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 »

This past year has been big for me when it comes to food. There are several items that I used to avoid that I now really enjoy such as bell peppers, bean sprouts and coconut. I've also tried new things and have discovered that I really like butternut squash and radishes. I guess it's ... See Full Entry »

Now that I am working out a lot, I am eating more food while trying to be a bit more conscious as to what I'm putting in my body.  I'll write a proper blog entry on that later, but here's a quick rundown of the staples of my diet: non-fat yogurt with fruit on the bottom low-carb ... See Full Entry »

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 »

...and other recent purchases that make me happy. Total Gym I got a Total Gym Elite from Out of The Closet (a local thrift store) for only $45.  Found out after the fact that I could have bargained it down to $30 because of a missing (and unnecessary) accessory, but oh well, it all goes to charity ... See Full Entry »