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Everyone Can Celebrate Christmas

December 24, 2010 God

This is the first Christmas I’m spending away from my family. I’m feeling very weird right now. There is a bit of melancholy as I feel somewhat detached from all the festivities. The only thing reminding me that it is Christmas is my neighbor’s flamboyant decorations… …and the Christmas songs that play incessantly at the [...]

Tagged as: bread, breakfast, brunch, coconut, cranberry, egg, green tea, orange

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Food Bigotry

November 20, 2010 eating disorders

When I was about 16, my father brought some Chinese take-out home. It was lo-mein. “Here, have some,” he said, handing me a pair of chopsticks. I didn’t notice the strange look on his face. I wolfed the lo-mein down. “Good, huh?” my dad said, red in the face. “Uh…yes…” I replied hesitantly, wondering what [...]

Tagged as: beef, bread, broccoli, cheese, chinese, coconut, curry, indian, noodles, paneer, potatoes, rice, shrimp, spicy

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My Deadly Sin

September 9, 2010 blog meet-up

I’m ashamed. I’m ashamed to admit that food can affect me so much. I’m ashamed to admit that I probably live to eat, rather than eat to live. I’m ashamed to say that when it comes to food…I can get teeny weeny bit…emotional. This fixation on food is one thing which I can’t seem to [...]

Tagged as: almonds, bars, beef, braised, cheese, chocolate, coconut, dessert, ham, jam, lentils, lunch, manchego, peanut butter, quince, rosemary, sandwich, short ribs, soup

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NYC 3: No Dessert For You!

August 6, 2010 blog meet-up

There are a few things that bothers me about certain restaurants: 1) Bad lighting: So I suppose everyone looks a bit sexier in the dark and nobody can see the blackheads on your nose, but what about the food? Isn’t the point of going to a restaurant all about the food? How can I make [...]

Tagged as: baked good, cheese, coconut, cupcakes, deep-fried, mango, mexican, pineapple, plantains, pork, Venezuelan

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Well-Rounded Confidence

July 14, 2010 dinner event

I’m confident in a lot of things…but beauty is not one of them. Okay, I’m so embarrassed to admit this—but hey, no matter what, I’m still a girl…and I’m vain as a peacock. Like everyone else, I like to look good. I like to get compliments from others. I want girls to look at me [...]

Tagged as: baked good, banana, cake, chicken, chocolate, coconut, deep-fried, fried, fruits, kimchi, Korean, pancake, peanut butter, potatoes, rice, salad, seafood, seaweed, shrimp, soup, soybean, sprouts, squid

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Just Eat. Mostly With Eaters. Not Too Much Food Talk.

June 1, 2010 eating disorders

A fellow ED-Recoverer once asked me how I managed to get myself out of my eating disordered food rut. How did I manage to overcome my fear foods, and be able to socialize and eat out? How am I able to pick up bites of snacks in the streets, and not obsess over a “proper [...]

Tagged as: bread, butter, cheese, chicken, chinese, coconut, coffee, deep-fried, dessert, dumplings, egg, fish, fried, garlic, grilled, hotdog, jam, pork, singapore, taro, toast