Tim was working late last night and I wanted to make him something for dinner.  He tries to avoid carbs at night and also watches his sodium and fat intake. These are things that aren't important in my own diet so I had to put extra thought into what I would make.  If I was ... See Full Entry »

We have a lot of hot sauces. One of them is a Mexican hot sauce called Valentina Salsa Picante. We have the Extra Hot version. It's very cheap and easy to find in our local supermarket, Ralphs. Tim uses it every day on his eggs.  Until recently, I had never used it. Now I use it ... See Full Entry »

Was the well-intentioned, 1st Annual Los Angeles Street Food Fest a disappointment?  According to Twitter, the answer is yes. I actually first heard about the Street Food Fest on Twitter.  A few days ago, one of the food trucks I follow mentioned that they might be at the fest.  I had forgotten all about it until ... See Full Entry »

A couple weeks ago, Tim found a very old, barely used meat grinder at the thrift store down the street.  It has a manual crank and is 100% metal with quality construction that's hard to find nowadays.  He bought it right away and though we've already made our own ground beef burgers and chicken patties, ... See Full Entry »

I'm a big carnivore.  I don't find a meal to be very satisfying unless it has meat in it, so it's quite rare for me to enjoy the dish pictured above. I was in the Asian market the other day and noticed that they had water spinach for sale.  It's not something that's always available so ... See Full Entry »

In the past, I would have heavily salted the untrimmed steak, fried it til crispy, and devoured it with a mountain of white jasmine rice. Tonight, I very lightly salted the trimmed steak and pan-fried til medium.  I had some asparagus that were a bit passed their prime, but they came out tender once trimmed and ... See Full Entry »

I'm not the world's healthiest eater, but I've made some changes over the past two weeks which have convinced me that eating healthy isn't all that difficult or bland.  It does require extra planning and a conscious effort, but once I got my basic rules down it's pretty straightforward. When the option is there, I will ... See Full Entry »

It's not all that difficult to add in more vegetables to my diet. I just have to put in a little bit of effort. Spinach and mushroom are great and can be added to almost anything.  I make sure the spinach is clean and ready to use, and then it's super easy to just add them ... See Full Entry »

Did you know that the official USDA website for the food pyramid has a personalized pyramid tool?  Here's my pyramid based on my age, gender, height, weight and daily activity level: I don't even come close to meeting the recommendations for vegetable and dairy.  I often go days, if not a week or more, without eating ... See Full Entry »