CHÈ BẮP | Vietnamese Sweet Corn Soup

CHÈ BẮP | Vietnamese Sweet Corn Soup

A friend introduced me to che bap a few years ago and it’s always reminded me of the corn “tea” I grew up drinking, which was just the residual water left over from boiling corn, and I am so for it! It kinda reminds me 

Gochugaru Esquites

Gochugaru Esquites

The first time I remember having esquites was at Tacombi, a Mexican restaurant I’d frequent in new york, particularly on first dates. Yes, solid tacos, cute + chill ambiance, good margs, all conducive to a first date! buuutt I also knew that if the dates 

Mango sago

Mango sago

Mango sago is one of my favorite desserts and it only takes 5 ingredients to make! There’s a few different ways to make it, some people combine the sago and mango all together, personally I like the look of layers so I keep them separate. 

Mayak Tofu and Avocado

Mayak Tofu and Avocado

Growing up, we only ate silken tofu ‘raw’ but incorporating firmer tofus raw into my meals is one of my go-to ways for adding a protein now. Lately I’ve loved just marinating it and having it with rice! This tofu marinade is inspired by mayak 

chili crisp egg salad with cucumber and radishes

chili crisp egg salad with cucumber and radishes

I’ve been making this ever since I saw my friend Sincere post a version of it on his stories last year buuuutt I never never measure.. anyways I finally (kinda) did it and now you need to make it!! I used (to make 2 sandwiches): 

Zaru Soba | chilled dipping soba

Zaru Soba | chilled dipping soba

I’ve been on a real soba kick lately!! Which is funny bc if you’d asked me a year ago, soba would be p low on my stack-ranking of noodles. I’ve loved eating it with a light dashi broth, dressed in peanut sauce, and as cold