Still Full

Thanksgiving at Hieu's: Turkey, Tofurkey, candied yams, mashed potatoes, goi, sesame green beans, corn on the cob, apple and cranberry dumplings.


Serving 1:


After the 2nd serving:



Ended the night with WALL E.

I smell garlic

Linguine and Swiss chard with garlic chips, from Gourmet. Fry one head of chopped garlic and set aside. Stir fry onions and additional garlic with chard stems until tender, then chard leaves. Toss with Kalamata olives and garlic and parsley linguine. Season with salt and pepper and top with tomato basil feta and fried garlic chips.


Delicious.

Cafe Sua Socola

Cafe: Coffee (I like to state the obvious)
Sua: Milk
Socola: Chocolate

Not something you can typically get in a Vietnamese joint. I'm enjoying it while trying to get through my day.




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The Trung Nguyen brand is pretty tasty. I don't know much about coffee, but the Creative 5 version is super tasty. Plus, the name is awesome.

Cafe sua da reminds me of Tina and Lily, cigarette smoke, plastic chairs, fake marble, and the last time I was in Vietnam.

cumin-scented stir fried beef

Slightly modified recipe from this month's Gourmet magazine: marinated beef in soy sauce, nuoc mam, ground pepper, and ginger. Stir fried with garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes, ground cumin seed, and celery. Added rice vinegar and sugar to balance cumin.

I added too much pepper and chili flakes and sniffled all through dinner.

Banh mi!

Banh mi (bread), otherwise known as a Vietnamese sandwich. Lemongrass tofu and pickled daikon and carrots from My Thanh, cilantro, and cucumbers. Toasted french bread, filled with fillings, and topped with low sodium soy sauce and tuong ot (chili paste).

Thit kho

Caramelized baby pork ribs. Marinated in nuoc mam, dark soy sauce, and agave overnight. Boiled eggs and cooked for 1 hour. Just like Mom's!

Thanks LeLe

Breakfast. Whole wheat pancakes (plain, cinnamon, and banana) with spiced bananas and pears. Side of papaya.

Chris introduced me to this song, I'm singing it over the stove. Haven't mastered the dance routine. Yet.

mmmm chicken

Marinated chicken in balsamic vinegar, olive oil, rosemary, oregano, and thyme. Topped with bread crumbs and baked for 30 minutes at 350. Boiled potatoes and stir fried with onion, garlic, butter, and rosemary. Seasoned with salt and pepper.

Mmmm dinner.

Breakfast of leftovers

Fried egg on top of leftover stuffed tomatoes, with a side of spiced french toast: 1 egg, soy milk, nutmeg, cinnamon, sugar, vanilla extract. Topped with agave nectar.

Who doesn't love breakfast?

Stuffed tomatoes

Veggie ground protein crumbles with old bay, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, onions, and egg. Halved and carved out tomatoes, stuffed, and topped with whole wheat bread crumbs. Baked at 375 for 20 minutes and devoured in 15.

eat your veggies

Broccoli, carrots, green and red peppers in gingered oyster sauce.

Eat up.