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Pancake is easy and doesn't need a lot of time too. Beside from easiness, you don't need any special equipment or oven to make it, there are load of variations[...]

Oat is one of the ingredient that I really love to use, well beside from baby food (food that very soft), chewy texture is what I always fall for too. You can[...]

There are many kinds of dessert that you can make without an oven ^^. Most of them are very easy to make, and doughnut is one of them, and it becomes easier[...]

The cafe at Crosstown Arts , where I work in communications, isn't 100% vegan. They do serve a few dishes with eggs or cheese, but most everything is[...]

Y'ALL. You're never going to believe what happened to me on Friday afternoon. I met freakin' Joey McIntyre from the New Kids on the Block!!!!!! He was in town[...]

Mama Crunk is the BEST. I'm seriously so lucky to have such a cool mom. She's the kindest person I know, and she'll go out of her way to help anyone. I know[...]

This post may only be of interest to local readers or those traveling to Memphis soon, but BIG NEWS in the Memphis vegan world — Imagine Vegan Cafe has[...]

I got this pan for almost 1 year, but never had a chance to use it ^^". It's small and cute, with this small portion, it's good when you use it to make[...]

A couple months ago, I was contacted by the nice folks at Bubbie's Homemade Ice Cream & Desserts — makers of mochi ice cream — about reviewing[...]

Ah, Cinco de Mayo! It's one of my favorite holidays for three reasons: 1) tacos, 2) burritos, and 3) margaritas. It also happens to fall the day after my mom's[...]

I've been slow to get on the CBD bandwagon, mostly because I didn't know how it could help me. I'd heard that it works wonders for anxiety, but I don't deal[...]

Gosh y'all. I haven't posted a random "stuff I ate" post since before my Florida trip in mid-April! So I have a lot of pics to share, but I'll break them into[...]

It's much easier than making bread, with less than 1 hour and you will get lovely fragranced scone. When I don't have time but I have to bake something for my[...]

The weather in Thailand is beyond hot! Sometimes I think that we live in the oven. And I know that many people are feeling the same -*-, spending time in front[...]

My niece told me that she wanted to eat macaron about 1 month ago, but I still couldn't find the right time to make it for her. Well, you know that I have so[...]

For some reason I had a craving for rice pudding. It's probably because every day reveals another disaster from the conservative government here in Ontario and[...]

Still on the healthy whole foods kick as I prepare for Saturday's Nashville Rock & Roll Marathon. I'm following week two of the 2-week No Meat Athlete[...]

This wasn't the race recap I wanted to write. As you might have guessed by the title of this post, Saturday's Nashville Rock N Roll Marathon did not go well.[...]

Yesterday, I posted about my Nashville Rock N Roll Marathon experience, which sadly didn't go as planned. You can read all about it here , but in a nutshell,[...]

Slider Inn — a Memphis mini burger joint with a giant patio — just got EVEN MORE vegan-friendly! They've long served homemade vegan burger sliders[...]

I spending most of my time reading light novel lately ^^. Because I bought too many of them (well, if I read about 1 book per 3-4 days, I still have books to[...]

Pumpkin is one of my favorite vegetable, its sweetness is what I like most. Cooking with it is easy, but when I want to put it into cookie is another story. I[...]

We got home from a 7-day vacation in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida yesterday! I totally meant to post more while I was there, but I was just too busy being a beach[...]

Here's the final wrap-up post from my week-long trip to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida! You can see what I ate (and what we did for fun) on the first four days in my[...]

Now that I'm back from vacation and only a few days out from the Nashville Rock & Roll Marathon (eeeeek!), I'm following week two of the No Meat Athlete[...]

One of my weakest point is all thing sweet, esp. the one that children like, ^^. And you can see from the recipes in my blog, Mars, Snickers, Oreo, and etc. I[...]

My sister told me to make this Stroopwafel (Caramel filled thins waffle), after we ate it at Starbuck many years ago. Well, it's not hard to make but first you[...]

I'm back with another recap of my meals on week one of the No Meat Athlete Marathon Roadmap 3.0 meal plan. It's a two-week plan, and I'm doing week one now[...]

I'm eating the first week of a two-week meal plan from the No Meat Athlete Marathon Roadmap 3.0 this week. My marathon is April 27, but I started the 2-week[...]

Hey everyone! I'm checking in from sunny Ft. Lauderdale, Florida! Paul and I are here for a week-long vacation, and we have some friends meeting us down here[...]

When I just started baking, I always thought that laminated pastry was out of my reach. Well, I didn't say that it becomes easy for me, but it's not as hard as[...]

Every times that I make pizza, I always end up putting too much topping on top of it. I think that you might understand me (or you might have the same problem,[...]

Last Saturday, I stopped by the Lulu's booth at the Cooper-Young Farmers Market and picked up these two fine-looking treats. There's a Pizza Bialy stuffed with[...]

I stopped by the Cooper Young Farmers Market on Saturday morning and picked up a Blackeyed Pea Sausage Biscuit from the Lulu's booth! Added some berry jam when[...]

I met my friend Stephanie for lunch last Friday at Phuong Long, and I ordered the BEST THING ON THE MENU — Tofu Salt & Jalapeno . This is basically[...]

So my next marathon — the Nashville Rock & Roll Marathon — is April 27! I'm using the No Meat Athlete marathon roadmap 3.0 training plan, and[...]

Fudgey, and gooey inside, it's the kind of cookie that you will be happy to eat with whipped cream (or ice cream ^^). But the reason that make me love this[...]

I've gravitated more toward a whole food-based diet over the past couple years, but if you knew me back in the day, I was a diehard "plant meat & potatoes"[...]

My dad, better known on here as Papa Crunk, turns 65 on Wednesday! But since I live an hour away, it made more sense for me to go home and celebrate this past[...]

RP Tracks , a college bar by the University of Memphis, has always been super vegan-friendly (even way back when I first went vegan in 2004!). They are, after[...]

I've been seeing these Carla Lee's Nut Tacos — and other Carla Lee's vegan nut-based meats — in the freezer section at grocery stores forever. But[...]

I have to bake with my niece a lot lately, it's quite fun to bake with children, ^^ as long as they listen to you, haha. Well, anyone who have a child in their[...]

Forgive me for having so many banana cake recipe in my blog, well, it's because my family members love it and we always have banana in our house. But using[...]

Yesterday was the first day of Spring, and I couldn't be more thrilled! I hate winter with a passion. I hate being cold. I hate having dry skin. I hate wearing[...]

Monday night is $3 draft pint night at Midtown Crossing Grill , my Crosstown neighborhood bar/pizza parlor, and I'm there many Mondays enjoying cheap booze.[...]

The long-awaited JUST vegan egg is finally making its way to stores across the country! We finally got the liquid vegan egg mix at our Sprouts stores in[...]

Last Sunday was the last Lulu's pop-up brunch for the forseeable future. They're going on a bit of a pop-up hiatus (although I hear there may be one more pizza[...]

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[...]