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2013-05-23 14:14:49 (13 comments, 0 reshares, 18 +1s)

Goddamn do I ever love me some #arugula! :D

2013-05-23 14:29:36 (14 comments, 5 reshares, 39 +1s)

SHARED 3-EGG ARUGULA, TOMATO & PARM OMELETTE

Lunch was a 3 (jumbo) egg omelette filled with sauteed grape tomatoes and arugula with a little bit of garlic as well as a handful of parm shared between the two of us with the last of the rosemary asiago focaccia.

The omelette was as much veg as egg. Even if I'm crunched for time, I like to make sure we get our fresh produce in one way or another...

I used up the last of the arugula today, so we're slowly but surely getting through all the perishables before doing a minimal grocery run tomorrow to fill in with proteins and staple veg that I don't like to be without.

Another week of fridge cleanouts, and everything should be fresh again!

What's lunching, peeps?

#SFPeggs  

2013-05-23 10:55:41 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 29 +1s)

“I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.”

~ Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

2013-05-23 10:32:37 (7 comments, 5 reshares, 50 +1s)

This morning's ear worm.

It's Thursday, peeps. Let's get a jump on feelin' alright. :D

2013-05-23 06:14:03 (4 comments, 4 reshares, 18 +1s)

THE #INTERNET IS WHERE PEOPLE ARE

"I'd read enough blog posts and magazine articles and books about how the internet makes us lonely, or stupid, or lonely and stupid, that I'd begun to believe them. I wanted to figure out what the internet was "doing to me," so I could fight back. But the internet isn't an individual pursuit, it's something we do with each other. THE INTERNET IS WHERE PEOPLE ARE."

Thanks for the good read, +EJ Bergara . :)

2013-05-23 04:11:23 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

#MasterChef season premiere. Who's watching tonight?

Joe Bastianich - punitive and drama as everrrr... :P

2013-05-23 03:41:54 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 22 +1s)

Just surrender to the smoove jazz cheez and let Michael Frank's voice like buttah sing you to sleep.

Sweet dreams, peeps. :)

2013-05-23 03:08:14 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

Teenagers, mang.

<sigh>

2013-05-23 00:56:02 (24 comments, 3 reshares, 82 +1s)

Every once in a while, I go on these deep frying binges where I will deep fry everything in sight for 3 days straight.

These light and crisp tricolor potato chips made with yam, sweet potato, and white rose potatoes are totally worth the effort. All the better sprinkled with a little bit of superfine ground salt (I just put my kosher salt into the coffee grinder and give it a good whiz until it looks like an illegal substance) and served with a bowl of vinegar for dipping on the side.

Of course a tall frosty just gilds the lily...

2013-05-22 23:32:08 (10 comments, 0 reshares, 39 +1s)

Soft-ish boil, furikake, and sriracha.

What's schnackin' with you, peeps? :)

Furikake wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furikake

2013-05-23 09:27:19 (48 comments, 2 reshares, 32 +1s)

"On the count of three, name how many #Asian  women you've dated."

Fetishists. <rolls almond-shaped eyes> :P

2013-05-22 19:47:22 (18 comments, 3 reshares, 72 +1s)

#IceCream sounds like a good idea right now. I've got Vanilla Bean and Cookies N Cream in the freezer. Going for the latter today.

What ice cream flavor are you craving at the moment? :)

#SFPDesserts  
#SFPSweetTreats  

2013-05-22 17:03:31 (18 comments, 9 reshares, 78 +1s)

HOTTER THAN IT LOOKS #THAI INSPIRED COCONUT CURRY BASE

A few peeps requested this recipe last night, so !Voila! :)
 
Last night, we had shrimp, shrooms, and snow peas with which to make dinner, and The Man said he wanted something spicy, to which I mused aloud how I've noticed that people who tend to say, "Oh, that's spicy!" in response to eating something hot usually don't have a high tolerance for capsaicin heat.

To which The Man responded, "OK. Make something HOT."

So I did. :P

HOTTER THAN IT LOOKS THAI INSPIRED CURRY BASE

Serves 4 with about 1 pound of protein and 1 pound of veg added, served with steamed rice

I was originally going to write this up as a complete recipe including the proteins and veg (which I do outline for you further down this post), but I realized this morning that this... more »

2013-05-22 16:05:42 (5 comments, 4 reshares, 55 +1s)

The finished product. A bowl of happy!

2013-05-22 14:40:21 (10 comments, 1 reshares, 76 +1s)

"Babe, can we have #bacon  for #breakfast tomorrow?"

~ +Dean Robinson after dinner last night

Well, since you asked so nicely... :))))

2013-05-22 13:15:15 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 40 +1s)

"My wife wants sex in the back of the car and she wants me to drive."

~ Rodney Dangerfield 

#norespect  :P

2013-05-22 12:42:44 (14 comments, 4 reshares, 45 +1s)

This morning's ear worm.

It's Humpday. Tell me something good to carry us through to the weekend, peeps. :)

2013-05-22 03:49:07 (5 comments, 2 reshares, 56 +1s)

We started the morning with Glenn Miller, so I figured we'd greet the night with him, too.

A slow dance for the ages... :)

2013-05-22 01:05:18 (32 comments, 4 reshares, 100 +1s)

WAY HOTTER THAN IT LOOKS THAI INSPIRED COCONUT SHRIMP CURRY

Done! 

Now just waiting for our jasmine rice so we can eat.

What's dinnering with you, peeps? :)

2013-05-22 00:10:23 (10 comments, 0 reshares, 54 +1s)

Onion, garlic, ginger, cilantro, serrano chilies, crushed red chili flakes and lime zest to serve as a base for our #Thai -inspired coconut curried shrimp concoction...

2013-05-21 22:30:19 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 37 +1s)

CHOPPED!

Shrimp, 'shrooms and snow peas are the main ingredients for tonight's dinner chez Robinson.

What would you make with them? :)

#SFPChopped  

2013-05-21 21:33:56 (22 comments, 0 reshares, 31 +1s)

STRANGE GRUB - STIR-FRIED SAND FLEAS

Just read a post on chowhound.com that reminded me of that one time I took a bunch of these home from the beach and cooked 'em. :D

Though I am utterly humbled by things like Zimmern eating woodworms in the Philippines and Bourdain choking down poopy wildebeest poopchute in Namibia (I think it was wildebeest, anyway), I have always considered myself a fairly adventurous eater. I attribute a good deal of it to having been born in Korea and being introduced at an early age to a lot of food ideas and flavor profiles that most folks here in the US might consider challenging.

When I do eat things that make other people go ewww, it's out of sincere enjoyment or hope that I will find enjoyment, and not for sport or novelty. I won't eat things on a dare that I don't think have the potential to be delicious to me by... more »

2013-05-21 18:29:30 (13 comments, 2 reshares, 26 +1s)

HOW TO CUT CARROT MATCHSTICKS (JULIENNE)

What a couple of weeks it's been!

I'm never this late to start cooking for one of my own Cookalongs. But now that the house is well again and Izz is not so fussy, I can get started.

The first thing I'm making for my bun thit nuong (Vietnamese noodles with grilled pork) is the do chua, or sweet and sour carrot and radish pickles. Normally, you use daikon or similar long, white radish, but I had these red radishes on hand and I can tell you from experience they work just fine.

So at any rate, if you ever wondered how to julienne a vegetable (essentially cut matchsticks from them), this is how you do it.

If you prefer video, I've demonstrated this knife skill before for making bibim bahp:

Boolgohgi, Bahnchahn, Bibim Bahp Cookalong - Knife Skills

The BUN THIT NUONG... more »

2013-05-21 18:33:13 (16 comments, 4 reshares, 64 +1s)

THANK YOU

Truth is, I never envisioned myself a Stay-at-Home-Mom. And contrary to how many of my #SAHM sistren here make it look, it is often a difficult and lonely kind of job, despite the many intrinsic rewards.

Truth also is that I might not be one today, or perhaps at least I'd be much more reluctantly so, were it not for the camaraderie, support, encouragement, friendship, conversation, and creative outlet I have here, because of you.

And that makes doing what I do all the more fulfilling, rewarding, and, truthfully, easier.

So THANK YOU is all. :)

2013-05-21 16:41:25 (23 comments, 5 reshares, 98 +1s)

05.21.13

Save me from the little terror human, Mama. :|

2013-05-21 15:42:09 (13 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

If your S.O. does that whenever you make a reasonable request for help, 

1) Are they really "the best"?
2) What would you do about it?

2013-05-21 15:12:02 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 26 +1s)

I hate music on a website that you can't figure out how to turn off within .5 seconds so GD much.

Grrrrrr...

2013-05-21 15:02:55 (14 comments, 0 reshares, 36 +1s)

MAKING #PHO BROTH...

I have a surplus of various unflavored stocks in the fridge, so I'm going to make some pho broth for this weekend.

Making pho broth isn't difficult, just a little time consuming is all.

Right now, I'm roasting my aromatics - onion, ginger and garlic first for about 40 minutes in a 450F oven, then I add the spices - cinnamon, star anise (and sometimes also a little peppercorn and clove), for the last 5 minutes.

Then they simmer in the stock with some fish sauce, salt and sugar until it tastes the way I want it.

And that, for the most part, is all that goes into pho broth.

Everything you need to know to make your own pho at home:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+ShinaeChoiRobinson/posts/hsKrdevQs7t

What's cooking in your kitchen today, peeps? :)

#SFPRecipes  
#SFPSoups ... more »

2013-05-21 13:01:37 (21 comments, 4 reshares, 41 +1s)

It's tragic, but I finally understand myself as a Swede... enjoy! ;) 

2013-05-21 12:19:44 (2 comments, 4 reshares, 25 +1s)

"Don't fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail."
 
~ Bruce Lee

2013-05-21 11:45:07 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 40 +1s)

This morning's ear worm.

We're having a hard time waking up this week so far, but this ditty always helps. If it doesn't make you smile and wag your finger, maybe you should just go back to bed. :P

2013-05-21 01:54:06 (23 comments, 5 reshares, 96 +1s)

QUICK & EASY BIGASS SALAD

in our individual bigass salad bowls was tonight's dinner.

Some arugula and lettuce mix, roast chicken breast, Fuji apple for a sweet crunch, red bell pepper, a little bit of thinly sliced onion, avocado, and Feta cheese.

The dressing? A quick vinaigrette made of 1/3 olive oil and 2/3 of the pickle juice left over from last weekend's pickled jalapeños.

Sometimes a fat salad really hits the spot.

How was dinner, peeps? :)

#SFPSalads  
#SFPQuickNEasy  
#SFPRepurposingLeftovers  

2013-05-20 23:10:23 (20 comments, 6 reshares, 71 +1s)

BRUNCH

I have a confession to make - I don't LOVE dim sum. And if someone were to tell me that dim sum was going to disappear from the face of Earth tomorrow, I would probably say, "Welp, at least I still get my sushi!!! :D"

Dim sum is something I'm satisfied to do once a year for the experience of it. It's kind of fun to sit stationery at your table while little mobile hawker stalls full of ready to eat nibbles roll by so you can take your pick. But for me, the repetition of concepts, textures, and flavor profiles begins to wear thin pretty quickly, and when I'm done with my meal, I'm ready to wait another year for my next dim sum experience.

Today, we went to a place called China Palace in Irvine, which admittedly is an only slightly better than average dim sum place. But I can say that I've been to dim sum places with far better... more »

2013-05-20 21:39:32 (9 comments, 2 reshares, 84 +1s)

05.20.13

Tippytoes & Babycanks. :)

2013-05-20 20:30:26 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 22 +1s)

Just me, Izz, Honeydew and the afternoon breeze... :)

2013-05-20 18:18:11 (12 comments, 0 reshares, 45 +1s)

Me on the phone: Hi, Dad!

Medium Asian Papa: Hi, Shanka! (His nickname for me since my brother coined it 30 years ago.)

Me: What are you doing?

MAP: Answering the phone! :P

Me: Ok. What are you going to do later?

MAP: Wait for what you say next! :D

Creeping dementia and all, he's still got it: #whackhumor :)

#littlethings 

2013-05-20 17:40:18 (6 comments, 4 reshares, 28 +1s)

JUST. SAY. "THANK YOU." :)

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? ...Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. ...as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

~ Marianne Williamson

Just say "thank you." :)

2013-05-20 16:29:31 (8 comments, 2 reshares, 67 +1s)

ROAST WHOLE CHICKEN BREAST

Done!

I do this almost every week, and it never fails to make me smile when I open that oven and see moist, juicy chicken breast with perfectly browned and crisped skin waiting for me.

And it takes so very little effort:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/105466596306740968847/posts/5EYJWLAc5xd

Various chicken salad preparations are my favorite way to use it. What would you make with this roast chicken breast? :)

2013-05-20 15:11:31 (23 comments, 9 reshares, 103 +1s)

TEA & SOY SAUCE BRAISED CHICKEN

Chicken braised with tea and soy, skin crisped under the broiler right at the end. Served with stir-fried green beans and bok choy in garlic oyster sauce, and steamed jasmine rice.

The chicken and the green beans - very kid friendly. The bok choy, my kids will pass on. :)

Recipe here:

http://ridiculoushungry.blogspot.com/2011/07/tea-and-chicken-for-two.html

This morning, it's coffee and catching up on the Top Chef premiere I missed last night thanks to a granny nap.

Good Thursday morning, peeps. If you had to be in a cover band, which band would you cover? :)

2013-05-20 13:59:34 (12 comments, 3 reshares, 57 +1s)

05.19.13

Almonds and raisins are what's for breakfast.

Also coffee and velcro baby.

We are setting the bar low today. If I get my teeth brushed and face washed, I will consider my day productive. And if I get lucky, I'm going to get started on this:

https://plus.google.com/events/cdirdusi38tr196iv6c6god58o4

Good Monday morning, peeps. How are you? :)

2013-05-20 12:09:02 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 25 +1s)

For every evil under the sun,
There is a remedy, or there is none.
If there be one, try and find it;
If there be none, never mind it.

~ The Real Mother Goose

2013-05-20 11:41:55 (6 comments, 14 reshares, 74 +1s)

This morning's ear worm.

It's Monday, peeps. We could all use a little cheesy croonster peptalk.

Say it with me: I'M FEELIN' GOOD.

2013-05-20 06:11:57 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 48 +1s)

I love watching sloppy drunk people karaoke to this song. And I really shouldn't because it's such a classic. 

Nite nite, peeps.  :)

2013-05-20 03:14:36 (32 comments, 5 reshares, 85 +1s)

NOW CRAVING...

sweet, juicy mangosteen. Like, ten of them.

What are you craving right now, peeps? :)

Original post and full album:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/105466596306740968847/posts/YqEoSVuXJyt

#SFPFruit  

2013-05-21 06:13:23 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 19 +1s)

OVER-THE-TOP BURGER-OFF (& CONTEST FOR THOSE INTERESTED)

Week of Sunday, June 16th through Sunday, June 23rd 2013 with special guest co-host +Dean Robinson.

Show us your most deliciously outrageous and over the top burger creation. As usual, you can attend to watch along or cook along.

There will also be a contest this time around, but you don't have to enter the contest if you just want to cook and share your burger with us.

If you would like to enter the contest...

CONTEST

A Cookalong first, we're having a contest in which our fellow G+eeps will vote for their favorite Over The Top Burger creation.

The prize? Just the glory of victory and a post here on G+ and on my ridiculous hungry blog (www.ridiculoushungry.blogspot.com) featuring your G+ profile and burger recipe.

Submission... more »

2013-05-20 03:39:29 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 53 +1s)

But I did find this supercute Vivienne Tam cowl neck with 3/4 sleeves for 20 bucks, and that was #WINNING  :D

It'll look totally cute with some non-douchey jeans and boots come Fall.  :P

2013-05-19 23:02:36 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

Thinking you found a supercute pair of jeans then looking at the back pockets and finding out they're superdouchey.

#LOSING

2013-05-19 20:02:01 (11 comments, 3 reshares, 76 +1s)

Lunch time!!! #Pho up next! ^^

What's lunching with you, peeps?

2013-05-19 19:13:51 (5 comments, 3 reshares, 47 +1s)

VIETNAMESE NOODLE SALAD WITH GRILLED PORK (BUN THIT NUONG) COOKALONG

HERE: https://plus.google.com/events/cdirdusi38tr196iv6c6god58o4

Attend to watch along or cook along.

Who's cooking with us this week? :)))

#SFPCookalong14  

2013-05-19 17:09:59 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 26 +1s)

I'm always pleasantly surprised at what I can get done in the span of one song.

Here's a funkychill dishloading ditty. BIAB with a clear counter! :D