After my wonderful first experience with flowering teas yesterday, I couldn't help but brew another one tonight.  I chose one of the Earl Grey black tea "buds." These buds, unlike my package of green tea buds, don't come in different flavors but do have different "floral arrangements."  I decided to try out the one called ... See Full Entry »

A couple weeks ago, Sellout.Woot's daily deal was the "Primula Perfect Blend 32oz Teapot w/ Filtering Spout and Flowering Tea Variety Pack" for $22.99 + $5 shipping.  The pot by itself is usually $24.99 and the 36 teas are about an additional $40 before shipping.  With those figures in mind, $27.99 for the bundle was ... See Full Entry »

Pho Saigon is the name of a Korean-owned Vietnamese-themed restaurant in Koreatown that serves, drum-roll please, pho! They also have a variety of appetizers, rice dishes, stir fries, and cold vermicelli bowls. Because it's within a 2-minute walk from my office, I find myself having lunch here several times a month. I also appreciate the ... See Full Entry »

Last night, I made Wandering Chopstick's Chinese Five-Spice and Honey Ribs. Sorta. You see, I don't have any Chinese five-spice powder. I know I know, Asian fail. I thought I had a bottle but apparently that was a memory from a long time ago. Instead, I ground up some fennel seeds and cinnamon. Yes, I have ... See Full Entry »

A while back, I wrote about this great rub I found on FoodNetwork.com.  It was for London broil, but I've used it on a lot of different cuts of beef since then.  I used it on a tri-tip roast recently and before that was a t-bone steak.  I marinate the meat for an hour before ... See Full Entry »

Quite some time ago, I bought a cookbook on clearance at Borders: Vietnamese Food & Cooking by Ghillie Basan.  The blurb on the cover goes on to say "Discover the exotic culture, traditions and ingredients of Vietnamese and Cambodian cuisine with over 150 authentic step-by-step recipes and over 750 photographs." Like most things I buy on ... See Full Entry »

Thanks to a recent question on my blog, I am putting up this long overdue post. This past Thanksgiving, for a bit of ethnic flair to our traditional holiday dinner, I decided to make a Cambodian dish consisting of steamed pumpkin filled with a coconut custard.  My mother would make it often but she would use ... See Full Entry »

I've been cooking a lot more often lately. The other day, I bought a London broil on sale from Ralphs. Well, it was labeled "London Broil" but I've since learned that what I actually bought was a flank stank. A London broil is not a cut of meat but a dish; according ... See Full Entry »

A calorie is a calorie is a calorie right? Not really. Now that I'm working on the treadmill again, I'm paying more attention to not only what I eat, but when I eat it. Some may argue that a 500-calorie meal of steak and veggies is the same as a 500-calorie meal of white rice and fish, but ... See Full Entry »