late night snack… grapefruit with dried plum powder. I know, it sounds weird, but it’s delicious. Tiramisu parfaits made by Dat. I will devour all six cups by the end of this week.

Enjoying one of my favorite meals this afternoon. Rice with fried tofu, garlic sauteed water spinach, Chinese sausage, and my mom’s amazing tamarind infused tomato soup topped off with a few chopped sprigs of rice paddy herb for an extra hint of sourness. Classic Vietnamese ingredients, I could eat a million of these bowls.

An excuse to stop by Central Market from time to time. My mother is beginning to love that spicy capricollo. And this cat will eat anything you put in front of her.

My current addiction: fresh juices from Central Market. It’s getting too stifling hot outside, but there’s nothing like a delicious, cold orange + carrot juice to cool me down, especially after running/walking  three miles at the park. When I was in college, I used to drink Martinelli’s apple juice for lunch all the time. It tastes awesome and I always collected those little glass jars. This is a m a z i n g.  Giant-size […]