I almost always bring my own lunch to work. Even though I’m blessed with a plethora of cheap and tasty food trucks near my office, I know that I eat better, and use up my leftover far more quickly, if I bring them for lunch. Leftovers are boring, you say? Well, yes, they can be. [...]
Archive for January, 2012
23 Jan
KimChi Soup
Y’all, it is nasty outside in Philadelphia. It was cold all weekend, and then icy, and now it’s raining and grey and almost everyone is in not the best of moods. Maybe you, too, need a spicy Korean soup to cheer you up? I made this kimchi soup based on a recipe from Bittman’s “How [...]
20 Jan
Jong Ka Jib Soft Tofu Restaurant
After hearing whispers about Jong Ka Jib for weeks, I finally made a trip out to this amazing soft tofu restaurant on the edge of Philadelphia. While the Septa search engine suggested a suburban train or the Broad St. subway + a bus, we decided to hoof it from the subway stop and enjoy exploring [...]
11 Jan
Tofu and King Oyster Mushrooms
I made a giant trip to H-Mart to stock-up on huge bottles (soy sauce, sweet soy, rice vinegar, sesame oil, olive oil, canola oil, chili) and of course came home with bags of vegetables. Oh H-Mart – you are so cheap, and you have such a selection, you lure me in every time. Trying to [...]
1 Jan
Venturi’s Pizza, Goshen, IN
Downtown Goshen, my hometown, has done an amazing job revitalizing it’s downtown in the last few years. I love all the reburbished facades and new restaurants, including a new Neopolitan-style pizza place started by a college friend. Venturi’s features wood-fired pizza, certified authentic (Yes, Neopolitan’s take their pizza that seriously). In a lovely renovated storefront [...]
