north

drove all over town to see friends and family. bad headache that morning, either from being sleep deprived, driving hundreds and hundreds of miles, or seeing hayward everywhere.
after almost a thousand miles of what seemed like aimless driving, kar and i decided to take the bart to the city along with my friend from sixth grade, katrina. it was exciting at first, until i realized the walk from the station to the restaurant was more than 15 blocks of up and downhill. i nearly died after 7. im glad i didnt because i got to eat oysters. i might have just found the reason for living.

bypassed internet security!

hells yes! but it's still not able to directly upload to blogger, so I must hot the images on a different website.

I'll figure it out.

I went to town with two friends and I got a Bailey's Irish Cream. It was great, but my ears exploded with red hot heat. I'm thinking now drinking alcohol in 35 degrees Celsius weather is a not too great of an idea.








in other news, this brand of instant noodles has my name all over it. I bought one. will blog when eat.

Peru

Day 1: Went to a bunch of musems, got ripped off by cab drivers and tour guides, saw a good chunk of Lima. AKA: Off to a expected start in a strange country. The hostel I'm staying in is pretty cool. "For What It's Worth" by the Buffalo Springfields is playing. Not so shabby, eh N? I could pretend to be brave and say I know what the fuck I'm doing, but the truth is it's pretty damn scary being in a strange country, currently by myself, without really knowing what to do. But I'll tough it out.

In keeping with the central theme of food of this blog, I will comment on the first Peruvian meal I had, called Lomo Saltados, basically marinated beef (or pork, wasn't really sure, tasted like beef by translator says pork) cooked with onions, can't upload pictures here, so just go google it yourselves. The flavors was very strong. The dipping sauce for the french fries was made from fresh jalapenos, so needless to say my mouth burned afterwards. Overall it was quite delicious =D. Anyway, it's 3 in the morning now, I need to get to bed. Wish me luck on another day of adventures, y'all!

place cards

lincolnberry, dena the athlete, philip, merr and bunny, kar sleeping, chad the dj, gabe and his grill, lai being...lai, and i am a cleaning robot

soup for the soul

fresh noodles

1/4 teaspoon of salt
2 cups flour
1/2-1 cup water

1. Mix and knead until dough smooths out.
2. Divide into small portions and roll out thinly. Flour both sides generously. Fold and cut noodles into 1/4 inch slices.
3. Cook noodles in boiling water for 5-10 minutes.


spicy beef stew

5 tablespoons soysauce
2 tablespoons rice wine
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons chili paste
1/2 teaspoon white pepper powder
1 pound beef, cubed
4-5 cloves garlic
green onion
ginger
star anis
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 cups beef stock
1/2 teaspoon clove

1. Brown the beef in vegetable oil. Take out the beef and fry ginger, garlic, and chili paste in the same pan.
2. Add beef stock, soysauce, rice wine, sugar, white pepper powder, star anis, clove, beef, and cook in medium heat for 30-40 minutes.
3. Cook bok choy in the stock, and then add the noodles.
4. Garnish with green onion.

but wait, you're not in china yet

OR AM I?
What is this, you ask!? No, it's not the remains of an extinct dinosaur from the Whatthefuckistic period. It's the awesomeness of Black Chicken hitting you in the face.
My grandpa laughs, especially at the burnt Wintermelon and Ham. It is so funny, it doesn't even have soy sauce in it. But wait, there's more! If you join us in the next five minutes we will offer you a free gift-Phoenix Talons! Yes that's right, Phoenix Talons. My mother soaks them in special alcohol she gets...from somewhere.
My cousin 孟凡 invites you to join us next time. We might even throw in a free bowl of rice. Looks tantalizing, doesn't it? Almost like... food.

redefining sundays

our loot from the hillcrest farmer's market

dinner at la jolla shores later that day

improvised fondue at P's humble abode

bacon dogs

kar's take on bacon dogs included cheddar cheese and jalapeños. took me half a bottle of lighter fluid, an electric fan, and almost an hour to get the grill started, but it all paid off in the end, and it always does. bacon dogs were gone in less than ten. minutes that is.

babycakes

merr, karr, lincolnberry and I ended up having vanilla raspberry, blood orange, and pomegranate cupcakes from babycakes at hillcrest, after discovering that the much anticipated french dessert place has been replaced by a real estate consulting office.

hello everyone.

lets blog about what we consume this summer.
and also perhaps what we create (other than the excrement following the food), and what we're up to and maybe put a picture in every post.

for examples

this was when karen and I decided to have a porridge & leftovers meal.
'twas delicious.

cucumber salad, jellyfish, shrimp dumplings, chive pancake, tomato & salted duck egg, stir-fry cabbage, and dried anchovies (?)

oh yes, and i just picked a name that sounds pretty good. we can pick a different one later.