my latest instagram good eats

it's been a while since i've posted food photos from my instagram. i'm still eating lots of goodies, but more or less the same things. i mean, i can almost never say no to pho. and those vietnamese bbq pork bowls with vermicelli noodles? yeah, those too. along with chipotle's burrito bowl and anything and everything sweet. yeah, i've been on a sugar kick the last few months, my forehead isn't liking it one bit. i noticed the last month or so i've been breaking out. and it's bad. like really bad, right there in that sweet spot on my forehead where you cannot hide it, not with anything. so awful, i know.

but, all isn't lost. i know we are about to enter crazy, amazing, super awesome holiday fever with thanksgiving right around the corner and all that good eats, follow by the endless leading up to christmas holiday baking. i've told myself that i'm not going to stuff myself with leftover pies for breakfast, lunch and dinner... pretty much every day and/or meal after thanksgiving (day) until it's gone. noticed how i put in the "day" part. yeah, that's because this year, we're not even hosting thanksgiving at our house. i mean, on the actual day. we did however hosted an early thanksgiving meal at our house (because m will not be around and wants to enjoy the full day festivity with football & all) this past weekend. and yes, i ate pie every day for breakfast the last few mornings until they disappeared. i think i ate the last slice last night for dessert. but going back to what i was saying, i will not eat pie every day post thanksgiving day. hah! it's a good thing because my face cannot handle anymore sweet stuff. i'm really breaking out bad. it's terrible. i will still however bake at least a couple of pies and bring it over to my bro-in-law's house. i'm thinking a salted caramel apple pie and the classic pecan pie. you cannot have thanksgiving without pecan pie (who says you must have pumpkin pie? because i don't like pumpkin pie!).

okay, below are the good eats. not a whole lot, just a few. and if i can manage to snap some photos, maybe i'll post up the apple pie recipe i plan to make. so stay tune! :)


we hosted an early thanksgiving meal at our house this past weekend and i have to say, everything was amazing. the perfect meal, like ever! just a bummer the niners lost their game. boo.


seriously, this is the best thing about a thanksgiving meal. the desserts! you cannot go wrong with tartine's bread pudding, pecan pie and raspberry pie. mmmm... so good!


this gnocchi with porcini and smoked pancetta dish at beretta (in the mission, in sf) is so good. i get it every time we eat there. m and i had a dinner date the other night and everything we ordered was spot on delish!


i bought a thing of 2-dozen eggs from costco a while back and never got around to using up the eggs. the expiration date on them were fast approaching so i used up the last of them in my go-to chocolate cookie recipe. yum!

good eats from the last couple of weeks

happy friday! i was too busy to post instagram photos of all the goodies i've been eating last week so here's a round-up of the last two weeks or more from most recent (being today) to oldest ones. good stuff, seriously. :)


i brought in 2 of the 3 banana breads i made last night into work to share this morning. and yes, this is one serious sweets/sugar overload coffee table. oh man, too. much. sugar. i know. but i can't complain. yay for donuts come 3pm! and any banana bread leftover. :)


this is what happens when you give me super ripe bananas. yes, i do magic and turn them into banana bread. good stuff, seriously. too bad i never took photos of the waaaaay riped bananas.


i never get goodies at starbucks. i mean, their morning pastry, etc. just because i can't be bother to pay for it. but this one was free, so why not. free is free is free! hehehe... especially when it's a yummy cheese danish. yum!


a couple of days ago i baked my first pumpkin bread of the season (or ever, actually). it was such a hit! oh, and now i have a bunch of leftover puree i must use up, sitting in the fridge. but no worries, i've got plans for those already. pumpkin bread recipe to come. stay tune!


i love spam musubi. nothing like a salty snack with rice in the AM or PM. :)


i couldn't help it. i had to make this cake again. so. good.


nothing is more satisfying and homey than this homemade chicken noodle soup on a cold, foggy or wet day. i love it, especially with all that chili garlic pepper sauce and fish sauce drizzled on top. mmmm... the perfect meal.


on a creme brulee kick, i used up some of the leftover creme brulee (custard-like) leftovers from the mini creme brulee cupcakes and turned it into a buttercream filling for these good-tasting french macarons. will have to make it again and share the recipe here! :)


i've made these mini creme brulee cupcakes many times and every time they come out perfect. delicious, all the time.

okay, that's all folks! it's going to be a beautiful weekend in sf so go out and go play! i know i will. and yes, october is next week. look forward to that pumpkin bread post. yummmmy! :)

good eats from this past week

happy friday! as i've mentioned before, i instagram a lot of the food that i consume. okay, maybe not every meal, but some that are worthy of an instagram post. here are some of the goodies i had this past week.


as another friday treat for the office, i made this sour cream coffee cake with cinnamon pecan sugar topping. very good and exactly the way a coffee cake should be – delicious.


i love vietnamese bbq pork over rice or noodles. this is from tu lan (in sf). they finally reopened after a year of hiatus due to health code violations. now, the place looks much better (and cleaner) after the renovations, etc. the food? still taste just as good as before.


seriously one good tasting cookie. you can't go wrong with salted caramel and chocolate.


we had a birthday in the office this week and boston creme pie (cake) it was. yum!

okay, that's all folks! i'm afraid i don't have recipes for any of the goodies here, but hoping i can post up one for the sour cream coffee cake with cinnamon sugar soon. again, happy friday and enjoy the weekend!

good eats from this last week

since last week's good eats posting, i've decided to share some of the goodies i've been eating or baking and posting to instagram again. here are the latest ones from my instagram feed. seriously, all good stuff. i think my most favorite is the blueberry-lemon-fig buttermilk cake (recipe here). enjoy!


i think i've found my forever fruit buttermilk cake. this is seriously the best cake ever. i've already made it three times this week. last night i baked this and brought it in to share with the office today.


i couldn't help it but make this recipe i saw on food & wine's website. this was my take on their summer blackberry custard recipe. i think it's more of a pudding cake than a custard, but nonetheless, delicious.


isn't this the cutest cookie tin ever? so in love with this great britain illustration on this cookie tin. oh, and those english shortbreads were so good! buttery and delicious.


yes, i made another curry dish, this time with deep fried white bass. yum!


you cannot go wrong with three different kinds of goodies. i made these last week and brought it in to the office to share. good stuff eh?

okay, that's all folks! for recipes of the cream puffs above, you can check out the recipe here.

good eats from the last few weeks

since i've been mia for the last few weeks, i've decided to gather some of the instagram photos i've been taking of some of the instagram-worthy goodies i've been eating. some of them have been quite the treat. i'm not sure which ones were my most favorite, but i have to say all of them were delicious. too bad i wasn't really able to get good photos of them. but thank goodness for instagram! enjoy the photos. :)


french macarons hit the spot every time. i made these chocolate coffee macarons the other night after reading one of the comments from a guest who commented on my coffee nutella post.


i felt a little homesick for my mother's cooking last weekend so i made the best version i know of, of her curry noodle soup; with some minor touches of my own. i love my curry thick and creamy and achieved it by adding lots of shredded chicken and coconut milk.


pho is probably one of my favorite all-time dishes or meal. it's seriously the best thing ever. i could have it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and will not be sick of it one bit. it contains quite a lot of sodium and i retain water like crazy when i eat it because i get so thirsty afterwards that i try not to eat it so much. and you know how people treat themselves to chocolate or shopping or whatever as a treat? i treat myself to a nice giant bowl of pho noodle soup. seriously, the best thing ever.


i had a starbucks reward expiring soon a week or so ago so i decided to try out their caramel ribbon crunch. bad of me, i asked for the grande. but good for me, i didn't finish it and only ordered the grande instead of the venti. all in all, i only took in half the calories, and not the whole 580! :)


tilapia is one of my favorite fish. it's probably because i grew up eating so much of it and i love how versatile it is. you can cook it in any way and it'll still turn out delicious. my mom is an excellent cook and makes the best boiled fish soup. this here was my take on hers, but much simpler (because i am lacking many of the fresh herbs she puts in hers).


two weeks ago c and i baked these chocolate chip cookies and mini cupcakes for his end of summer camp's potluck. they were a hit and as always, the cupcakes are egg-free. one of the mini campers has an egg allergy.


earlier in the month i bought a big basket of blueberries. to use some of them up, i baked this blueberry crumb coffee cake. it was perfect, with my morning coffee.

alright, that's all i have for now. thanks for browsing. :)