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 

niu rou mian (beef noodle soup)

niu rou mian (beef noodle soup)

Rainy days are for beef noodle soup!! I never make this *quite* the same way, but this is the basic riff off of. I’ve made this without the onion on a day I didn’t have any and couldn’t be bothered to go to the store. 

Peanut-Miso Noodle Soup

Peanut-Miso Noodle Soup

I’m not a big meal prep person in the sense that I don’t often make full meals in advance. I do ingredient prep though — which often means blanching veggies and soft-boiling eggs to have on hand for meals during the week. Sometimes this just 

Chicken and Corn Egg Drop Soup

Chicken and Corn Egg Drop Soup

Ahh, childhood!! When we’d shop at Ranch 99, they’d give us coupons that could be used at the deli counter — if we got the bento box it would come with corn and egg drop soup, which was the part that I look forward to 

Hot and Sour Wonton Soup

Hot and Sour Wonton Soup

My dad would make wonton soup with the simplest of ingredients — soy sauce, black vinegar, sesame oil, loads of white pepper, and hot water. While I still love the OG version, this one is a slightly more dressed up variation and very punchy in 

Kimchi Chili

Kimchi Chili

When I was visiting new york, my friend Appy brought me a tupperware of (vegan!) kimchi chili that she had made 🥺 and while I was at first a little hesitant about how well the flavor combination would work, I immediately changed my mind when I