These are the most delicious things ever!!!!!
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These are the most delicious things ever!!!!!

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UPDATE! I found them. Following the kind advice of a Ms. Eleanor, I wandered around Chinatown and finally found Tap Phong Trading Co., a magical Ikea-esque kitchen supply store. I will definitely be purchasing all of my new kitchenware here.  I’m nesting, so I’m looking for all sorts of house-stuffs… and I really like these plates and bowls. I’ve seen them at a couple of restaurants around Toronto, like A-OK Foods and OddSeoul (picture above—courtesy of Blogto.com—is of The Loosey sandwich from Oddseoul) both of which are beauteous restaurants that I would highly suggest going to. More on that later. Where on earth can I get these superterrific dinnerware items!? If you got an inkling, please comment below.
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UPDATE! I found them. Following the kind advice of a Ms. Eleanor, I wandered around Chinatown and finally found Tap Phong Trading Co., a magical Ikea-esque kitchen supply store. I will definitely be purchasing all of my new kitchenware here. 

I’m nesting, so I’m looking for all sorts of house-stuffs… and I really like these plates and bowls. I’ve seen them at a couple of restaurants around Toronto, like A-OK Foods and OddSeoul (picture above—courtesy of Blogto.com—is of The Loosey sandwich from Oddseoul) both of which are beauteous restaurants that I would highly suggest going to. More on that later. Where on earth can I get these superterrific dinnerware items!? If you got an inkling, please comment below.

The Jealous Curator

For your daily art fix… an easy way to procrastinate. I’m in love.

Tonight I threw everything in my freezer together and ended up with donburi deliciousness. Layer one: brown rice. Layer two: green beans, peas, and edamame seasoned with salt, pepper, fish sauce, cilantro, apple cider vinegar, sweet Thai chili sauce, and lemon. I cooked the vegetables in bacon fat. Winning. Layer three: bacon and hot sauce. I should use fish sauce more often. Paired with the lemon juice, it added a nice zing to my dinner.
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Tonight I threw everything in my freezer together and ended up with donburi deliciousness. Layer one: brown rice. Layer two: green beans, peas, and edamame seasoned with salt, pepper, fish sauce, cilantro, apple cider vinegar, sweet Thai chili sauce, and lemon. I cooked the vegetables in bacon fat. Winning. Layer three: bacon and hot sauce. I should use fish sauce more often. Paired with the lemon juice, it added a nice zing to my dinner.

monicatramos: Comfort Food: Mac & Cheese  I want to hang this girl’s artwork all over my walls and my body.
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monicatramos:

Comfort Food: Mac & Cheese 

I want to hang this girl’s artwork all over my walls and my body.

Healthy Coconut Doughnut Chocolate Avocado Pie

I’ve already written about my love for the Chocolate-Covered Katie blog, but I’m pretty sure I have yet to discuss my love for Girl Scout Cookies. I don’t know about you, but when I hear “Girl Scout Cookie,” all I really think about are these:

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Yes, the glory that is a Samoa—chocolatey, caramelly, coconutty, perfectly-textured deliciousness. Now, imagine my utter delight when I received an email from the Chocolate-Covered Katie Mailing List with the subject: Samoas Girl Scout Cookie Pie. Yusss. A recipe I could really sink my teeth into. Instantly, I went to work gathering the ingredients. After a couple of changes to the recipe and a mere twenty minutes of prep time, I was ready. Ready to wait a couple of hours for my pie to set in the freezer. :(

Finally, two hours later (four seemed like an overestimate to my rumbling tum) I inhaled a piece of my Girl Scout delicacy. This chilled pie was DELICIOUS. I’ve gotta be honest, it didn’t really taste like a Samoa. I bet if you added some butter, sugar, and caramel, it would taste a bit more like the real deal, but this version was downright scrumptious (especially considering how much healthier it is). The toasted coconut in the crust gives this pie a nice doughnut flavour, while the avocado in the filling provides a subtly earthiness. This pie tastes healthy, but in the best way possible. It’s rich and filling and creamy and nutty and chocolatey. And it’s perfect with an ice-cold glass of milk.

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Here are some adjustments I made to Katie’s recipe:

  • instead of coffee, I used 1 tsp coffee extract and 1 tsp water (this was just because I didn’t have coffee)
  • I sweetened mine with 3 tbsp honey and 2 tbsp maple syrup. This was in place of the 4-5 tbsp honey.
  • I added 2 tbsp dairy-free creamer made from almonds and cashews
  • I also added 2 handfuls of dark chocolate chips. This made the avocado flavour a bit more subtle. I would highly suggest doing this.
  • For the chocolate drizzle on top, I melted dark chocolate chips with some coconut oil and poured it in zigzags over the frozen pie :)

I don’t think I’ve ever made anything this professional looking. Yippeee!

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Refrigerate your cookie dough in balls so you can just plop them on a baking sheet for fresh cookies every night. You’re welcome for the best idea ever.
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Refrigerate your cookie dough in balls so you can just plop them on a baking sheet for fresh cookies every night. You’re welcome for the best idea ever.

It’s been so long since I’ve had a donburi. My hiatus was due to a month of minimal carb-eating, but it’s time to hop back on the buri train. Today for lunch, I enjoyed a delicious Katsudon from Ematei. This was my first time going to this hidden Toronto restaurant, but it won’t be my last. My donburi was only 11 dollars, and I could only finish about half of it. Guess I’ll be eating Katsudon again for dinner. Nom nom nom.
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It’s been so long since I’ve had a donburi. My hiatus was due to a month of minimal carb-eating, but it’s time to hop back on the buri train. Today for lunch, I enjoyed a delicious Katsudon from Ematei. This was my first time going to this hidden Toronto restaurant, but it won’t be my last. My donburi was only 11 dollars, and I could only finish about half of it. Guess I’ll be eating Katsudon again for dinner. Nom nom nom.

Check out this incredible recipe for chocolate-covered jello shots! For more inspiration concerning edible alcoholic treats, visit My Jello Americans or Jelly Shot Test Kitchen. 

Tonight was one of those nights where I looked at the clock, realized I had missed dinner by a couple of hours, poked around in my fridge, realized I desperately needed to go grocery shopping, threw together what few ingredients I had, and happened upon a delicious combination of flavors that fully satisfied the rumbling in my tumbling. Roasted tamari almonds + dark amber maple syrup + Greek yogurt Simple and delicious and full of protein. The soy flavor from the almonds compliments the rich maple syrup while the yogurt provides the perfect amount of tartness. Food coma, check. I’d say this is perfect for breakfast or midday snack.
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Tonight was one of those nights where I looked at the clock, realized I had missed dinner by a couple of hours, poked around in my fridge, realized I desperately needed to go grocery shopping, threw together what few ingredients I had, and happened upon a delicious combination of flavors that fully satisfied the rumbling in my tumbling.

Roasted tamari almonds + dark amber maple syrup + Greek yogurt

Simple and delicious and full of protein. The soy flavor from the almonds compliments the rich maple syrup while the yogurt provides the perfect amount of tartness. Food coma, check. I’d say this is perfect for breakfast or midday snack.

You might be wondering why I seem to be on a healthy sweets recipe-kick as of late. About two weeks ago, I stumbled upon this blog called Chocolate-Covered Katie, and ever since, I’ve been testing out recipes that satisfy my sweet-tooth without giving me a potbelly (this logic doesn’t work so well when you end up eating three “healthy” pies). Katie’s blog has delicious recipes that are secretly healthy, like cookie dough made with chickpeas and banana-split cheesecake bites. Anyway, her blog inspired me to start making some of my own creations. I realized that a lot of her recipes make good use of vanilla extract (for example, the chickpea cookie dough recipe requires a lot of vanilla to mask the taste of the chickpeas) so I tried something similar, but with almond extract. The almond extract is what gives this delicious yogurt treat that “Pop-Tart” taste. What you need: 1 cup vanilla or plain yogurt (I think vanilla greek yogurt would probably taste best, but I used vanilla fat free Activia because I was feeling like Jamie Lee Curtis) 1 cup frozen berries (half raspberries and half blueberries works marvellously… I used mostly blueberries in the dessert pictured above, but I thought it could have used a bit more razzmatazz) 1/2 tsp almond extract 1 tbsp chia seeds (and some extra to sprinkle on top) 15 drops SweetLeaf liquid stevia sweetener 1 tsp agave syrup Mix everything together in a bowl and let sit for about ten minutes so the chia seeds can soak up some liquid and become fun and squishy (don’t worry, the frozen fruit will keep everything chilled). After ten minutes, give it another stir and garnish with a sprinkle of chia seeds and some decorative fruit. Shazam! It’s ready. I’d play around with some of the proportions, namely the sweetener. I might skip out on the stevia/agave syrup, and just use honey; perhaps a bit more calorie-dense, but probably a lot tastier. You could also try adding some protein powder for a nice post-workout snack. Perhaps add some vanilla extract too? Also, I think this would be delicious as a parfait with some oatmeal or cereal layered in between. Get fancy and let me know how your creations turn out! As an alternative, you could just blend a bunch of Pop-Tarts and some ice cream in a Magic Bullet.
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You might be wondering why I seem to be on a healthy sweets recipe-kick as of late. About two weeks ago, I stumbled upon this blog called Chocolate-Covered Katie, and ever since, I’ve been testing out recipes that satisfy my sweet-tooth without giving me a potbelly (this logic doesn’t work so well when you end up eating three “healthy” pies). Katie’s blog has delicious recipes that are secretly healthy, like cookie dough made with chickpeas and banana-split cheesecake bites. Anyway, her blog inspired me to start making some of my own creations. I realized that a lot of her recipes make good use of vanilla extract (for example, the chickpea cookie dough recipe requires a lot of vanilla to mask the taste of the chickpeas) so I tried something similar, but with almond extract. The almond extract is what gives this delicious yogurt treat that “Pop-Tart” taste.

What you need:

  • 1 cup vanilla or plain yogurt (I think vanilla greek yogurt would probably taste best, but I used vanilla fat free Activia because I was feeling like Jamie Lee Curtis)
  • 1 cup frozen berries (half raspberries and half blueberries works marvellously… I used mostly blueberries in the dessert pictured above, but I thought it could have used a bit more razzmatazz)
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract
  • 1 tbsp chia seeds (and some extra to sprinkle on top)
  • 15 drops SweetLeaf liquid stevia sweetener
  • 1 tsp agave syrup

Mix everything together in a bowl and let sit for about ten minutes so the chia seeds can soak up some liquid and become fun and squishy (don’t worry, the frozen fruit will keep everything chilled). After ten minutes, give it another stir and garnish with a sprinkle of chia seeds and some decorative fruit. Shazam! It’s ready.

I’d play around with some of the proportions, namely the sweetener. I might skip out on the stevia/agave syrup, and just use honey; perhaps a bit more calorie-dense, but probably a lot tastier. You could also try adding some protein powder for a nice post-workout snack. Perhaps add some vanilla extract too? Also, I think this would be delicious as a parfait with some oatmeal or cereal layered in between. Get fancy and let me know how your creations turn out!

As an alternative, you could just blend a bunch of Pop-Tarts and some ice cream in a Magic Bullet.

I want it to be socially acceptable for me to wear clothing like this. Unfortunately, if you’re not a pop-star and you try to pull this look off, you’ll look like a birthday present.
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I want it to be socially acceptable for me to wear clothing like this. Unfortunately, if you’re not a pop-star and you try to pull this look off, you’ll look like a birthday present.

Some changes, cause Don Buri said

     Congratulations to all of our readers (all two of you) for putting up with our nonsensical, aimless blog for more than a year now. Thank you for bearing with us as we tried to figure out just exactly what it was that we wanted to blog about. Asian cuisine? Crafting escapades? Restaurant reviews? Funny videos? Recipes? Travel stories? Weird stuff that happened to us? Weird stuff that didn’t happen to us? We realize that our blog may seem a bit haphazard/disorganized/all-over-the-place/confusing, but we can’t help that we have so many different things we wanna talk about! Our blog is best compared to a nice giant bowl of donburi. There’s the rice: that’s us, the bloggers. And then there’s whatever it is that you want to enjoy on top of your bowl of rice: the stuffs we write about, the content, the goooooods.
     With all of that said, we are ready to start a new chapter in our blogging endeavors. Although all three of us—Derin, SooKai, and Kaweese—have been fully invested in our blogging (some more than others… ahem ahem) we have decided to hand the writing reins over to someone a bit more qualified; from now on, Mr. Don Buri will be doing all of the blogging himself. He’s the big kahuna now, so he’ll probably do some organizing and such. But don’t worry, Don is a lot like us, so he’ll probably blog about all of the same fun stuff we usually blog about: food we eat at restaurants, food we make at home, food we dream about, cool things we like, healthy recipes, things that make us laugh, food that doesn’t look like food but is actually food, food that you can drink that is actually just a beverage and not food at all… and the list goes on.
     So basically, nothing’s changing. Shhh.

So, I kinda regret discovering this amazing combination of delightful gustatory (yep, I just used that word) perfection because I will probably never be able to enjoy an apple with just plain ol’ peanut butter ever again, but I thought you might like to be let in on a little secret: the following super easy recipe is definitely what ambrosia tastes like. Now that I’ve written one of the longest sentences this blog has ever seen, I will share with you a very simple recipe that will change your life. Ingredients: 2 parts peanut butter 1 part cashew butter coconut milk (add to reach your desired consistency) vanilla extract agave syrup Himalayan pink salt All you gotta do is mix all of that together and enjoy with an apple. Now excuse me while I fall into a deep sleep and dream about this incredible discovery. Up next, I’m gonna try adding some flour and making this into a cookie.
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So, I kinda regret discovering this amazing combination of delightful gustatory (yep, I just used that word) perfection because I will probably never be able to enjoy an apple with just plain ol’ peanut butter ever again, but I thought you might like to be let in on a little secret: the following super easy recipe is definitely what ambrosia tastes like. Now that I’ve written one of the longest sentences this blog has ever seen, I will share with you a very simple recipe that will change your life.

Ingredients:

  • 2 parts peanut butter
  • 1 part cashew butter
  • coconut milk (add to reach your desired consistency)
  • vanilla extract
  • agave syrup
  • Himalayan pink salt

All you gotta do is mix all of that together and enjoy with an apple. Now excuse me while I fall into a deep sleep and dream about this incredible discovery. Up next, I’m gonna try adding some flour and making this into a cookie.

I stopped in Whole Foods today to do some lunch-option perusing, and I stumbled upon the “Korea Counter.” I ordered a Bulgogi Bowl, which included brown rice, beef bulgogi, kimchi, cilantro, sprouts, some other greens, and a delicious spicy sauce (basically a Korean donburi). I’m not sure if the “Korea Counter” is specific to this Whole Foods, or if it is a widespread thing, but it’s worth investigating. This bowl was cheap, scrumptious, and satisfying. That ginger cider on the side was quite yummy as well. Good job Whole Foods, A+!
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I stopped in Whole Foods today to do some lunch-option perusing, and I stumbled upon the “Korea Counter.” I ordered a Bulgogi Bowl, which included brown rice, beef bulgogi, kimchi, cilantro, sprouts, some other greens, and a delicious spicy sauce (basically a Korean donburi). I’m not sure if the “Korea Counter” is specific to this Whole Foods, or if it is a widespread thing, but it’s worth investigating. This bowl was cheap, scrumptious, and satisfying. That ginger cider on the side was quite yummy as well. Good job Whole Foods, A+!