The night started with a search for Bourbon & Branch and an intention to sneak my way into it without a reservation. All opinions are a little dated so take them with a grain of salt.
Quick Reviews: Routier SF
If you want a fancy ish meal but don’t want to spend the super big bucks, Rotier is a decent bet. It’s right off Divisadero in the Filmore District, so you can go for a scenic pre dinner walk.
What's "Cool" in ATX
So - I realize I have to post this before these places become "uncool". You'll understand in a bit. Keep reading
Korean Barbecue at Home
With quarantine, my K BBQ craving has reached exponential heights. Unless you feel like living dangerously, I would do this outside - somewhere with a lot of ventilation.
Healthy Instant Pot sloppy Joe
On today’s episode of “Instant Pot makes 20x faster” …
Sloppy Joe’s usually me of hardened melted cheese, “crispitos” and other disgusting school lunch foods. It was creepy that schools allowed children to eat scary creations and cookies the size of your head. This Sloppy Joe is different. It’s the perfect balance of sweet and spicy AND you can make it quick in the Instant Pot. I like to freeze it and take it camping for a quick lunch.
Instant Pot Pho
Flavors: brothy, pho-y
So a LONG time ago I wrote a recipe for crock pot pho. Super good, super easy. The recipe was poorly written, which may have been a little frustrating for readers. Also- it took a LONG time to make. Like 8 hours. Forever.
Anywho- today, I have a recipe for Instant Pot pho ga / chicken pho. WAY Faster. 1.5 hrs and you have a BOMB pho ga. If you don’t know what an Instant Pot is- HELLO - where have you been the past 5 Black Fridays.
Healthy Thai Iced Tea & Best Teas to Use
I love love loved Thai tea. Every time I had a long night of studying to do in college, I would grab a friend to split a pad Thai & some Thai tea. Those were the days. But after college, I started becoming wary about hidden chemicals in my food- excess sodium in my pho, etc. I started wondering what made Thai tea have this fluorescent orange color. Spoiler alert: at a lot of restaurants, it's food coloring (yay). Also, secret ingredient #2 is sugar. A lot of sugar.
Game Changer: Variable Temperature Kettle
Did you know different teas need to be steeped at different temperatures and for different periods of time? If you think this is some hippie garbage, try steeping jasmine tea at 200 degrees & tell me how it tastes. Spoiler - it’ll taste like a disgusting burnt mess.
Best Amazon Matcha Powders
I’ve been on the search for the best match for a while. I want a drink that doesn’t make me feel super jittery like coffee. Matcha gives you that coffee energy without the shaky nervousness.Often times matcha powders taste chalky or bitter, and don’t have that creamy smoothness that takes you into a cloudy matcha dream.
Best Camera for Food Photography
Buying a camera is stressful and expensive - I was just there. I bough my camera last Black Friday after months of intensive research. After a year of seeing competitors pop up, I'm still over the moon with my camera. Since Black Friday is right around the corner, I figured this was the perfect time for a post about the best camera for food blogging: the Sony a6000.