Pho Night!

Pho is an awesome Vietnamese noodle soup, most commonly served with thinly sliced beef. For more information, you can check out one of my old posts from the time I dined at Tank Noodles in Chicago. Vietworldkitchen.com is a wonderful resource on Vietnamese food and cooking. There’s a very detailed recipe for making Pho and [...]

Destination Washington DC: Random Local Farmers Market (Photo Blog)

I came across a local farmers market during my last few hours in Washington DC. Actually, I had already checked out of the hotel and was dragging my suitcase around. But, once I saw this sign, I had to walk towards the arrow and check out this farmers market. I’m a big fan of farmers [...]

Destination Washington DC: Jackey Cafe in Chinatown

While in Washington DC, I decided to make a trip to Chinatown. Wow, I was completely intrigued. This Chinatown is so different from the New York City one. This Chinatown is so clean and modernized. Unlike the New York City Chinatown, there’s no smell of fish and there’s no unidentifiable liquids leaking on the floors. [...]

Destination Washington DC: Snap Crepes

Recently, I was walking aimlessly around the Shoppes of Georgetown area in Washington DC. There’s this big road that’s full of restaurants, coffee shops, clothing stores, and other shopping attractions. Then, something caught my eye. I saw a wooden sign propped up on the sidewalk. On the wooden sign, there were the words “Crepes” and [...]

Tofu, Seaweed, Spinach Soup

Here’s a recipe for a healthy light soup. It is quick and simple. Ingredients: 8 ounces of soft tofu (cut into little cubes) baby spinach 1 ounce dried seaweed (wakame) 2 quarts chicken or vegetable broth 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1 teaspoon minced garlic 2 tablespoon minced ginger salt and pepper, to taste (some sliced [...]