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wasabi potato salad (a twist on the classic!)

wasabi potato salad (a twist on the classic!)

i love a good potato salad but sometimes they can be a little.. one note. this weekend i walked past delica in the ferry building and saw that they had a wasabi garlic potato salad — i was v v intrigued!! unfortunately they were sold 

za’atar feta oatmeal (15 minute breakfast recipe)

za’atar feta oatmeal (15 minute breakfast recipe)

I recently acquired a bag of za’atar and have been thinking about making za’atar feta oatmeal for the last week. I finally had the chance to test it out and it’s a winner!! Za’atar is a Middle Eastern spice blend made of dried herbs like 

Carrot Salad with Spicy Miso

Carrot Salad with Spicy Miso

Whenever we go to trader joe’s, I always end up with a pound of organic carrots (99 cents for a one pound bag is a steal!!). Sometimes, they’re one of the few vegetables left in my produce bin and while I love munching on baby 

Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Kimchi-churri

Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Kimchi-churri

Combining two of my favorite things, roasted sweet potatoes and kimchi, into one dish! I love having roasted sweet potatoes as a snack or side but when I’m feeding them to someone else for dinner, I feel like there should be a little something extra, 

Black Sesame Buns with Peanut Caramel

Black Sesame Buns with Peanut Caramel

These buns combine the ever-beloved cinnamon roll with the flavor profiles of tang yuan (a chinese mochi-like dumpling dessert) — black sesame on the inside and a slightly salty peanut caramel on top! Do these count as breakfast or dessert? IMO they’re both! For the 

Umami Mushroom Oats (easy at-home breakfast)

Umami Mushroom Oats (easy at-home breakfast)

Umami mushroom oats combines two things that people have been very excited about lately in my comments: savory oatmeal and my giant box of dried mushrooms from costco. My cardinal rule is that I never ever throw away mushroom stock and this incorporates it right