what i eat

Thanksgiving x 2

2011-11-26T21:24:00.001-08:00

We had a second thanksgiving dinner. A little ridiculous, don't you
think? My stomach says yes. Btw, I know I've been posting restaurant food lately, but this one is all TN's cooking! <3

Black Friday

2011-11-25T12:38:00.001-08:00

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Right now I'm enjoying foie
gras and a dark chocolate nespresso. Screw retail shopping.

Cali Trip 7/2010 Pt 2

2011-11-21T12:20:00.001-08:00

So the day after eating trays and trays of clam, oysters, crab and
everything edible from the ocean we went to eat at this Japanese
restaurant. READ: more seafood. TN's niece could not handle all the
greatness of raw seafood!(She got sick right afterwards) I continue to
crave the food from this joint but haven't been back yet! It's called
Angotei located in Costa Mesa.

Hatfield's

2011-11-20T18:13:00.001-08:00

Excuse the crappy quality pictures, but it was with my old iPhone and
it was dark and I drank tons of wine. This was the chef's tasting menu
at Hatfield's in California. There were a lot more dishes but I was
too busy eating to be bothered with taking pictures. I still wanted to
share it because I. Ate. At. Hatfields. Don't take anything for
granted y'all.

31

2011-11-19T16:46:00.001-08:00

My 2011 birthday dinner with drinks!!

Coney Island Hotties

2011-11-18T19:28:00.001-08:00

I thought i was going to eat Ramen tonight, but laziness won. I'll
leave you with my favorite hotdogs everrrr from home sweet Coney
Island in the 5 oh 8.

Pho Bo 2

2011-11-17T17:16:00.001-08:00

Fu-reaking bomb.

Cali Trip 7/2010 Pt 1

2010-11-01T20:46:00.001-07:00

I was lucky enough to hang out with the bf's brother and his familia.
They LOVE to eat. I blended right in... We had a major seafood fest at
Redondo Beach... Uhh Best.place.ever!!!

Sandwish my heart

2010-09-01T20:31:00.001-07:00

Ok ok. I know it's been months since I've last updated. But it's
summer! Summer equals eating and not blogging (for me I guess) but
it's sept one so now I'm back ready to update via iPhone! I have lots
of old photos to upload but for now I will share what I had for dinner
today. Uhh have I told you that I know who makes the best sandwiches
in the world? He's my boyfriend. I feel like a teenager saying
boyfriend! Anyway, check it! Avocado, cheese, tomato and I forgot if
that was ham or turkey meat but it was bommmmb! Boom.

Crawfish Fest 2010

2010-07-07T20:22:00.001-07:00

Omg I've been eating so much but haven't been taking pictures!! I
suck. Anyway this year was our 2nd year going to the crawfish
festival. yummy all you can eat spicy goodness.

My FAV

2010-06-28T20:25:00.001-07:00

Banh Xeo which is a crunchy crepe filled with pork, shrimp, bean
sprouts, onions and is total deliciousness. This is my all time fav
people!! I want this all wrapped up with a bow on top for my bday!!!

Summa summa summa time!

2010-06-23T20:57:00.000-07:00

Playacar - Day 4 Dinner

2010-06-17T14:48:00.000-07:00

Our last night at Mexico we had asian food... and to tell you the truth i was full before I even got here (room service). That didn't stop me from ordering my money's worth though!

Anyway, this is the last of my Mexico post, so now i can go back to posting via phone so it won't take me so long to update ^_^.

one final thing though

I MISS MEXICO!!

Playacar - Day 3 Dinner

2010-06-03T19:50:00.001-07:00

Sorry ya'll, memorial weekend happened and well.. . it's the start of summer so lots of activities going on which means I need to blog more to catch up to everything!!!

Once again pictures are desserts first, appetizers last. This was hands down our best dinner here. It was at their international restaurant. How can dinner not be good when it starts off with a martini, foie gras and pate? I would come back to this resort just to eat at this place again!

Playacar Day 2 - Dinner

2010-05-24T19:47:00.001-07:00

2nd night dinner was at an Italian place, and i'm sad to say that it was the worse out of all the places we ate at. Service was horrendously slow and the food was meh. Hence the lack of pictures. We actually went back to our hotel room and got room service!

Playacar Day 1 - Dinner

2010-05-21T17:10:00.001-07:00

I'm sad. I don't remember how to describe the delicious things we ate. The pictures will have to do... desserts are posted first, appetizers are last and see that bottle of wine? Free baby!

Playacar Day 1 - Lunch

2010-05-15T07:45:00.000-07:00

By the time we got to our resort, we were both starving. We went to eat something light though because it was already like 3pmish and we didn't want to be too full. We sat out on The Deck where we could look out to the ocean... the view was beautiful. TN had some civiche but then realized what he was doing and was too afraid to eat it all. I had fried calamari, which was okay...

But look at the civiche picture, can you see the blue water in the back??

Thai Festival Pt. 4

2010-05-09T20:38:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lack of posting, we just got back from Mexico! The next
few postings will be all about what we ate at Mexico but for now...

Hell yes we went to the Thai Festival 4 weekends in a row. You know
while we went I was thinking about how ridiculous it was to eat all
this Thai food four weekends in a row but looking back now I'm all for
it again next year! I can't get enough of the mango sticky rice. I
didn't want to show the same foods again so I took pictures of some
favorite repeat vendors and my finished soup. I was too hungry so I
forgot to take it before I ate it!

Beef Salad

2010-05-01T20:33:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, if you go to the beginning of the life of this blog (3 years
ago), you can see that we kinda started this to document "healthy
food" however the diet that TN was on was a ridiculous absolutely no
carbs/sugar diet. This seriously meant that TN ate MEAT and that
was pretty much it. The diet works, he dropped pounds like nobody's
business, but as with most crazy diets, it was unrealistic. Well with
our vacation coming up, summer, and weddings TN has decided to lose
weight again, except this time he's doing it a better way. He can eat
almost anything he wants but just has to watch his portion control and
cut out bad sugars such as soda, donuts, etc. I am also eating this
way because let's face it, nothing is worse than drinking a glass full
of water while your sig other is chugging on soda. MmM soda.. Anyway
eating healthy like this is not bad at all AND we both have lost
weight. Win-win!
Steak salad with tomato rice and grilled cabbage

Thai Festival Pt. 3

2010-04-25T21:19:00.001-07:00

Seriously, we went to another Thai Festival this weekend. This is our
third one in a row... It was definately more low key than the first
two we went to. I didn't take pictures of any of the food again
because we stayed at the fest this time around and ate outside. We did
save the dessert for home though, and I know it's semi disgusting to
see half eaten food but whatevs I'm not here to impress anybody I'm
just here to show you what I eat. Get it? Half eaten mango sticky rice
for your viewing pleasure.

Thai Festival Pt. 2

2010-04-18T21:44:00.001-07:00

Whew what a day... We went to another Thai festival and this time
around it was a bit chilly and I'm fighting an evil battle against
mother nature and her trees and her pollen ugh. It was hard to enjoy
the beef noodle soup that I did not take a picture of because I was
too busy trying to breathe and not let snot drip down into my food.
War is ugly people. We spent most of our time waiting in line while
the others ran around collecting all of the other good stuff. We
brought it back home to chow down on the chicken and beef BBQ on
skewers, papaya salad, sausages, fried bananas, mango sticky rice, and
this banh xeo like bready thingy with oysters (my fav). We also scored
lime plants and chili plants, which I cannot wait to see pretty little
red peppers coming out of that thing.

Thai Festival

2010-04-12T14:32:00.001-07:00

You can't really see any pictures of food on this post but I did want
to document that we went to a Thai festival last Sunday... And I have
no idea what the festival is for, all I know is that there was massive
Thai food everywhere and I basically ate chicken off a skewer for
2.50. Mango sticky rice and peanang curry was bomb and yet again I was
disappointed with the papaya salad... Too fish saucy? I also need to
get better at eating food outside but it's just so uncomfortable to
me... Well I will be back and maybe we can make this an annual thing
and I can take better pictured next year!

Mommy's Banh Bot Loc

2010-04-10T15:13:00.001-07:00

TN is golfing all day today so I'm left alone to fend for my own! It's
okay though I'm the master of reheating and boiling water. My parents
visited me last weekend and because they love me they brought a cooler
full of banh bot loc to fill up my freezer with. Banh bot loc is
pretty much pork and shrimp inside a type of dough and then held
together by banana leaves. Sounds easy but it's very time consuming
and the dough has to be made just right. I'm not being bias here, my
mom makes the best banh bot loc in the freaking world. Hands down.
Someday soon I will really have to learn her technique and recipe.
Usually she just has me oil the leaves and that's the only part I have
in the creation of it. For me, all I have to do is boil water and in
12 minutes I have an awesome "home made" meal.
Also made myself a fruit shake because dude, water gets boring.

Bon Chon

2010-03-30T18:45:00.001-07:00

TN needs to get off that Korean haterade!

Coffee Love

2010-03-27T08:22:00.001-07:00

We looked and looked and almost bought and almost bought until TN
found this espresso machine that he haddddd to have. He made a pretty
damn good latte for me and I have to admit, I don't even know how to
use this thing... I mean I know to put the cup in and press the
button, but the foam you see on top? No idea. All I'm missing at my
house now is readily available tiramisu and I'll be all set with my
cafe needs.

Sczechuan Beef Noodle Soup

2010-03-25T14:46:00.001-07:00

Dude, nothing beats spicy noodle soup for 10 bucks that can feed 2
people. I use to not like this but I think it was more that the joint
was in the mall and the place isn't the cleanest... Look pass it
people. This dish is bomb. And yes that is taco bell in the background.

Monday Night Dinner

2010-03-23T18:49:00.001-07:00

Last week we had a string of eating out/eating at relative's houses
because TN's dad was in town. It was all delicious and I think I'm
actually going to start blogging about EVERYTHING that I eat instead
of just what TN cooks for me... You know just to fill up the weekday
void of this blog.
Anyway so on Monday we had steak and "tomato" rice. And by tomato I
mean ketchup. One of my all tome favorite meals... Except for some
reason the steak was a little tough. I got jipped on the wrong side of
the steak! I demand a refund! I demand another free meal! I demand
more steak!!!
By the way... Wegmans has really good deals on good cuts of steak..
That's what TN tells me anyway.

Rock the fish 2

2010-03-15T19:31:00.001-07:00

A damn good picture of the damn good fish. Thanks Geng!

Rock the fish

2010-03-15T06:12:00.001-07:00

I know it's a bad picture but people were waiting to eat it!!
Under all the onions, cilantro, peanuts and other is a beautiful
perfectly cooked rockfish. We rolled it spring roll style and dipped
it with mam nem sauce. Mam nem is fish sauce x 10 with the stinkiness.
I love you fish.

Beef Stew

2010-03-13T15:44:00.000-08:00

Beef stew Vietnamese style aka bo kho. I don't remember my mom making
this dish ever when I was growing up. My favorite part is dipping the
bread in the stew and eating tons of carrots the tender beef of course
makes the dish.

Dessert

2010-03-07T17:35:00.001-08:00

Once in awhile I actually make something that involves kitchen stuff.
Pillsbury premade already cut cookie dough makes my job even easier.
Break apart the squares and stick in the oven... When are they going
to make pho available that way?

Anyway after my cookies cooled off I made an icecream sandwich so I
very much enjoyed my chocolatechip filled with Starbucks coffee
icecream sandwich! Easy money...er food.

PhoEver

2010-03-06T18:33:00.000-08:00

I tweeted (@hanhie) right after I got done eating this about feeling
sorry for the people who will never get to eat home made delicious pho.

Sunday Brunch

2010-02-28T11:03:00.001-08:00

Well I guess I should let y'all know something about me. I love sleep.
I know a lot of people say that but I think they do because they don't
get to sleep as often as they like so they miss it and therefore think
they love it. Not me. I can pretty much sleep as much as I want and I
still love sleep. I love sleep so much I have a routine for it and
it's the only routine Ive been doing for the past 4 years or so.

Anyway so with this whole love for sleeping I generally wake up at
around 11/12/1 on Sundays. When I wake up, no matter what time, I feel
like I need to eat something light and breakfasty... It's just how I
am. So when TN was like "steak?" this am errrr pm and I was like nah.
And he was all like, steak? Steak? Steak? Steak? Steak sandwich with
tomatos? So I was like ooook... I know I know, wtf is wrong with me
when I have to be nagged to eat steak. Well no regrets people, here is
my steak sandwich with tomatos for brunch!!
Medium rare (the only way to eat steak) slices of steak on white toast
with 2 slices of tomatoes, mayonnaise and some Cavendars all
seasoning. Freaking awesome!

Test & Meal

2010-02-27T12:18:00.001-08:00

I'm testing out my mobile blogging! Unfortunately my text is already
registered to my personal blog. No worries this one will be updated
via email. ^_^

edit 1: hm, i'm not sure what happened to my full email. Maybe I can't type more after the picture has been posted?? Bear with me while i test these things out! I guess I have to remember what i said in my email!

Anyway, the dinner up top is crab stuffed fish. I forgot what fish it was.. it was pre-made by Wegmans, an awesome deal if you don't want to buy all the ingredients or spend a lot of time prepping. (that's me!)
TN added his own sauce and complimented it with butter and cilantro rice (who doesn't heart cilantro??), grape tomatoes with dressing and sweet corn on the cob. i want to say "delish!" here, but that reminds me of Rachel Ray and she's just ughh to me.

edit 2: does anyone know how to add multiple pictures to an email via iphone?? It will suck if i can only do one picture per post!!

edit 3: okay, i learned how to email multiple pictures... i feel kinda silly not knowing how to before. Be excited!

Wow

2010-02-27T11:59:00.000-08:00

It's been a long time since we've updated this blog! Let me tell you that doesn't mean I (we) didn't eat a whole lot of food in between the last post and now. :D

We recently just purchased our first home! With that comes an awesome kitchen!! That means, TN gets to cook whatever the hell he wants and I get to eat whatever the hell i want (most of the time). I think all we're missing is a grill.. (TN has been eyeing one for 10k) that's how important cooking is to him!

Since Blogspot now allows you to post directly from your phone. I will be updating more frequently with pictures of food and maybe recipes?

I'm hungry just thinking about the revival of this project!

Happy Eating!

Leaning Tower of...

2008-04-08T16:35:00.000-07:00

You know dieting and exercise takes up a lot of time. Either you're spending time trying to build muscles, burn carb, or finding something to eat because you're hungry every 2 hours.

...ridiculous I tell you.

Here's what I ate for dinner. Pizza on whole wheat wrap:
Way easy to make... says the girl who didn't make it. =]
Just take a wrap, add tomato sauce, cheese, and topping of choice. Which in this case was xxl pepperoni.

Here's what he ate for dinner:
Yes his pizza was bigger AND had more toppings. How is this diet food?? Well, the tomato sauce is a low carb brand, and that bread he used is also low-carb. I think they sell those products at Whole Foods, but he purchased via internet which means it was way cheaper. What an amazing delicious diet he's on huh??

hero

2008-04-02T19:23:00.000-07:00

Before, a sandwich to me was two slices of bread, some mayo, sriracha, whatever slice of meat i could find, cheese and BA-DAM! Instant meal. No cooking & cutting necessary. No way you can mess that up, right?

Little did i know what was missing in my sad little tummy. Since TN, I've tried different meats, cheeses and veggie delights all wrapped up in yummy bread. However, there is one major thing about a sandwich that i've learned and have truly learned to appreciate.

TN once told me, "it's not the meat, you know that right? it's the sauce!" ::gives me dirty look::

Since then I've noticed... hell yes it's about the sauce!

Ever eaten a certain type of sandwich at a place and it would be better than another even though it'll have the same kind of meat and cheese and probably owned by the same Korean family??

::nods::

Things he may add to the sandwich:
Mayonnaise
Mustard
Sriracha
Salt
Pepper
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Secret Stuff - (he adds them so fast i can't catch up, he'll have to fill you in with this one.)

So people, the next time you want a quick sandwich fix. try experimenting with seasoning your mayo! Or you can use one of TN's recipe if he ever posts it.... cuz i'd sure like to know.

Below are two pics of a pita-sandwich TN has made for me recently. bread=carbs=fattening

chicken, green stuff, white cheddar, salami, yummy sauce in a wheat pita

eggs, green stuff, white cheddar, salami, yummy sauce in a wheat pita

What's your favorite type of sandwich/sub and why?

HT: For hot subs, i L O V E steak and cheese. Why? It has 3 of my favorite things combined. STEAK, MUSHROOM, AND CHEESE!! You can't beat that. For a cold sub, Italian cold cut. 3-5 different meats?! Enough said.

What about you guys??

Do you feel lucky...

2008-03-27T23:49:00.000-07:00

Between the choices of cooking and eating, which would you rather prefer doing? I bet a great deal of people would rather choose one over the other... ill let you guess which one. I, however, am somehow the one doing the cooking and luckily she gets to do the eating. Am I lucky though, some may ask... DAMN STRAIGHT I AM! Which brings me to a time when she cooked... or tried something of the sort. I came home after a long day of work and there she was standing over the stove, looking all confused, attempting to make a dish that looked like overcooked shrimp was an ingredient. I watched, wondered and then realized there was no turning back. She had made some shrimp stir-fry and another dish she called soup. One taste and I immediately knew... I am so lucky that I know how to feed myself. Since then, I do 99.9 percent of the cooking and she cooks only under strict supervision and guidance.

the hello

2008-03-27T20:23:00.000-07:00

We are on a diet.
Well... I'm going to talk about me first, because, well, that's easiest, and TN knows I'm all about Me. Me. Me.

So anyway, I'm on a diet. Not a very strict diet... maybe i should say, I'm watching what I eat. I've cut soda out of my life ::sad::. and chips... you know, the good stuff. Food i can't keep around because I have no control over myself when it's there.

Uh, sooooooo... the real point of this post is that in the beginning of this blog, most of the food posts will be pretty healthy, then i think gradually we'll throw in "real" food that i absolutely L O V E. You know, the kind you eat and immediately gain 10lbs? Yea, that kind of food. I'll try to type down the recipes, but if you guys want to actually know how to make it, that's all TN.

I will also try to remember to take pictures of the actual food... um.. before i bite into it.

Here is one of my favorite food stories:
I love the fresh salsa that TN makes. Freshly diced tomatoes, lime, onions, some other stuff... mmm. Seems pretty healthy right? Except, when he makes it, i eat a whole bag of chips and then some just to eat this salsa!
Anyway, for awhile i kept asking him to make me the salsa since i loved it so much. So one day, he says, why don't you help me prep and i'll show you how to make it.
Easy enough right? I mean there's absolutely no cooking involved.
So he first had me dice up the tomatoes.

.....
2 and a half hours later, i was still standing there chopping up those damn tomatoes! My feet hurt, my back hurt, my hand was cramping up.
Yeah, i think twice before requesting that salsa.
But i do know one thing, once I'm off this "diet" I'm eating chips w/ salsa and drinking a liter of coke.

I hope you guys enjoy the blog and try to make at least one thing that he will cook and I will eat.