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As you know that I'm so busy lately (well not about my work , but I have a lot of things that I want to do). I just came back from Japan last week, and now I'm[...]

You may think that I forgot about Hong Kong trip, haha, no, no, no, I still remember it and I will write about it now. One of the best thing of this trip was[...]

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays (maybe my very fave, but Thanksgiving is a close second). So I was super-excited and full of energy all day. I'm doing[...]

I'm almost to week 6 on Health Made Simple! Week 6 is the final full week on the meal plan, and the last two weeks will be about transitioning off the plan.[...]

Here's a recap of what I ate on Monday on the Health Made Simple plan from No Meat Athlete. My morning started with a Bearded Brothers Coconut Mango Bar before[...]

My co-worker Kiia has an awesome side hustle. She makes and sells herbal teas, bath products, and — gasp!— yoni steam tables on her website,[...]

Tangy with lovely fragrance, this muffin will brighten your day ^^. Well, lemon is one of my favourite ingredients, I love both of its taste and it fragrance.[...]

I know that not everyone love food with sweet flavour, but for me, I think sweetness in food make it more delicious. Such as this fried rice, it comes with not[...]

Another successful day on Health Made Simple (and this one involved doughnuts and vodka!). The the day started with my usual Wednesday morning spinning class[...]

Another successful weekend on the Health Made Simple plan (well, sort of — I definitely had some beer and brunch treats, but overall, I ate really well).[...]

Day 29 on Health Made Simple (hard to believe I've been doing a meal plan for 29 days now!!!) was just perfect! I'd planned on getting up early and going on a[...]

Here's a quick recap of Day 30 on Health Made Simple plan from No Meat Athlete! I started with an Ah Fudge Nuts Picky Bar (made with dates, peanuts, and other[...]

Yesterday on Health Made Simple was pretty great! The day began with a Strawberry Raspberry Smoothie (with spinach, banana, and walnuts) — the same[...]

Year end is approaching very soon then I realized I had only one entry this year which was in January…. indeed it was such a long break. There are many[...]

For the people who don't have any allergy, food something that is full of happiness. But not all of us are the same, so when I received a request from one of[...]

Sprinkles is rolling out candy-inspired cupcakes for Halloween . It may be mid-October, but it feels like summer in Savannah. Why not bake the lemoniest lemon[...]

1 BOWL FRUIT PASTRY CAKE BAHAN-BAHAN : 226 gr tepung naik sendiri 160 g gula kastor 150 g salted hutter - dicairkan dan biarkan sedikit sejuk 3 biji telur Gred[...]

Quick note: This is a sponsored post, thanks to my friends at Explore Cuisine — makers of organic protein-packed pastas made from beans, lentils, rice[...]

Quick note: This is a sponsored post, thanks to my friends at Explore Cuisine — makers of organic protein-packed pastas made from beans, lentils, rice[...]

My birthday is Tuesday! Yay! And since I'm a Libra, I like to spread out the celebrations as far as possible. Birth week started with a fun, food-filled[...]

Yesterday, Day 15 of the 8-week Health Made Simple plan from No Meat Athlete, was the first full day of the meal plan. This whole foods, plant-based plan[...]

I celebrated 38 years around the sun on Tuesday! Since I'm doing Health Made Simple (and it was only the second day of the full mean plan), I tried to stay[...]

After trying HK French toast on my HK trip, I really wanted to make it at home. But I'm so busy lately (you can see that I didn't post my blog for almost a[...]

Red Velvet Cake which is definitely an American creation is also popular across the pond. According to Entertainment Tonight , Princess Eugenie's wedding cake[...]

As I mentioned a few weeks ago in this post , Crosstown Arts , the nonprofit arts org where I work, now has a plant-based cafe. And that means gourmet vegan[...]

A few weeks back, my vegan co-worker buddy Madelyn insisted that we get lunch at DWJ #2 , the Cooper-Young location of an awesome Korean BBQ spot (they have[...]

As I mentioned in a couple posts last week, I'm doing the Health Made Simple challenge from No Meat Athlete. It's an 8-week meal plan focused on whole foods,[...]

This morning on the Health Made Simple meal plan started with a Larabar Fruit & Greens bar as my pre-workout snack and a bowl of white rice with soy sauce[...]

It's time for "Kin Je festival" (eating vegetarian food) again, and I came up with my favorite menu. In "Kin Je festival" we don't eat egg, meat, garlic and[...]

It's fall but the hot temperatures here in Savannah doesn't feel like it. Anyway, brandy reminds me of autumn because I have enjoyed a hot toddy made with[...]

I'm on the Vegan Essentials newsletter list, so every month, I get emails highlighting hot new vegan products that I'd previously never heard of (but suddenly[...]

I've been feeling the need for a reset for awhile. After fracturing my foot (for the second time this year) in August, I had to take a break from running,[...]

It's Day 2 of the Health Made Simple challenge from No Meat Athlete. It's an 8-week reset with a focus on small steps. And this first week, the only change in[...]

Since I'm about to start eating lots of No Meat Athlete Health Made Simple meals on a 4-week meal plan (starting week after next), I'm posting all my random[...]

Not that I made this rice for 4 f my friends, haha, but in Thailand when you mix different things into one dish they love to use this kind of name. And for[...]

Pumpkin Spice Cauliflower Mug Cake from Extra Crispy. I know this cake may sound crazy, but I trust Kat Kinsman . She makes this Pumpkin Spice cake in her[...]

Nasoysa — makers of my favorite tofu! — sent me a few free packages of their vegan dumplings to review. Few things make me happier than tofu and[...]

Quick note: This is a sponsored post, thanks to my friends at Explore Cuisine — makers of organic protein-packed pastas made from beans, lentils, rice[...]

I spent the weekend in Nashville, where my partner Paul works (and lives part-time). He was running the Hendersonville Half Marathon (his first half!), so I[...]

On Saturday night, Paul and I had a date night in Nashville at a — gasp! — steakhouse. Now I know what you're thinking. But Paul still eats meat,[...]

When Matsumiyasan asked me "I will hold a Chinese tea party to celebrate La melangee (Matsumiyasan's Tea shop) 30 year anniversary in Hong Kong on 9th of[...]

I'm very busy lately, well the reason is I will go to Japan next month, so I have to complete all my work before taking my vacation. And it took all of my time[...]

Autumn is really the best time of the year to bake. There are several holidays that are perfect for baking. Back To School cupcakes Rosh Hashanah - Honey Apple[...]

Gorgeous in Grey is a beauty, lifestyle, fashion blogger and she is celebrating her one year anniversary by taking out some of her wedding cake which had been[...]

Before I developed a peanut allergy , a Snickers was my favorite candy bar after a Twix. Nowadays, I only eat candy bars during "Halloween candy season".[...]

The long-awaited plant-based cafe at Crosstown Arts — where I work — is NOW OPEN! I can literally open my office door, walk about 30 steps, and[...]

New Wing Order – a new Memphis food truck specializing in hot wings — also offers something for vegans! Yay! They have Fried Avocado Tacos with[...]

This past Saturday was our annual Cooper Young Festival, a massive arts/crafts/music fest in Midtown's Cooper Young neighborhood. Megan, Cassi, and I rented[...]

Okay, that title is deceptive. I've been to Trader Joe's plenty of times and have had many a haul. But always from a Trader Joe's in another city. Now, after[...]

I just came back from Hong Kong ^^, well the temperature was too high, and I felt so tired, -*-. But it's fun, or the exact word is it's delicious! (anyway, I[...]

Back in November , I blogged about a "perfect day" of eating, following No Meat Athlete podcaster/cookbook author Matt Frazier's guidelines for how he aspires[...]

Our friends Don and Kenzie of Lulu's Baked (a pop-up restaurant/bakery/cheese maker/pizza cult leader) hosted their second pop-up vegan brunch at Fuel Cafe,[...]

This past Friday, I drove home to Jonesboro, Arkansas to visit my parents, and my mom picked up takeout pizza from Uncle Maddio's. She got me a Tofu &[...]

Y'all know I LOVE a good reset! Every January, I spent 3-4 weeks on some healthy eating plan, usually with mostly whole foods and very little processed food.[...]

Oatmeal is one of my favorite ingredients, chewy, a bit earthy ^^, and yes, it's packed with fibre and mineral too. There are many kinds of oat in the market,[...]

PAU KACANG MERAH 1 1/4 cawan air sejuk 1/2 cawan gula Pewarna merah jambu 500g tepung pau 1 sudu kecil baking powder 1 sudu kecil yis segera 50g (1/4 cawan)[...]

SWEET BUN Adapted from : Tok Mak's Sweet Bun Raisins @tok.mak Ingredients : 1 egg * 2 tablespoon condensed milk* 250 ml iced water * (egg + condensed milk +[...]

SAMBAL DAGING MENGGUNAKAN PPC Bahan-bahan : Daging - dihiris Bawang merah - ditumbuk Cili kisar Air asam jawa garam secukup rasa Air Santan Bawang besar -[...]

CUCUR PASTA KURMA DAN AYAM Bahan-bahan : Pasta Milkflow star - direbus dan ditoskan Daging ayam dikisar (ma guna minced chicken Ramly) Tepung Mozarella Cheese[...]

BLUEBERRY YOGURT CHIFFON CAKE Adapted from Rima @bisousatoi Oreo Blueberry Chiffon Cake recipe Ingredients : 6 egg yolks 100g blueberry yogurt 150g flour 1[...]

Last Saturday, my friend Cassi and I stopped by Kroger for her to grab a couple things, and then we stumbled upon a killer sale on Green Giant Cauliflower[...]

Paul and I grilled out Sunday night since it seemed like the thing to do on Labor Day weekend. But it was late by the time we were done — 8 pm! (I[...]

Sorry I didn't post yesterday. I had a post planned, but it's a sponsored recipe post, and I forgot that the brand wanted me to wait and post it on a certain[...]

Yes, I know. I've served you apple crisp before- without oats. And it's quite lovely. It is. Especially for celiac folks shunning oats ( find my oat-free apple[...]

Last month, I saw a pack of Purple sweet potato Powder in a shop, and yes, I couldn't help myself but buying it, haha. As you know that I always want to try[...]

One of my favorite dish is congee, it's soft, smooth and make you warm. It's not easy to boil the rice until it turn into smooth paste, so most of the time it[...]

I've been all about some avocado toast lately! The No Meat Athlete Cookbook has a page dedicated to avo toast toppings, so I'm slowly working my way through[...]

I had kale salad for breakfast a few days last week! KALE SALAD! FOR BREAKFAST! Sounds crazy, but it was really good. It's the Rise & Shine Salad from the[...]

Since I do these random meal "Stuff I Ate" round-ups several times a week, I think I'm going to stop calling them all "stuff I ate" and maybe just think of[...]

On Sunday, my friend Megan, Paul, and I went to the grand opening of a new REI Co-op in Memphis. We've been without an REI, and now we have one and we are so[...]

High in fibre and rich in taste, this is not your traditional scone. I got so many email asked me about using whole wheat flour instead of plain flour, you may[...]

School may have started back already, but we've still got more than a month of summer left (and down South, our summer temps last well into October!). And that[...]

Hey everyone! This is a sponsored post, which I don't do often. But Lightlife is an awesome vegan-friendly company, and I like showing love to vegan brands.[...]

There's a new restaurant open at Crosstown Concourse — the vertical urban village where I work. And it's vegan-friendly! Global Café is an international[...]

Some random things I ate! I've had okra in my CSA for weeks, and I was running out of ideas (I'd air-fried it, sauteed it, pickled it, gumbo-ed it, and added[...]

You can't have too much of easy recipes ^^. Because there are load of things in life that we have to (or must) do, well for me, I still have my work, as baking[...]

I Heart Keenwah — my very favorite quinoa brand — has a new product that's so versatile and delicious! Meet Quinoa Crisps! They sent me some to[...]

My friends Don and Kenzie hosted a pop-up vegan brunch this weekend at Fuel Cafe (where Don is employed as a pizza chef). Fuel hasn't been open for regular[...]

Some random meals! Last Tuesday, the Crosstown Memphis CDC — of which I sit on the board — hosted a National Night Out event at Crosstown Brewing[...]

Yesterday, I grabbed some lunch from Mama Gaia inside Crosstown Concourse, the building where I work. I brought a book — North by Scott Jurek — and[...]

I think about chocolate, and yes, it can be in any form ^^. Cake, cookies, pancake etc. there are many recipes that I want to make. But to tell you the truth,[...]

When I was very young, we (me and my sisters and brother) always went to nearby supermarket together. It's fun (and it's the starting point for my supermarket[...]

Banana and chocolate, I think they are one of the best combination on earth, haha. Actually banana goes well with many things, cheese, nut or other kinds of[...]

This month, Memphis Vegan Drinks celebrated five years of meeting up every single month for cocktails and dinner at vegan-friendly restaurants. And what better[...]

My best friend Sheridan's birthday is this Wednesday, but we celebrated this past weekend since she lives in Little Rock and I live in Memphis. I drove down[...]

Tofu scramble is seriously one of my all-time favorite breakfasts and yet I so rarely make it. WHYYY???? IT'S SO EASY. Anyway, I fixed that last week with a[...]

Mama Gaia — the vegetarian restaurant in Crosstown Concourse — has a few new menu items, so I popped in for lunch yesterday to try a couple. This[...]

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Chicken shawarma in a light and tasty salad packed with tasty ingredients in a cilantro tahini dressing!Salads make for some really nice summer meals,[...]

One-Bottle Scotch CocktailSome people get irked when they want to make a cocktail recipe, and as they gather the ingredients, they find that some things are[...]

I was in the mood for baking so I surprised my kids with these peanut butter pretzel chocolate chip cookies from a recipe I found on Life Made Simple. Boy[...]

Mojitos are one of my favorite summertime drinks. Made with rum, lime and mint – and occasionally with other fruits, as well – they are an[...]

This time of year, home gardeners are usually getting a beautiful crop of ripe garden tomatoes and non-home gardeners are getting a great deal on fresh[...]

My personal preference would be double fudge cookies or something with more chocolate and less sugar, but for those of you who like the idea of chocolate sugar[...]

“Soft dough rippling under my fingers, the scent of honey and yeast, make me eager for the piece of warm baked bread to come (slathered with a good bit of[...]

Not a review, just a giveaway featuring Rachael Ray Bakeware! – jaden This Rachael ray bakeware set features durable carbon steel construction with[...]

Note: this isn’t a review, just a giveaway featuring Gotham Steel! – jaden THE NEWEST NON-STICK COOKWARE MADE WITH CERAMIC AND TITANIUM! [...]