WIPs

Working on a post for my Peruvian dish recipes from over the weekend. So freakin' easy to make.

I'm not going to lie, I just wanted to post another Snapeee pic. HAHAHAHA..

Food Porn: Naked Tchopstix

Oh geez, it's been a long, painful week. I haven't been to the gym is a little over the week and I haven't been able to cook. Why? Stupid, old bones always go out of place. Unbelievable sciatic pain. Ufff. But I feel better; the old snap, crackle, pop doc (my lovely chiro sheila...) put me back in order.

feeling MUCH better thank you!

sort of. HAHA. I love photo apps. This one is called PhotoFunia.

So any way, that was not my food porn pic.. DUH. My friend Juliet (also a Jules) and I went to Naked Tchopstix in Broad Ripple. I seriously wish that we had looked around different neighborhoods before settling. But, BR and SoBro aren't that far from us, so I'm not too terribly upset. It would be nice to not drive all the time and be able to just run/walk on the canal. OR be able to stumble home after bar hopping. Just saying.

Naked Tchopstix is Asian infusion food. A mix of Japanese and Korean mainly, which are two of my favorite cuisines put together: HEAVEN! I usually get sushi, but I have had their Bibimbap and it's delicious. I think in the colder months I'll try the Kimchi Jigea or Yukae Jang (Cafe Korea has the best Yukae Jang). Juliet hasn't really had Asian cuisines (she's my little Latina cutie friend) and she went with the Shrimp tempura bento box. I'm so happy that she enjoyed it! I wasn't sure what I wanted, so I just ordered my usual; dragon roll and spicy tuna roll. The spicy tuna roll is not like most you'd have at other restaurants; they use gochu-jang (Korean hot pepper paste) instead of ichimi-togarashi (Japanese red pepper flakes) and personally I like it with gochu-jang. Nom nom nom...

Okee, enough talking....food porn photo time:

oh Naked Tchopstix, you do me right... RAWR.

So we are suppose to go to the Indiana State Fair tomorrow. But I think we are going to need to eat dinner at Naked Tchopstix too. ^__^

Food porn: Bibimbap

So, I just got feed back on my speech presentation on How To Make Bibimbap. I got a 93%; a few points were knocked off because I didn't have references in the Power Point. Oh well. Still an A, that's all I really care about.

If you follow me on Instagram/Twitter/FB you've probably seen this photo:

I probably could have taken a better photo, but I was tired and hungry...and I was just ready to get this assignment done. Also, you'll notice that this isn't really a traditional bibimbap. I didn't use bean sprouts, gosari, spinach, or kimchi. With good reason of course, my presentation would have taken way too long. I think explaining gosari would have taken at least 2 slides. :P You know, even though bibimbap is easy to make, there are A LOT of steps. I probably should have just made a How To Make Bulgogi.

I don't think I'll post the recipe here. But if you want a good how to, check out AerisKitchen's YouTube video.

Food porn: Naeng-myeon

Naeng-myeon (or naeng myun, naengmyun..) is one of my favorite hot weather dishes to make. It's cold buckwheat noodles (gluten-free!), cold broth, hard boiled or soft boiled egg,and usually cucumbers and kimchi on top. I mom always added chopped red leaf lettuce so I always add that as well. Authentic Korean naeng-myeon will always have beef or chicken based broth. But you can make a vegetarian version; one of my favorite blogs has a great recipe posted here.

add ice cubes to make the soup colder!

Eden Foods 08639-3pack Eden Foods Soba 100% Buckwheat Wheat Free - 3x8 oz.

Food porn: Yo Joy

It never fails, if I'm having a bad day I always head over to Yo Joy. Thank god that they have sugar, fat, and gluten free options! Oh, and how exciting, I have 54.84 yo joy points; 60 points and I get $5 off. I'll have to save that for when Dillon comes home for a visit. ^__^

Tahitian vanilla frozen yogurt, coconut, walnuts, pecan, and blueberries. YUM.

Food porn: Harumi sushi

I'm really craving some sushi right now. OH Harumi, why can't you be here in Indy? Oh wait, I'm suppose to wish I was back in California. :X

Good thing I took food porn pics. Excuse me while I drool and fantasize.....