I found myself cooking for comfort. A few weeks ago, I had a break from (temporary) single parenting when my husband was on the other side of the country for a death in the family.
My kid was out of the house for movie night with new and old friends.
When I had the house to myself, I cooked for comfort. I made a creamy, spice sauce of gochujang, garlic, butter and heavy cream. I added spinach, corn and cheese tortellini. Mixing up all this ingredients made eased my aching heart. Cooking helped me feel better after spending a week of worrying and juggling teaching, writing and taking care of my kid. He just wanted to know what happened to his daddy.
Check out that sexy noodle pull with biang biang noodles!
I loved our Lunar New Year dinner at Shaanxi Garden in Mesa.
The handmade biang biang noodles were huge and extra chewy. I ordered the noodles with lamb soup. The broth perked up when I added chili sauce. My husband ordered dipping noodles with a fantastic vinegar sauce.
My kid enjoyed juicy xiao long bao and pork and shrimp shumai.
NOM!
Celebrating the sights, sounds, and flavors of the Lunar New Year in Mesa.
January – you came at us hard. This has been a difficult month for my family and for our AAPI community. So, I waited a bit before I posted food pix from Mesa’s lovely Lunar New Year party.
Tasty good times with food trucks at last weekend’s Lunar New Year celebration at the AZ International Marketplace.
Korean fried chicken and pork belly bao from @bonzaiboyzft
Strawberry mango juice with fruit jelly and boba from @teasnowboba
Delicious crispy adobo fried rice with pork belly from @flippinrice
Seriously, amazing stuff!
NOM!
Happy Year of the Rabbit!
Happy Year of the Cat!
Happy New Year!
