Exploring Restaurants

This week was full of good finds! Unfortunately, I did not take a picture of a dish I had at a Vietnamese restaurant, Pho Palace, in Arlington. I was busy catching up with my girlfriends. It was perfect for a rainy day. The dish is called Bun Bo Hue Chay = Vegetarian Beef Vermicelli Soup. It was wonderful bc it was loaded with varieties of tofu, vegan beef, and meatless pork loaf. Full of flavor. Good stuff. The restaurant has a large vegetarian selection also.

Another find was in Dallas called Da Munchies. The people were so sweet and the food is made to order. Vegan soul food full of love... you know it's not going to be healthy 😅😆... but it is soooo goood. This is an oyster mushroom po boy. I was impressed bc I have tried "chik'n tenders" made with oyster mushrooms before... it was oily and super soggy b/c of the juices leaking onto the batter. This had a great crunch, no sog, and bold flavors. ALSO strangely not oily.. not even the tots. I ate about half and barely any tots.. wanted to save this treat for my husband when I got home. He loved it.

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Vegetarian Meals

Before my trip, I had a fun pot luck with my girls I made Jackfruit BBQ pulled "pork" Homemade Coleslaw dressing After returning... went straight to my sister's for Thanksgiving... Turkey, ham, pumpkin pie, etc etc. First cooked meal at home: vegetarian jap chae with Zoodles and Carrot Noodles with my new spiralizer. Augh, I don't know why my pictures don't show up on some posts... but I am too lazy to fix it AGAIN. :\

Bunch of cooking and baking

Making pumpkin brownies Recipe here All that turned into this. Honestly, the flavor was really good but coconut flour in this recipe gave it a kinda dense, chalky texture. Def would use regular flour instead. Always. Watching. Just fed up that I wouldn't give them some brownies Food haul? All my TJ goodies. Chocolate chunks were to make these with some leftover coconut chia muffins. Love this stuff. It's muop xao hanh la tom. This squash is what luffas are made from. I love it sauteed with green onions and shrimp. Seasoned with a little fish sauce. My mom mainly makes it into a soup which is really good too. Day old rice is the best to use for fried rice. Really quick one with celery, grated carrot, egg, and soy sauce

Weekend Dishes

Preparing winter melon grown from my parent's garden. My puppy (she's 6 years old) watching me make soup. This is from when I first got her, around 4-6mo old. Her mannerisms haven't changed at all 😊 Simple Vietnamese Winter Melon Soup :) Winter Melon Soup with Shrimp Recipe (Canh Bi Dao Tom) (link) Serves: 3 S hrimp Marinade 5 large peeled shrimps 1 small shallot 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon fish sauce Mince up the shrimp with the shallot on a cutting board. Add the shrimp to a bowl and marinate with salt, black pepper, fish sauce. Set aside. Soup 2 teaspoons vegetable oil 1 small shallot (slice thinly) 4 cups water 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon chicken, mushroom or pork seasoning 1/4 teaspoon MSG (optional) 1 small winter melon (peel, de-seed and cut into bite size pieces) 2 green onions (cut into 1-inch segments) Pinch of black pepper Heat up a small pot with vegetable oil. Add shall...

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