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You don't need to turn on the oven if you don't want to ^^. I'm a bit lazy lately (well at night, I have to spend my time collecting exp or I can't beat the[...]

Last week, my brother bought a lot of strawberries and told me that he want to eat them ^^.. It's "Thai Royal 80 Strawberry" , that has both sweet and sour[...]

I'm still loving the No Meat Athlete Sauce System , a blog post on their site that includes recipes for five simple sauces and all kinds of ways to use them.[...]

St. Patrick's Day is one of my favorite holidays! I've got a little Irish in my family lineage, as well as Scottish and German, so drinking booze is something[...]

My top five fave foods: 1. Ramen 2. Pizza 3. Doughnuts 4. Tacos/Burritos (I'm counting this as one because I can't decide) 5. Mac & Cheeze So it goes[...]

I rarely make pancakes, but I got a craving for some late last week. I finally got my pancake fix on Saturday morning when I made the Almond Butter Banana[...]

People have so many different taste for breakfast, someone sweetness is what they long for, when some people love to have savoury thing instead. Cooking in the[...]

No Meat Athlete recently put out a podcast (and accompanying blog post ) about hosts Matt and Doug's favorite healthy dinner — the grain/green/bean meal.[...]

The cafe at Crosstown Arts (where I work) has two menus – an ALWAYS menu and a TODAY menu. The ALWAYS menu stays the same for several months at a time,[...]

Lulu's Food hosted another vegan pop-up brunch this past Sunday at Fuel Cafe. The theme this time was sandwiches! Don made homemade bagels and did a vegan[...]

It seems like all my random meal round-up these days feature food from the cafe at Crosstown Arts (where I work as the communications coordinator), but when[...]

It's almost 12 years since I started my blog in 2007, at that time I never known that there are so many things waiting for me. A lot of friends that I met from[...]

Rich and dense, it's what you get from this pound cake. Well, you can't never have too many pound cake recipe, right? As it's the most basic cake that many[...]

This week has been filled with some of my favorite foods! On Monday night, Paul and I went to a guided meditation class at Crosstown Arts (where I work), and[...]

Paul and I ran the Little Rock Half-Marathon yesterday! And I'll do a full race recap tomorrow. But tonight's post is all about the food I ate the day before[...]

Happy Fat Tuesday, y'all! I've been celebrating Mardi Gras all day with themed eats, parties, and beer. And I'll have a full report on that tomorrow, but[...]

Yesterday was Mardi Gras! Although Memphis is about six hours north of New Orleans, we still party pretty hard up here on Fat Tuesday. And besides, I'm all[...]

You may forget that I still didn't finish writing about my last year Japan trip, but now I'm ready to write it again. To read the first post here: Travel with[...]

Cheesecake, the combination of richness, sweetness and slightly tangy taste, it's a kind of sinfully dessert for some people. For me I love all of them (even[...]

A long time ago, when I just started cooking, this menu was the one that I really wanted to make. You can find it in almost every markets in Thailand, soft and[...]

There's a new cafe in the Binghampton neighborhood that prioritizes paying their employees a living wage and offering profit sharing for their core team[...]

It's been awhile since I've posted a random food round-up, so I'm reaching way back for a few of these meals — like back in early February when I visited[...]

I've recently started having oatmeal for breakfast a few days a week, subbed out for my usual weekday smoothie. I still think smoothies are my fave, but[...]

On Friday night, I drove to Jonesboro for my friend Nathan's birthday dinner at Tokyo House. It's an Asian fusion place that's best known for its buffet. But[...]

Banana, banana, it's something that we always have in the kitchen , haha. My family love to eat it, but sometimes we can't finished them before they become too[...]

One of the food that I really like, and never become bored is dim sum, the variation and the taste are always interesting. You may think that it's something[...]

My partner Paul spends his weeks in Nashville, where he works, so when Valentine's Day falls on a week day, I'm on my own. And I am totally fine with that.[...]

Paul and I had plans to celebrate Valentine's Day on Saturday with a date night dinner at Kayne Prime. It's a fancy steakhouse in Nashville with vegan options,[...]

I'm not sure how I got on the Ben & Jerry's marketing list, but I'm sure glad I did! For the past couple years, around this time, they ship me the new[...]

It's almost Valentine's Day, and I know that some of you may still don't know what to make for this lovely event. I don't think that making something[...]

No need to knead, and don't have to use yeast, it's one of the easiest bread that you can make at home. Monkey bread is the bread that can be easily torn away[...]

I work at Crosstown Arts , a contemporary arts center located inside a massive former Sears headquarters that's been revitalized as Crosstown Concourse into a[...]

Our friends Don and Kenzie hosted another Lulu's brunch at Fuel Cafe this weekend! They're hosting these amazing pop-up brunches several times a month now! I[...]

This random meal round-up is brought to you by weird cravings, terrible lighting, and rushed lunches. You're welcome. :-) I'll start with this delicious bowl[...]

Today's random meal round-up is brought to you by bowls — those amazing vessels that can instantly turn any meal into comfort food! Bowls made from[...]

Last week, I had to bake for my uncle's reunion, and his request was brownie ^^. I was happy that it was a huge success, but the point was I gave all my[...]

I love Superbowl snacks, and most years, we stay home and eat homemade vegan buffalo wings, chips and dip, and other festive finger foods. But we don't have[...]

This post of random meals is a pretty accurate representation of how I'm eating these days — plenty of healthy, whole foods with some decadent breads and[...]

I LOVE a holiday. ANY HOLIDAY! Especially if it involves special foods. Yesterday, I celebrated the Year of the Pig with good luck foods. For dinner, I whipped[...]

Simple creamy lemon dessert, that you can make it without any special equipment or ingredients ^^. Posset can be made easily by mixing, simmering and cool it[...]

After coming back home, I still don't want to do anything much ^^. Just sit, relax, and enjoy my at home moment. Anyway I still dream about food, there are[...]

AFRICAN MARBLE CAKE Source : Roshayati Johari @ RNet INGREDIENTS : 250 g self raising flour 200 g caster sugar 300 g eggs - weigh without shells 1 tablespoon[...]

The Lulu's Food pop-up brunches are back! And they're hopefully happening on the regular now. My friends Don & Kenzie have hosted occasional Lulu's[...]

Y'all, I swear I'm getting my junk food binges under control, but I still have some older pics from the week before when I just went junk food crazy! One of[...]

On Friday night, my friends Misti and Mike suggested we all go out for dinner and drinks, and Misti chose Babalu in Overton Square. It'd been quite awhile[...]

Typically when I review products, they're items that were sent to me expressly for the purpose of featuring on my blog (of course I let companies know that[...]

Let's have fun creating beautiful sardine rolls shaped like croissants. More interestingly these freeze well and quickly ready for unexpected walk-in guests.[...]

Malay bingka (wet traditional cakes) range from sweet to savoury with countless varieties. This is one of my favourites with unique taste and bouncy texture (I[...]

I just came back from UK, this time I spent whole month with my sister and had a very good time. It's a long vacation, I didn't do anything much, just slept,[...]

Now that I'm caught up on review posts, I'm back to sharing random meals. Last week, I created the most delicious Red Bean & Brown Rice Burger using the No[...]

Now that Fuel Cafe is closed, my friend Don of Lulu's Food is back to selling his baked goods every Saturday at the Cooper-Young Farmer's Market (and he's[...]

Y'all. I went straight off the whole foods rails last week. Like just FELL. RIGHT. OFF. Sure, I still had a few healthy meals at home. But for the most part, I[...]

For years, Memphis burger joint Huey's has won the Memphis Flyer 's Best Burger award in their annual Best of Memphis readers' poll. It's a beloved homegrown[...]

This is my first entry this year and let's pray that I could do more entries than the past years... Life is good and 'relaxing' and yet too little time to do[...]

I'm back with a special soup edition of "Stuff I Ate." Late last week, I came down with a cold. I rarely get sick, which I like to attribute to my daily fire[...]

Last Tuesday, I made the best Air-fried Avocado Tacos ! I made avocado fries in the air fryer and topped with cashew cream and veggies. And I made some[...]

I don't consume protein powders all that often these days, now that I'm trying to base most of my day around whole foods. But I do believe protein powders have[...]

Over the holiday break, I received a mysterious package on my doorstep. It wasn't anything I'd ordered, so I ripped it open to find this big bottle of[...]

I think you all probably know by now that I'm a self-professed junk food vegan, but I'm always on a mission to become a whole foods vegan. It's a constant[...]

I came to stay with my sister in UK for 1 month. Well, it's so cold, and how lucky am I to get a cold as soon as I arrived here, -*-. So, you can see that I[...]

It's almost 10 days after Christmas, but there are load of chocolate in the house, ^^. You can eat it on it own but too much of it will be boring. Actually, I[...]

I totally meant to blog about this yesterday, but I FORGOT!! This holiday break from work has my schedule all messed up (not complaining though), and every day[...]

I hope you had a lovely Christmas! I sure did. As always, I drove to my hometown of Jonesboro, Arkansas on Christmas Eve to spend the night with my parents.[...]

I hope y'all had a fabulous New Years Eve! I fully intended to blog yesterday since I was off-work, but my power went out around 1 pm and remained out through[...]

Most vegan cookbooks these days are very tailored to one specific food genre or cooking method, which is awesome when you're looking for a specific kind of[...]

As we head into the holiday weekend (YAY!), I'm really trying to find balance between healthy foods and indulgent meals. There's no way I'm avoiding holiday[...]

Sometime all we need is something simple, butter cookie with small amount of jam, it reminds me of old time sweet. When I was young, my aunt always bought this[...]

December = Christmas ^^, yes, it's the biggest event of the year. This year, I will go to UK to celebrate Christmas with my sis, I really hope that it will be[...]

I'm pretty pleased with myself for perfecting this recipe. Turns out, it's a lot harder making the classic Rice Krispie treat than you'd think. Previous[...]

Imagine Vegan Cafe held an all-you-can-eat vegan buffet fundraiser last night for Pigtopia , a new pig sanctuary just outside Memphis. For $20, you got access[...]

I spent last weekend in Nashville eating (and drinking) all the vegan things! Paul works in Nashville and wanted me to attend his work holiday party. So I[...]

Banana, banana I think it's one kind of fruit that people use it a lot in baking. Because it gives baked good delicious sweetness with lovely fragrance, when[...]

Life is a journey, I always believe that. And real journey is part of my life too. I know that you might be confused, I'm back in Thailand now, and I still[...]

This is a fairly familiar Christmas cookie--nuts, fat, and flour coated in icing sugar. Growing up we had something like them called Russian Tea Balls . I like[...]

I mentioned here last week that one of my favorite vegan-friendly restaurants, Fuel Cafe , is closing on December 22. Super bummed about it. I'm trying to eat[...]

Hey y'all! I had the BEST, most productive weekend! Got most of my holiday shopping done, all of my holiday gift crafting done, my house cleaned, and plenty[...]

The newest restaurant in Crosstown Concourse — the vertical urban village where I work — is Elemento Neapolitan Pizza , and I finally had a chance[...]

Now that the Health Made Simple meal plan is over, I'm finding the healthiest way for me to eat day to day is BOWLS! All you need is a bean, a grain, and a[...]

As promised, I'm sharing the caramel icing recipe that I made in the last entry. Apology for not having specific photo of the caramel... try it yourself and[...]

Entertained my niece's request... These beautiful little nests are melt-in-the-mouth dessert which will be fast gone before your guilt... Although it is sugar[...]

I had been craving for this Malay kuih and made it many times in the past using the recipe in here , which is my favourite recipe. I just don't need to try[...]

I think I can't live without coffee, it's the first thing that I want to drink every morning. Each day I drink a cup of latte in the morning, and a cup of hand[...]

I am emerging from a large research project just in time for the holiday season. So, the plan is to post as many holiday-themes recipes as I can in the next 3[...]

It's been SO LONG since I did one of these random meal wrap-ups (you know, since I've been blogging about Health Made Simple for 8 weeks!). But here's a[...]

Y'all! I ran a 5K! A few months ago, I crushed 5Ks (or more often 10Ks) for breakfast. But then I fractured my foot AGAIN while training for a 50K, and I've[...]

Even though Health Made Simple is over, I'm still eating very healthily at home. I've kept up my morning smoothies. Each day starts with a Larabar and a[...]

Why do I love traveling ? Actually, there are many, many reasons, but the first one that came to my mind is there are many things that you have to see, feel[...]

Dry Bean? You may want to ask me, why do we have to pay attention to it? For me, I love bean, haha, esp. after going to Japan so many times, I find it[...]

You can't have too much sweetness in your life ^^ (well, as long as you can moderate it, haha). Don't you know that there are many kinds of Thai dessert that[...]

I am so full! We finished eating our Thanksgiving lunch hours ago, but I'm still stuffed. I'll share pics of what we ate in a few, but first, here's what we[...]

I've been vegan for 14 years and vegetarian for 24 years as of Friday! Or at least that's the day I celebrate. I went vegetarian on the day after Thanksgiving[...]

I have died and gone to cocktail heaven, y'all! Before I went dairy-free, I was a big fan of Bailey's. I loved having a shot of that creamy liqueur in my[...]

I've got a couple quick announcements tonight! One may appeal to readers everywhere, while the other is strictly Memphis. First, I want to let y'all know about[...]

Ok, I'm lazy (lately), well after a lot of working and traveling, may be I want to stay still, haha. Not that I didn't want to bake, I'm still dreaming about[...]

It's 10 in the morning, to tell you the truth, I just finished my coffee, haha. My life is very slow (right now), well, it's the best side of working at home,[...]

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES Sumber asal : Instagram Dr. @maryamliyana 150g majerin Planta 120g gula kaster 90g gula perang 1 biji telur 2 sudu teh esen vanilla 1/4[...]