at fat camp.


I made pulled pork sammies, mashed taters, and roasted carrots for our final (for now) Sunday dinner.

The following photos are from Kim's bachelorette/bridal shower weekend that happened back in April.


We had a bridal shower Sunday dinner for Kim in the Diner airstream. The food was awesome, the airstream was awesome, and the friends were awesome. I keep dreaming about the chicken liver mousse or something. It was retarded (i.e. awesome)--like Corky from Life Goes On.

We had a bachelorette party/trip that was pretty tame. We stayed at Kate's Lazy Meadow upstate. It was very cute and very retro.


Look at the cute kitchen we didn't use!


Creepy busts that Kim and Tu tried to terrorize me with at night.


This is what we ate. Hostess fruit pies are even more awesome when you pop them in the microwave for 30 seconds.


Awesome totem pole chimney.


We were on a safari or something.


City slickers.


You can rent cute little airstream trailers too.

Kim, I am so excited about seeing the life you make with Tom in Hong Kong. And I can't wait to meet baby Maia. I miss you so much, mama.

Squid Ink Pasta and Steak

This is what we eat when we're being healthy.

Breakfast tart with asparagus and caramelized onions

I made this breakfast tart when we had Pete and Olivia over for brunch. Pete called it a breakfast pizza, which makes it more awesome. I overcooked the eggs, obvs, but it was still delicious.

Vietnamese BBQ Pork Chops with broken rice, pickled daikon and carrots, steamed pork cake

I still can't get my pork chops exactly like Mama's, but they're good enough to satiate the craving. I usually try to go to Dat Thanh when I'm in San Jose, which specializes in broken rice dishes. It's a classic though, which means that you can probably order it any Vietnamese restaurant with confidence.

after school snacks

Classed up the chicken fingers with panko bread crumbs. They didn't turn quite as golden as when I use regular bread crumbs, but they still tasted delicious. Served with Bud, obvs.