Umami- Wish I focused, but here's a truffle oil burger

I made all the greens to balance out the meat--both edible and.. well, typically not. This is shiraae.

Marc will make someone very happy someday (he's single). I watched him make this pork dish from scratch. Then watched our guests lick the serving plate clean.

Marc also made pork chops. shieeeeet...

And Eoj's succulent, spicy, finger-lickin' ribs.

I tried to blend in with hokey-dokey health-nut-locals and thus bought fresh arugula from the Farmer's Market. Braved the hordes of people just to spend an ungodly amount of money on so-called organic foods. We need to learn a thing or two from the Germans about affordable organic food. I'd rather go to Whole Foods because A.)Closer B.) Cheaper (believe it or not). Except, the Farmer's Market had Chinese chives, which I was really happy about because I didn't have to drive 45 minutes to buy them. I'm trying to find a nursery that sells Chinese Chives so I can add them to the garden. I digress. Beets, fresh arugula (extremely bitter), and candied walnuts.. I made a dressing to counter-balance the bitterness of the arugula. yummmmy

Cucumber/Chinese Chives salad makes an appearance again. I was told Chinese Chives are good for women. Didn't research this, but it's definitely good for regularity. 8)

In honor of Manny, Marc boiled 5 belut eggs. Worst culinary experience of my life...belut egg, a Filipino delicacy. Nevertheless, very interesting.

BLEEHHHHH. We turned Belut-egg eating into a "I DARE YOU" game. Peer pressure in conjunction with Russian water compelled me to eat the yolk, which had the texture of rancid yolk mixed with blood.

Belut egg yolk

The next day we went to Newport Seafood to celebrate Mama's day. There's been loads of hype about this place, but it tastes quite ordinary. Maybe I don't have a sensitive palate for Chinese seafood. Here's an elephant clam dish. I'm not big on clam anything, except for the baby ones.

dou miao or pea tips. Supposedly very good for you--again, I'm not sure why, haven't googled it yet, but they're really delicious.

Clams, bleh. I can only eat the really small ones because I get grossed out when I see and feel the bellies of clams; not to mention the grains of sand that crunch between my teeth.

Peppered beef

Lobster

Stage 1: Slice lens and make bubbles with laser for easy removal

Bubbles

And then they clamped my eyes open to correct my vision with a different laser (see video)

A bee landed on my windshield, so I took a picture of it.

Spicy shrimp pasta at Curry House in downtown los angeles- asi asi

My second iteration of ox-tail soup. I tried to make it as milky white as possible without adding milk like the restaurants do. Will try again later--think my household is a little sick of oxtail soup.

I make breakfast sandwiches

My boyfriend makes a crepe w/vanilla ice-cream, whipped cream, nutella, and a fried banana. Secrets to my heart.

I washed and beheaded strawberries, super delicious.

I saw this salad at Dave's birthday party and had to recreate it. In fact, I just ate the last bit of the batch I made.

I made a bean sprout salad, but overcooked the bean sprouts. Need to try again. Still tasty though. 8)

The most soulful batch of beef stew noodles I've made yet. Added yet another secret ingredient...love.

In celebration of my beef stew noodles, Eoj poured a bottle of wine into our decanter.

Post Russell Peters show (my fav. comedian behind Yoshi Obayashi). Got a salad, forgot the name of it, but it was delicious.

Eoj made me a flower out of...flour?

and a star. <3

Getty's Debut- Playback shot from a slow-motion camera

Why did I have a compelling urge to put my wallet in its mouth or wear it as a shoe?

My friend introduced us to a Chinese restaurant that was actually quite tasty and local, which never happens simultaneously where I live. You're looking at swit an sowo poh-k

Hollywood Tacos I digested for the next 2 days... ain't no El Taurino

The number 2 reason why LA is incredible. Freshly cut fruit con spice and lime juice you can find at "Mexican" fruit carts scattered in and about Los Angeles during the warm season.

My coin purse attached to my keys. Not food, but cute.

I made kimchi jiggae, but it tastes better after the 3rd warm up (picture in blog entry to follow)

James' cousin's wife made this taro dessert from scratch. Shiettttt.

Me being experimental with my camera. Model: water w/squeezed lemon juice

James' cousin's wife made this greet tea dessert from scratch. Shiettttt.

This is our baby waiting for us miserably, outside.

04/03/11 spicy fries

04/03/11 Boiling Crab: King Crab Legs

04/03/11 Boiling Crab: Shrimp and Corn w/ whole shabang medium sauce

04/03/11 Boiling Crab: Shrimp and Corn w/ whole shabang medium sauce

I made my Lunch: arugula w/mixed greens, smoked salmon, parmesan cheese, and pineapple wedges

My friend: Italian espresso maker

espresso in angry domo mug