September 2009

Mmm…Umami…

September 17, 2009 blog meet-up

If my day could be summed up into one sentence yesterday, it would be that “I felt like shit.” I will not go into much details, but basically, an article that I slaved over for was not printed. My editors decided to leave it out at the last minute without even warning me beforehand. The [...]

Tagged as: avocado, BBQ, beef, bread, burger, cheese, mushrooms, onions, tomato, turkey

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It’s Worth the Grill

September 15, 2009 My story

Turns out life doesn’t just hand you bad peaches. It hands you bad figs, too. Horribly expensive and horribly bad-tasting figs. Seems like my fruit-picking skills are failing me. Figs are one of my favorite fruits. It’s just so juicy and luscious and chewy and…figgy. But the bag of lovely-looking figs I brought home was [...]

Tagged as: bacon, cheese, figs, kabocha, maple syrup, onions, pita, pizza

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When life hands you a sour peach…GRILL it!

September 13, 2009 God

I recently bought a bunch of peaches which were on sale at my local grocery store. Well. No wonder they were on sale. They were under-ripe: sour and hard and horrible! So. What to do? There were roughly three options: Whine and bitch about it while forcing myself to eat it Throw it away, and [...]

Tagged as: bacon, bell peppers, cheese, grill, mushrooms, onions, pasta, peach, zucchini

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Just a Shadow

September 11, 2009 blog meet-up

For those of you who have been reading since the start of this blog, or if you look at my About Me page, you’ll know that I started this blog as a sort of “treatment center” for me to fight my eating disorder…And for the past month or so, you might have noticed that I [...]

Tagged as: burger, cheese, chicken, chili, chutney, curry, eating disorder, fruits, ice-cream, indian, Japanese, mango, pasta, salad, shrimp, turkey, wrap

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Deflated but Comforted

September 9, 2009 God

One thing I love and hate about college— I’m constantly learning. It’s a good thing because I love learning about new stuff, enriching my mind with new opinions and views, and expanding my academic horizons. The thrill and pleasure I get from learning something new is like being tempted with fresh-baked cookies. I get a [...]

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How Calbi BBQ Got Its Ass Kimchi-ed

September 7, 2009 family

If you’ve been following me on Twitter…you might have guessed that I’ve been a teensy weensy bit stressed lately. I’ve been having a lot of work piled up lately. Because the books I ordered came in late, I’ve been on a mad-hatter rush to catch up with all my missed readings. Meanwhile, I’ve been hit [...]

Tagged as: avocado, bacon, cheese, chicken, gochujang, kimchi, Korea, mexican, nori, salad, tomato, tortilla