Dolphinia.net FoodLog

I didn’t take this photo. It belongs to Starbucks, and was founded on Yahoo. But I needed an attention grabber. :)

“…Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX - News) will premiere its new Frappuccino® Light blended coffee with the company’s first ever North America sampling day. On June 30, 2004, customers are invited to visit any U.S. or Canadian company-operated retail store to indulge in a complimentary sample of Starbucks latest innovation in handcrafted blended beverages…”

So if you want to try the new light blend, walk down to Starbucks, and have a sample.

Resources: Yahoo News
Much thanks to Lena for the info!

What can you get for $0.95 from the Korean market? A green bean bun! They’re exactly like red bean buns, only the filling is a dull green. This one was a bit too sweet, but it still tasted good.

My mom’s been on a roll (no pun intended): first banh xeo and now cha gio! Cha gio is Vietnamese egg rolls, but sometimes they’re known as spring rolls. I call them spring rolls, because when I think of “egg rolls” I think of the undercooked overstuffed-with-cabbage variety that you get with Chinese take-out. My mom’s recipe is made with ground pork, vermicelli noodles, dried mushrooms, and carrots. My dad has a recipe too, but his filling is shrimp, chopped scallions, sliced jicama, and carrots. I like my mom’s recipe better, because I ate my dad’s version too much over the years ;)

Vietnamese cuisine has two kinds of rolls. One is fried, as above, and the other is made “fresh”. The fresh kind is made with rice paper that you wet with some warm water, and then you fill it with meat, seafood, vegetables, and herbs. I see more food columns call these “summer rolls”, but you might also hear it being called “spring rolls”. Confusing, huh?

Tonight for dinner my mom cooked banh xeo. It’s a Vietnamese crepe dish. The flour mix is combined with tumeric and curry powder, which gives it a yellow color. You add unsweetened coconut milk and chopped scallions to the batter.

To prepare the dish, you grease a frying pan or skillet, and you pour a ladle or two of the batter when the pan is hot. In many ways it’s similiar to cooking an omelette. While the bottom is finished cooking, you add the filling, which is mung beans, sliced pork, shrimp, and bean sprouts. You fold the crepe in half, and it’s ready to eat!

The best way to eat banh xeo is to wrap pieces of the crepe and filling in fresh greens, add a slice of cucumber, and dip it in fish sauce. I find that too messy, so I generally shred greens and cucumbers in my plate and drizzle fish sauce on top and eat it with chopsticks. Much like a taco salad in some ways ;)

I cooked Fajitas today! This is the meat, peppers, onions, etc. After I cook it, I put them on tortillas, and sprinkle cheese on top. Mmm…!

View Video Version Me Cooking! (1.11 MB)

(This was part of my daily grind project.)

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My brother’s girlfriend made some strawberry jellies for my birthday, hehe. Yummy. :)

I did have a healthy dinner! It’s a tostada from a restaurant called “Miguel’s Jr” along with a side of rice. It was delicious!

I was so hungry this afternoon, I snacked on one of these. So I had a healthy breakfast and a not-so healthy lunch… =P

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Finally, I had something healthy for breakfast for once! Bananas are one of my favorite fruits. :D

The breaded fish tasted so good… *licks lips* It was actually my boyfriend’s lunch but I nicked a little. :P

This is a vietnamese soup called ‘Canh Chua.” The ingredients include shrimp, herbs (ngo^?), tomatoes, and beef. Usually it’s made with fish, but we didn’t have any at the moment. The soup is poured on rice and then served.

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We stopped by a Japanese restaurant called “Hibachi-San” for lunch today. What you see there is sesame chicken, teriyaki chicken, and lo mein. Yummy!

We got cookies at work today!

Here’s a new donut… it’s a Krispy Kream brownie!

I made a tiny snack from a Lunchable today. It’s ham, cheese, and crackers. :)