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Sweet and tangy, this cool dessert is what you need something to freshen you up. Because most of my work has to be done before the middle of each month, I'm[...]

Halloween/Samhain is my second favorite holiday (right after Thanksgiving, which always wins because FOOD). I love witchery, costumes, skulls, pumpkin spice,[...]

I'm no fan of cold weather, but I am a fan of soup. Soup, plus the fun fall/winter holidays, are the only things that keep me sane when the temps drop below[...]

There's a new vegan-friendly restaurant in Crosstown! After months of construction, The Doghouzz is finally open! This new gourmet hot dog bar is just across[...]

I made some homemade harissa paste last week for my Halloween Buddha Bowl, so I've been trying to find fun ways to use it. There's a recipe in The No Meat[...]

I think Bibimbap is my number 1 Korean dish that I like. Bibimbap is Korean mixed rice, it's very easy to make, the only key ingredient is Gochujang (Korean[...]

Local vegan readers! We're having the next No Meat Meet-up Vegan Potluck this Sunday, Oct. 27 from 3-5 pm at the cafe at Crosstown Arts (inside Crosstown[...]

We had the second No Meat Meet-up Vegan Potluck at the cafe at Crosstown Arts yesterday! This new monthly vegan potluck is held at the cafe where I work. The[...]

Late last week, I used a recipe that I found linked on the 80/20 Plants site to make this amazing Thai Tofu Pizza ! It's topped with peanut butter sauce[...]

Last Saturday, I stopped by the Lulu's booth at the CY Farmers Market on a very rainy morning and picked up this Pumpkin Spice Muffin as a pre-bootcamp snack.[...]

Durian season is now over... however, the sensational durian delicacies made many months ago were still freshly luring in my mind for its sweet, creamy and[...]

You should try making omelet in air fryer... for many reasons! I talked a lot about air fryer in my previous post here . You can make thick omelet without[...]

Super creamy and super easy dessert!!! After so many cookie recipes, I think we should go for something else, haha. Well when I feel tired, a cookie is the[...]

Peanut butter cookie, that's very easy to make. And today, I made cookies again, haha. This time is a peanut butter cookie that's packed with a load of[...]

Yesterday — October 16 — was my birthday! I'm officially one year away from my 40s!! Here's my obligatory birthday selfie, wearing the adorable[...]

My 39th birthday was last Wednesday, Oct. 16. But I wasn't able to celebrate with my parents until this past Saturday. In an awesome coincidence, my best[...]

I got lots of food gifts (and some liquor) for my birthday this year cause my friends know me well. I like to consume things! My friend Jennifer makes the BEST[...]

I'm eating lots of whole foods these days, but some nights, you just need a burger. On Sunday night, I made these Guacamole Beyond Burgers with Spicy Sweet[...]

Dah fed-up hari2 makan lauk kari... masak lemak... masak sambal... ikan goreng... ayam goreng...dan seangkatan nya...? Meh tukar selera makan Chicken Kebabs[...]

I was looking for an idea as a gift to my niece's friend... something bright and cheerful and surely need to taste good. It was a last minute call so I had to[...]

Last 2 weeks, I was very busy, and I didn't have enough time to bake something that I wanted to eat. Well, you may see from my page, I work for some brands[...]

This past weekend, I went home to visit my parents, and my dad gifted me with a bowl of his homemade power balls. He recently discovered a recipe for these[...]

While I'm still following the 80/20 Plants lifestyle (that's 80% whole food, plant-based and 20% indulgent), I'm also open to having a few more indulgent days.[...]

Sometimes, it's fun to show what I eat in a typical day. Some days, I have more junk and treats than others. But some days, like yesterday, are pretty ideal[...]

After almost four years of waiting... finally we have a land wifi connection... what a joy.... syukur alhamdulillah! It will be a speedier connection and zero[...]

It's fun for me to try a new recipe, esp something that I never made it before. Well, you might say that brownie cookie is not new, yes it's not a new recipe[...]

Here's another random meal round-up! This past Tuesday, the Crosstown Memphis CDC (a board on which I sit as the secretary) held a Crosstown National Night Out[...]

I made some BBQ jackfruit ( using this recipe from Minimalist Baker) for a potluck event last week and saved a little aside for the next night's dinner. Here's[...]

Have y'all tried the new Simple Truth Organic plant-based sausages yet? If you live near a Kroger store, get there fast and get some! They're so good! I got[...]

I had THE BEST meal last night! I found this recipe for Nacho Cheeze Fries on the 80/20 Plants website (sorry, since the recipes are only available to[...]

Moist and very rich, if you love white chocolate and Matcha, I think you really have to try this. I made this cake once when my sister came, as I told her to[...]

Another vegan recipe for this month ^^. This cake is very easy to make (well, most of my recipes are easy, haha), and it's good for your health. As there is a[...]

I'm now 31 days into my 80/20 Plants program — a vegan nutrition plan that helps you eat 80% whole food, plant-based (with the other 20% saved for[...]

Remember a few weeks ago when I mentioned that the cafe at Crosstown Arts was no longer serving lunch and dinner (just vegan pastries and coffee now)? I also[...]

Happy International Coffee Day! I always drink at least one cup in the mornings, but today I had two because COFFEE DAY! My second (extra) cup was this Oatmilk[...]

In a recent 80/20 Plants video (I know, I know it's all I talk about these days! But it's truly informing all of my food choices, and this is a food blog so[...]

It's time for vegan recipes again ^^. Because in Thailand, we have Kin Ja festival (eating vegetarian food), around the end of September or the first week of[...]

It's the fourth week of 80/20 Plants — a WFPB program I'm following to help me strike a balance of 80% whole foods and 20% treats. The first week focused[...]

I'm a summer girl, through and through. And I live for the Memphis heat, tank tops, short shorts, and swimming pools (when I can find one to swim in!). But by[...]

Last Saturday was my last run-free Saturday for awhile since I started a new base-building plan for the 50K this week. My official 50K training won't start[...]

Yesterday, I tried a new recipe linked on the 80/20 Plants website for Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats (find that recipe here) . This easy overnight oats[...]

Maybe you can call this blondie "Christmas Blondie", as it has all the color that we see at Christmas time. White, green, and red, so lovely and so festive![...]

Yesterday (Sunday) was supposed to be the day I ran my first 50K, the Nesbit Park Trails Classic in Bartlett on the Stanky Creek Trails (my favorite local[...]

Sadly, the plant-based cafe at Crosstown Arts (the nonprofit arts organization where I work in communications) stopped serving lunch and dinner last week. It's[...]

Here are a few meals I've been eating lately! As you may know, I'm doing 80/20 Plants (a whole food, plant-based program that encourages you to eat at least[...]

I'm very busy lately, well, having something to do is not a bad thing, haha. But sometimes, my work consumes all of my energy, and that's what I hate. I want[...]

With a load of orange, this cake is very refreshing. But not only the taste, but this cake is also cute too. The outside of the cake is decorated with orange[...]

Pasta is very easy to make, you don't need to prepare anything much ^^, and the cooking time is quite short too. I think that's the reason why I love to cook[...]

For the past week and a half, I've been easing into the 80/20 Plants program — a plant-based meal program that encourages you to eat 80% whole foods and[...]

I usually blog about vegan food, but lately, I've been throwing in some CBD product reviews too. Because CBD products are awesome (and if they're also vegan,[...]

For the past couple weeks, I've been following a test version of 80/20 Plants , a soon-to-be-released program designed to help people eat more whole food,[...]

I love Indian food! In fact, long story, but it was Indian food (and an Indian family) that influenced me to go vegetarian as a 14-year-old in 1994. But I[...]

I love this kind of peanut since I was a child. My aunt always bought it for me, it came in a round box with blue label ^^. But I just bought it again lately[...]

Sooooo I've joined another whole foods meal plan program! Every few months, I like to do a reset to get myself back on track. My goal is to eat more whole[...]

This past Sunday, Paul arranged a kayaking trip down the Harpeth River, right outside Nashville. I made the drive over to Nashville Saturday morning with plans[...]

Some random meals I've had! Earlier this week, the cafe at Crosstown Arts made my favorite thing — Seitan Steak & Cheese ! They usually put this in a[...]

Traditional Zongzi is wrapped in bamboo leaves and cooked by steaming or boiling, it's one of my favorite dishes since I was a child. My father always made it[...]

Last night, I had plans to go to my usual Wednesday night yoga class, but then I just happened to be scrolling Instagram and saw Imagine Vegan Cafe' s special[...]

Do you ever hear someone talk about a meal and think, man, I want to make that too? That happened to me last weekend when I was visiting my best friend[...]

My friends at Lulu's Baked took a few weeks off selling their amazing treats at the farmers markets while they moved to a new prep space. And I was having[...]

I finally got a chance to try the Impossible Burger at Next Door American Eatery in Crosstown Concourse (the building where I work). This is the second[...]

As my sister (and her family) will come back from the UK this month, so every year August is our family reunion time. And the activity that we do most is[...]

Rose muffin, that doesn't contain rose, hehe. As the rose that I talk about is the apple rose, that's made from cooked apple slices. Just placing it over these[...]

Sugar, butter, flour, and egg yolks, you can imagine how delicious this cookie is, ^^. If you love rich, sweet and retro style cookies, I think you will love[...]

Last Thursday, our local pig sanctuary — Pigtopia — hosted a screening of The Last Pig , a documentary that follows one pig farmer's journey to[...]

Home-cooked meals are always my preference, but sometimes, life gets crazy and days will go by with no time to cook anything more than a frozen veggie burger[...]

Y'all, I FINALLY tried the Burger King Impossible Whopper this past weekend, and IT WAS AMAZING. For a moment, I was worried they'd accidentally given me a[...]

Those who have been reading my blog for awhile probably remember my past obsession with protein powder. I used to have a protein smoothie or protein waffle[...]

My BFF Sheridan had a birthday on August 8th, and we celebrated in late July when she and her partner Drew were visiting Memphis to see Hamilton at The[...]

I made something nice yesterday and so happened I have little spare time today plus am in the right mood for blogging. UsuRaz has been nagging me for this cake[...]

Soft and creamy with the intoxicating fragrance of Kirsh and bitterness from chocolate, black forest cake is very addictive. But this time, it went to the top[...]

Simple and easy to make jam-filled cookies, that doesn't contain the dairy product. As I told you that, my family members aren't allergic to anything, but[...]

I've had some BE-Hive seitan chorizo (made in Nashville) in my deep freezer forever that I was hoarding for the right moment. And that moment came last week[...]

On Sunday, Paul and I, along with our friends Misti and Kevin, went on an 8-mile canoe trip down the Wolf River (including the beautiful, cypress-filled Ghost[...]

My skincare routine has never really been super-consistent. I typically get facial products, like serums and face oils, in my monthly Goddess Provisions[...]

My internet friend Dustin Harder — aka The Vegan Roadie — has a new cookbook, and IT. IS. EPIC. Literally!! Epic Vegan: Wild & Over-the-Top[...]

Tart? Scone? Well, it's up to you, so call it the way you want, haha. The first time that you look at it, I think you may want to call it tart, but the base is[...]

I made this cake when my friend came to visit me about 3 months ago. Because I love it, so I wanted her to try it too, soft, moist with lovely apple fragrance,[...]

I know its been pretty silent on this page for a while, but that's because I have been busy with a small side project--the Vegan Dad Bakery! It's not a real[...]

This past Tuesday night, my friend Pam let me be her date to see Hamilton at the Orpheum!!! OMG y'all, IT WAS SO GOOD. Seriously lived up to all hype. I can't[...]

My BFF (since 7th grade y'all!!) Sheridan and her partner Drew came to Memphis on Saturday to see Hamilton at the Orpheum, and since Sher's birthday is coming[...]

I used to be a GREAT sleeper. I could sleep through a tornado. Heck, I actually did sleep through a hurricane once. Technically, it was a wind storm (we don't[...]

When Railgarten — an outdoor/indoor bar and recreation center — opened a couple years ago, they were not very vegan-friendly ("Duck Fat Fries" was[...]

A basic cookie that is easy to make and enjoy ^^. My family loves to eat cookies, and I always have some of them in a jar on my kitchen counter, for me it's[...]

I love a good plant-based meat burger, like Beyond or Impossible. But now that I'm trying to focus on whole foods most of the time, I'd rather save those for[...]

Farm Burger at Crosstown Concourse in Memphis has added a new handmade vegan burger to their menu! My office at Crosstown Arts is just upstairs from Farm[...]

This past Sunday, our friends at Lulu's Memphis hosted a pop-up featuring fresh-grilled, hand-crafted blackeyed pea burgers and carrot dogs at the Memphis Made[...]

Last week, I met a friend for dinner at Blue Nile — the best Ethiopian joint in town! I usually get their Vegetarian Platter because it has a little of[...]

You can shape or cook choux pastry in many ways, it's a very versatile pastry that you can play with it. This time, by piping it in lightly buttered pans, you[...]

Chiffon cake is a very simple cake. Many people love this cake because of its softness, and light in texture. No need for complex techniques or hard to find[...]

I ate tofu cheesecake the first time when I went to tofu shop at Nagatoro, and it's so delicious. From that time, I wanted to make it too. Actually, it's very[...]

Yesterday, the cafe at Crosstown Arts was serving a Grilled Tofu Wrap with pickled okra, lettuce, tomato, and mayo. Any time they do grilled tofu, I'm all in!![...]

I went to the Cooper-Young Farmers Market last Saturday with the intention of picking up a Lulu's Baked black-eyed pea & sausage biscuit cause they're[...]

Last weekend was one of those weekends with only a few plans, so I decided it'd be fun to visit my parents in Arkansas. They didn't have Saturday night plans[...]

Call me cliche, but I love a good pickle — pickled cucumbers, pickled okra, pickled beets, pickled just about anything! Pickles are a go-to snack when[...]

If you love eating Oreo cheesecake, I think that you will love this cookie too. Well, you know that I love Oreo, haha, and I can't stop eating it. Because the[...]

Soft and moist chocolate butter cake, with a load of chocolate ganache, cherry, and lovely Kirsh's fragrance. Well, I found a bottle of dark cherry in the[...]

Long-time Vegan Crunk readers may remember my best friend Greg. He and I were inseparable when he lived in Memphis, and I'm sure I'm blogged about him (and[...]