cooking for one
cooking for one person is difficult. now that i'm living single, i see what people meant by that. i buy a package that let's say has 6 servings. that is the smallest amount i can buy. i probably can't eat... [more]
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the cupcakes say it all
the cupcakes say it all here's a picture that i wanted to take awhile ago. i kept intending to make cupcakes and decorate them but never got around to it until tonight. the cupcakes have the dates of my long... [more]
junk food vegan restaurant
tonight we went to a new vegan place for us to check things out. we were intrigued because their fake meat is based on jackfruit, which i've never heard of someone doing before. we ate at pure luck restaurant. it... [more]
vegan japanese karaoke
shojin desserts my mom wanted to take me to a new japanese vegetarian restaurant in little tokyo so we went there yesterday as a birthday makeup lunch. it's called shojin and once i saw them name i was excited because... [more]
birthday lunch with dad's family
i went to lunch with my dad's sister and my dad's mother, AKA my aunt and grandmother. i haven't seen them in awhile so i thought i'd just go over and catch up a little. plus, last time i saw... [more]
here's what happens to the brothers of eggs
this is not why i'm vegan but if you eat eggs here's a part of the process you may not know about. (and this is all eggs, including organic and free-range) now that you've seen that, i have just a... [more]
casa de tree
today we did some christmas shopping and then went to casa de tree, an organic vegan deli/bakery run by japanese. the result is exactly what i have been looking for and wonder where in japan could i possibly find such... [more]
brown bag lunches
i haven't been bringing brown bags but i have been bringing a lunch every day since i started this job. today was my first day of buying lunch. that's a pretty good record for me because usually the numbers are... [more]
they served me meat!
today i totally skipped out on going to take the japanese language proficiency test. i haven't studied for it at all so i knew i would fail so there's no point in going there to waste my time when i... [more]
mother's
"did you get them at mother's?" "where?" "mother's market" and so a couple weeks ago we were informed that there's a health food store called mother's market and they have a couple locations in orange county. today we went to... [more]
the no bagel lady
i didn't have time for breakfast today because just as i was about to grab something to eat, the exterminator showed up and setup in the kitchen to take of things. i just headed straight out to work and remembered... [more]
mushy foods
twiddle thumbs had a root canal yesterday and even though they removed a dead nerve, her mouth is in pain and is very sensitive. i stayed home all day trying to think of various mushy foods i could make because... [more]
craving vegan pancakes
i really didn't do much today. did a project at home for work. but i've had some serious cravings for pancakes. i don't want to go out all the way to a vegan restaurant to have them. it can't be... [more]
brown bag lunches
i really need to start taking lunches to work more often. i spend too many days buying lunch when i could very well bring something. every morning it's the same though. before i go to work, i see what i... [more]
vegetarian feast
twiddle thumbs and nopalita cooked up a vegetarian feast! they even made mexican food i have never ate before, let alone heard of. chilaquiles. where have i been and why has no one told me about this before? i couldn't... [more]
awesome vegan pizza
tonight we had dinner at native foods and noticed they had updated the mneu. we tried the new margherita pizza and damn if it wasn't the best vegan pizza i've ever had! the crust was incredible! twiddle thumbs thought overall... [more]
yummy vegan breakfast
today we went to eat breakfast at sidney's cafe in fullerton. wow. yum! i had read about this place a long time ago but never had a chance to stop by. i had been in contact for a brief while... [more]
no posole for you
supposedly tonight i was going to try posole for the first time. twiddle thumbs's family was getting together for posole and her mom was going to make some without meat for twiddle thumbs. me going too meant that for sure... [more]
another dinner at pf chang's
we went to another fucking dinner at pf chang's tonight. this time because it's twiddle thumbs's birthday. it was mostly her family but one of our friends was there too. we ordered the usuals but also tried the cucumbers and... [more]
more vegan food for non-vegan people
tonight we had a little dinner party for twiddle thumbs's brother and his wife. it was a freak out day! we cannot host things on weeknights, especially when we don't have time to prepare for it ahead of time. both... [more]
easter supper
we went to one world vegetarian restaurant for their easter feast because we have yet to eat there for a holiday meal. i'm not really into easter but i was very curious about the food so here it goes. it... [more]
the best vegan pancakes in the world
last night we had dinner at native food and as i was try to sleep, the vegan chili i ate started talking back to me. i had heartburn. bad. it bothered me throughout today. i decided not to go to... [more]
dead cow. dead pig. dead chicken.
i went to chipotle at lunch for my usual mexican favorite: burrito. the girls behind me were pointing to a meat and asking the worker what kind of meat it was. he replied, "that's dead cow." then they asked what... [more]
my love of vitamin water
for as much as i consume vitamin water, there is a serious lack of mention of it on the blog (only casually in 2 entries) so here it goes. i tend to just drink water these days. whether it's been... [more]
japanese cooking with mom
...or today my mother taught me how to be japanese. whenever my mother cooks and she tries to teach me something, it's like "watch what i'm doing" and no measurements. there isn't much instruction. nothing is precise. little is learned.... [more]
chinese vegetarian food
we went to dinner with my mom and the guy she is renting the room to. a vegetarian chinese place in monterey park that we've been to before. i think it's called vegetarian wok but i don't know for sure... [more]
islamic chinese food
my mom took us to have dinner at mas' islamic chinese restaurant in anaheim. she had recently eaten their with her friends and was so impressed by the bread there that she invited us over. the place looks islamic but... [more]
bar culture
i think the vitamin fad of the 80s is over. what was the 90s? shakes! shakes and a lot of devices. i think the 2000s fad is bars. i've been noticing a lot of bar culture. whenever i go to... [more]
my body shouts: what the hell are you doing woman?!
last week at the meeting at work, when i ordered food for everyone i ordered a little something for myself as well. this is acceptable. i have gotten lunches before. it's just that i usually bring something since it's hard... [more]
our first proper thanksgiving alone
it doesn't look like much but i couldn't finish my plate! this year was our first proper thanksgiving alone. no friends/relatives. we ate alone. we made a proper thanksgiving meal, vegan style, except we had cheesecake instead of pumpkin pie.... [more]
thanksgiving preparations are done
thank you to twiddle thumbs who prepared all the food this time and early. well, actually she did this because she was making extra food for her vegan co-worker. i think it's his first vegan thanksgiving and he's a boy... [more]
friends don't let friends eat and drive
twiddle thumbs worked late and i was going to go to the new place and continue putting things away. i didn't feel like cooking and had some change on me so i went to del taco's drive through to get... [more]
birthday, pool, bon voyage
a very busy day today. twiddle thumbs's dad is having a surprise birthday party at her older sister's who just had a pool built in the backyard. also, since we're about to leave, it's also like a little bon voyage... [more]
quoting a food package
i'm not sure what to write about today so let me quote a food package from the alternative baking company of sacramento. did you know? "pesticide residue found in meat is 14 times greater than in plant foods, whereas dairy... [more]
car on fire! car on fire! car on fire!
the other day, (which is LA speak for any day in the past!), i was driving and noticed a mediterranean restaurant. i've been searching for a place to get falafels in the neighborhood and i finally found it! today we... [more]
the wheel of life
tonight we ate at the wheel of life, a vegan thai restaurant. we tried to eat there last night but it was closed. they are closed on tuesdays now, a new thing and the web site didn't mention it. the... [more]
how spicy do you want your chang's sauce?
went to pf chang's with the girls. they went earlier this year and enjoyed it. the only thing i know about pf chang's is that it's fancy, has vegetarian/vegan options, and towelie from south park worked there as a waiter.... [more]
japanese food, a movie, more japanese food
today was my day of hanging out with twiddle thumbs's friends at her work and their respective girlfriends. we went to eat lunch at maki maki at the irvine spectrum. i have never been to that mall before and i... [more]
clean, yosc, clean, teashaker, clean
this was my day... 1. clean. i was tired of the mess that had accumulated in the room. the mess only accumulated because there is no place to put this stuff. it's been so freaking hot that on the floor... [more]
ice cream madness
it's been hot enough to cause a longing for ice cream treats so we went to wild oats for an ice cream run! thanks to a list on listsofbests.com (i love that site), there are a lot more frozen desserts... [more]
starving at the queen mary
today was not a good day food wise. damn those kangen water get-togethers! there was a big one at the queen mary in long beach that my mom invited me and twiddle thumbs to go to. my mom said they... [more]
i was never a macaroni and cheese person
recently we bought some vegan pasta and cheese meals in a box things by road's end. i made the shells & chreese, cheddar style for twiddle thumbs and i a couple nights ago. she thought it was so horrible, she... [more]
going to dinner in little saigon
it was kinda early but we were already hungry for dinner. we really just wanted to quickly grab something simple like burgers and fries and watch a movie at home. but there's really nowhere close by that makes good, cheap... [more]
don't eat the fish
i was dragged to a kangen water gathering and ended up missing shamisen class. my mom said she had to go to the party and we'd only stay there for a little bit; i'd go to shamisen 1 hour late... [more]
dinner and no movie: spring roll desserts
i came up with a use for the spring roll wraps: dessert rolls. just throw anything remotely sweet with some chocolate into a wrap and fry it up. my theory: chocolate + anything fried = yummy goodness. i made a... [more]
dinner and a movie: spring rolls and little big man
today was a progression of yesterday--how's that for originality? yesterday my mom was watching "little big man" (dustin hoffman as a white boy raised by native americans who goes back and forth in life living as an indian or a... [more]
hair in my food again? what gives!
we had band practice at the house. nopalita brought over dinner from teashaker in el monte. (i loves me some teashaker.) the only this is, i found hair in my food again! what gives? the last time i ate there,... [more]
peanut butter + chocolate = pure evil
had a pig out fest with peanut butter cups. i feel terrible. and i was doing so well until now...no more chocolate!!!... [more]
i want my (veggie) baby back ribs
"vegan" in veggies--yes, i play with my food went to dinner at chili's to try their black bean burger. had it dairy free with fries, threw on some catsup, and it was really good. some veggies are included and they... [more]
i don't do so good with the spicy food cultures
yesterday my brother was sick enough that we didn't go to dinner, or so he says. hey, i'm not judging. we went tonight instead. korean restaurant, the kind where they (you) cook the meat at the table. as a vegan... [more]
lousy waitresses and california history
i went down to eagle rock for a business meeting of sorts with hiroshi, the president of the yosc to show him the rough draft of the second layout idea i have for the web site plus to discuss web... [more]
another vegan thanksgiving
last night twiddle thumbs went around shopping to get all then ingredients we needed then and another couple hours making some food so that we would not have to make all of the thanksgiving food on thanksgiving. we got up... [more]
water magic
my mom came home all excited about how she bought something that was going to make the whole family healthy. (what, you bought some vegan or macrobiotic books?) she bought an alkaline ionizer water purifier. it is by enagic and... [more]
international dinner night
what was supposed to be a quick dinner turned into an elaborate event merely due to its length. i'd say that the prep took about an hour, the eating took about an hour, and the cleanup took just under an... [more]
she fed me meat!
i can't believe my mother fed me meat today. she asked in japanese, "if i make a vegetable stir fry, will you eat it?" it was getting late for dinner and i was too lazy to make anything so i... [more]
a new indian vegetarian restaurant in the neighborhood
i cut and dyed twiddle thumbs's hair although i think mine needs attention much more than hers does. then we went to have dinner at the vegi wokery because it's damn good chinese vegan food but they are closed on... [more]
questionable vegetarian food
we went to lunch with twiddle thumbs's cousin. he's living in glendale and the closest vegetarian place we could find by doing a search online was leonor's in studio city. we ate there once before with one of twiddle thumbs's... [more]
warm your dogs and your buns
hot dog xpress for the terminally lazy months ago in auckland i saw at kmart a hot dog warmer by black and decker. it was so hilarious. why does anyone need such a thing? 1 minute in the microwave! fucking... [more]
crappy espresso
we had a crappy dinner at midnight espresso, our formerly favorite place to get a vegan bite to eat. there were different workers. perhaps that was the difference. instead of the nice guys it was bitchy women. the music was... [more]
golden kiwi fruit
not much to say so i will say this. i hate kiwi fruit. never liked it. the green stuff. yuck! but since i've been here i have learned that there is a yellow one called golden kiwi fruit. i've had... [more]
tribute to the mighty soy bean
the flatmates made a japanese dinner for us tonight as a couple weeks back we made a mexican dinner and shared it with them so they could try something new. they made miso soup, tofu in soy sauce soupy sort... [more]
our vegan dinner at verona
i read somewhere that verona on k' road has some vegan items or is vegan friendly or vegetarian friendly. i scribbled it in my notebook as one of the food places to check out. they were closed a long time... [more]
british christmas food
we bought a traditional commonwealth christmas dessert thing. it's a cake that has brandy. it has vegan no-no's but we bent the rules to allow this one thing because it's so foreign to us as americans. we were very curious... [more]
mexican food in new zealand
i know it's hard to believe but mexican food does exist in new zealand, and not just in the ethnic aisle of the supermarket. not too far from the apartment, in the central business district, is a place called mexican... [more]
vegan japanese food
i had been really looking forward to eating at a vegan japanese restaurant that i read about online. it's called vegan tokyo teriyaki. we finally go to eat there and it's not what i thought it would be at all.... [more]
my first vegan thanksgiving
it started at about 8:30am. i got up and cooked all morning. we were just going to make food so that twiddle thumbs and i would have something to eat at our relativves' thanksgiving celebrations. howevere, since twiddle thumbs is... [more]
hep b and orean
went to pasadena again to try to get the hepatitis b shot. this time though, we finally got it! it was exactly as how it should be. we walked in, paid for it, got the shot, and walked out. no... [more]
indian vegetarian food
i am extremely unfamiliar with indian food. there are a lot of indians in this area. i grew up around it but not involved with it. i never really got involved with other cultures. i was just friends with classmates... [more]
world vegan day
we went to world vegan day LA in tarzana. it was a small event but that's because vegetarians are only 10% of the population and vegans comprise only 10% of vegetarians. as perry sang in jane's addiction, "that makes me... [more]
at last, a mexican vegetarian restaurant
went with twiddle thumbs, a friend of her family's, and her friend to eat at a mexican vegetarian place in studio city called leonor's. the portions are huge for the price. perhaps a little too much cheese for my taste... [more]
food, food, food
for lunch, twiddle thumbs and i went to a chinese vegetarian deli in artesia on the border of norwalk called veggie's delight. on the way back, we stopped to check out 99 ranch market, a pan-asian grocery store. in the... [more]
son of aladdin
we swung over to pamona to have dinner with an old friend of twiddle thumbs's. we had been craving middle eastern food and luckily there was such a restaurant close by. we ate at aladdin jr. it was pretty good.... [more]
cafe tacuba en tijuana, guey!
continuing the tale of last night... almost there we got to the border and parked the car at 6pm something, closer to 7pm. then we walked across. simple as pie. no questions asked. i didn't notice, but apparently we walked... [more]
going down to tj again
the day's omen: nopalita locking her keys in the car. this moment foreshadowed how the rest of the day would go. today twiddle thumbs and nopalita and i are driving down to tijuana to see cafe tacuba in concert. nopalita... [more]
real healthy organic food
just got back home. i had dinner with my high school friend and her boyfriend at real food daily in santa monica. i've never met her boyfriend before. must spend more time to get to know him. the evening was... [more]
searching for veggie food in orange county
twiddle thumbs and i went to have lunch at native foods in costa mesa. damn the food was good! it was so good, i wanted to walk out of their with one of their t-shirts. i decided i should eat... [more]
exorcist and more veggie restaurants
the workers were slower than sloths today we went to a at&t wireless store to buy tickets to the LA county fair--they have discounted tickets. i was getting frustrated pissy at the store because LA is so fucking ridiculous that... [more]
here i am, seoul
i woke up later than usual this morning, at about 8 something, went back to bed, and finally got up around 9 something. we took turns taking showers then went back down to the same food court as yesterday. we... [more]
dairy. just say no!
yesterday we had an office lunch. i got the special of the day, a southwestern chicken wrap, hold the chicken. i didn't taste any cheese but something was wrong about it. i think i tasted butter--the corn was probably cooked... [more]
engfer pizza works
after work we went to engfer pizza works for dinner. this is the first time i've been to a pizza place since becoming vegan--naturally i had the vegan pizza. i've made many pizzas at home though, with a lavash flat... [more]
vegetarian gyoza
twiddle thumbs and i made gyoza together. at first i was just making it by myself according to my mother's recipe again, but this time i omitted the meat. after awhile twiddle thumbs started to help because it just takes... [more]
muni, dali, and buckethead
yesterday was a bit of adventure. twiddle thumbs and i went up to san francisco and rode muni for the first time. on the way, a piece of loose gravel hit my windshield and caused a tiny crack. this... [more]
i love me some fried rice
i made japanese food for dinner tonight. it's been a really long time since i've cooked cabbage japanese sautéed style. i also made some fried rice. i haven't sautéed cabbage in so long that i messed it up by slightly... [more]
malabar
twiddle thumbs and i went to have dinner at malabar with some friends we haven't spent much time with lately. mainly we were there to celebrate twiddle thumbs's birthday. i have never been to malabar before. it's all vegetarian and... [more]
unseasonably hot
today we grilled corn and zucchini for dinner. we tried a combination of different seasonings to figure out what we like since we've never grilled vegetables before. seasonings we tried: salt/pepper (a must), olive oil (a base), rosemary (subtle),... [more]
regimented living
i decided to write down everything i ate today and calculate the nutritional content, to see what vitamins/minerals may be deficient. i had to search many websites to find the recommended intake amounts and nutritional content of various foods. i... [more]
6 years gone in 6 weeks
the change in my diet took place about 6 weeks ago. on march 7, i took all my measurements, with the intention of doing so every month to track my progress. yesterday, after taking my measurements, i realized that my... [more]
cruelty free living
while i think it's impossible to live completely cruelty free in the modern age, i think we can greatly reduce the amount of cruelty to others (humans and animals) in our everyday life. that is not my main motivation for... [more]
bad choice
when my grandparents visit in june, they will be staying in los gatos. so, i have been looking around the internet, trying to find a restaurant that we can have dinner at. i'm picky about this. due to their age,... [more]
curry
my mom sent me a curry packet a long time ago and i finally made it for dinner. actually, it was two packets and i only made one. i put off making it because i think i had my share... [more]
veggie days
i can't believe how long i've gone without meat. the day of buckethead's concert in san francisco (2/27) was the first day that i have gone without meat, i think. i tried not to eat any meat that day... [more]
combo number 5
tonight i made sweet and sour pork. nothing fancy, just a recipe off the bottle. i didn't put all the typical ingredients as to cater to the tastes of those who were going to eat the results. i thought it... [more]
go go gyoza
tonight i tried to make gyoza all by myself. i followed the basic recipe my mom taught me and i think that they came out pretty good for my first time. i noticed some steps that could stand improvement and... [more]
mangia all'italiana
today we went to a birthday dinner for heliosphan at buca di beppo. i had never been there before. damn, let's just say i'm stuffed. since the portions are huge and you're supposed to share, i think that place is... [more]
taco salad
driving back from LA, i had a craving for a taco salad. oddly, i had never eaten one. we stopped at one of those carl's jr./green burrito hybrid places and i got to try a taco salad. it was pretty... [more]
tastes like chicken
today i went with my mom and brother to have a brazilian lunch, churrascaria or rodizio style, which is just tons and tons of meat coming at you non-stop--quite roman! we went to green field in west covina and met... [more]
hong kong garden
i never ate at charlie hong kong because it looks like a dive from the outside. the name isn't a turn on either. but i've heard rave reviews so i finally gave it a try. the food is healthy and... [more]
everything yum yum
i have never made tempura before. i have never ordered tempura before. honestly, it's just not my thing. my dad's family loves it when my mom makes it though. maybe she showed me how once but i swear i don't... [more]
okinawa is calling
as part of my 'while i still live here' effort (to do things i've never done in the area), i had dinner at aoi, a japanese restaurant that i have not been to before. the food was authentic minus 1... [more]
cooking with old food by old folks
grey bears are a respected seniors for seniors group in the community. my former boss who's remained a friend is an active volunteer with them. they put together a cookbook as part of a fundraiser. she said they needed some... [more]
just water please
today i am reminded that i do not like alcohol. i just like to buy interesting packaging. i've got bottles that have been sitting around for years, literally. inviting people over for dinner is a good way to decrease your... [more]
carcinogens are yummy
while my brother was here we went to have afghani food at parwana, a small, still fairly new restaurant in town. it was very good; everyone enjoyed their meal. however, the rice was a bit undercooked but not enough to... [more]
i hate going to japanese restaurants with white people
i especially hate it when the cooks and waitresses aren't japanese. they can't spell the names of the food properly nor pronounce it correctly. it really hurts my ears. it's not kamikazI or sakI or any of the other common... [more]
bartender, a shot of wheatgrass!
i had my first shot of wheatgrass tonight. interesting. now i know what horse food tastes like. that's one less thing off my list of "things i've never done".... [more]
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