As much as I love watching Big Brother and I relish in the drama that happens when you stick 16 people in a house and pit them against each other, I actually do not like drama in real life. My life has been all sorts of drama lately, and I don’t even know what to […]
Dinner
Lemongrass Tofu Fresh Spring Rolls
Taking a bite of lemongrass tofu fresh spring rolls is like home rolled up in a chewy rice wrapper. Sometimes I feel like I’m being tugged between so many different places that I don’t know where home is anymore. Where my parents’ live is where I grew up, where I called home while travelling the world, and […]
Authentic Vietnamese Vegan Pho
As The Viet Vegan, I feel like homemade vegan Vietnamese pho is an obligatory recipe on here. So here is my version of vegan pho. If it weren’t for the fact that I’ve now branded myself as The Viet Vegan, almost nobody would know I was Vietnamese (in real life, anyway). I’ve had people ask […]
Grilled Tofu Soba Noodle Bowl with Greens
I think it’s funny when people think that it’s only vegans and vegetarians who eat tofu. I’ve grown up eating tofu so many different ways:Â pan-fried with lemongrass, fried and juicy in a sour tamarind soup, soft and silky in a savory tomato broth soup, and silken in dessert form with a ginger syrup. My love […]
Soba Noodle Bowl with Miso Tahini Sauce
Make this soba noodle bowl with miso tahini sauce when you’re hungry but only have about 20 minutes to make dinner. Sometimes I treat this blog more like a diary than a food blog, but I think that’s just how I cope. I’ve always written out my feelings, and that’s what I’m going to do […]
Rice and Beans Stuffed Acorn Squash
Today’s stuffed acorn squash with rice and beans is accompanied by a rant. I don’t have much to say about the recipe other than that when I made this for my friends and my roommate, they vocalized their happiness with each bite and insisted that they didn’t want the meal to end. That just tells […]
