I'm Hungry

Damn, I haven't written anything in fooorever! I always feel like, since I haven't cooked anything special, I shouldn't write in the blog. That thought is annoying though, and I've decided to write about whatever I want.

Blogging is definitely therapeutic for me, like keeping a diary.I remember keeping a diary when I was in middle school and high school. It was hilarious looking back at it later. It's amazing how growing up can make you realize how dumb you've been in the past. I've been through so much shit in the past couple of years, I feel so old. lol I'm 20 going on 45.

Do I look old?

I've been working and going to school, so I've been super tired. My fiance usually does some cooking when I have work to do (I should be doing a paper right now..but it's not due until tomorrow lol).

He surprised me with this lol! Isn't he sweet? I think it was chicken, rice, and the sauce is Sriracha. He was trying to be awesome like me. He even attempted garmanger with a freaking raw yellow zucchini..what a strange man. I threw that crap at him and told him to cook that shit..haha.

Guess what! My sister and I are going to re open the restaurant! It's so exciting! We are still putting together a business plan...but I think it's going to be a success. Working behind a desk isn't for me anymore, I need to be bossing everyone around lol (j/p). Pray that we get a business loan for starting costs.

I'm leaving ya'll with this video my fiance edited. lol I look really ugly and sound annoying. It was after a long day of sightseeing and acting a fool in Houston. My little brother was visiting us and we always do it up when he comes. lmao. This was 2 years ago. I don't know about other parts of the country, but over here in Texas, they come in buckets like KFC chicken haha. It blew my mind and as Connecticut-raised Yankees, we needed the experience lol.

I am always the annoying person narrating when there's a video camera around haha.

I DON'T CARE IF YOU HACKED INTO MY STUPIDD MYSPACE...I MET YAO MING B*ITCH!

Some stupid whore hacked into my myspace account and requested like a million losers. I turn on my computer and I have like a million unread emails and they're all friend request confirmations. Hmmmm...I wonder who it was? lol I was meaning to erase it anyways...Thanks asshole!

Anyways, I fulfilled the Asian Dream last weekend and met the Yao. (Don't front, you know you're jealous lol ^.^) The Rockets were having a scrimmage and invited the public. The first 500 people got an autograph session, luckily this guy. . .

Sxieng waited in line early in the morning and let us cut the enormous line of fans. (Suckers) I felt bad for 2 and a half minutes. We were waiting in the hot sun and being entertained by a group of Super fans called, "Red Rowdies" They basically acted a fool and painted themselves and wore costumes. I think they get special seats at Rockets events.


They were holding tryouts for the Rowdies. There was this one white boy who rapped about the Rockets and he SUCKED! lmao We were booing him until he walked away with his sad little head down. lol You guys probably think I'm mean, but he really needed to go away.



We got the closest seats we could get (the folding chairs were for season ticket holders, but we got the 1st row of the regular seats). We were being entertained by "Clutch." He was doing things like stealing and throwing popcorn at little kids.


Then....Yao came out


And missed and missed and missed...until he made the money ball.


After the scrimmage, I got his and a bunch of other players autographs. When I got to Yao, I stood in awe of how big he was, even sitting down. He smiled at me and handed me an autograph. I kept staring at him until the other players had to signal for my attention lol. I'm so Asian. Yao wouldn't sign my $25 basketball we had to buy at the proshop that day (they made us show them our receipts). They also wouldn't let us take pictures!

Overall, I had a great time. It made me miss going to the Patriots Training Camp with my family. My father would bring us every year. He still goes and brings my baby brothers. I miss my family a lot and constantly get homesick.

Me and the hubby plan to go back to Connecticut on vacation, but I'm so busy. School full time, buying a new car, buying our first house, and work is hectic but FUN. I get to plan luncheons, marketing, parades, and a golf tournament at the end of the month.

I hope you guys are doing well!

Super Kawaii & Forbidden Black Rice Pudding!

This is my entry for xppinkxx's contest. Don't you love her drawings? lol It pales in comparison to everyone else's entry...but look at my banana bikini! I encourage everyone to try it and then go grocery shopping in it haha. I haven't tried it though, I don't want to get lynched in this here town.

My Grandma used to make this fermented black rice dessert that got you drunk if you ate too much. I however didn't make it (don't get too excited now lol). I did make a black rice pudding based on the recipe from "Hot Sour Salty Sweet" by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid.

Tashi's Favorite Black Rice Pudding
2 cups black sticky rice
3 cups water
2 cups canned or fresh coconut milk
3/4 cup palm sugar, or substitute brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt

Place the rice and water in a heavy pot and bring to a boil. Let boil vigorously for several minutes, stirring frequently, then cover, lower the heat to medium, and cook for 10 minutes. Lower the heat to very low and let simmer, still covered, for about 30 minutes.

Just before the rice finishes cooking, place the coconut milk in a saucepan over medium heat and stir in the sugar and salt until completely dissolved. Heat just to a boil, then reduce to the lowest heat until the rice is cooked.

Add the coconut milk to the rice and stir well, then remove from the heat and set aside for 10 minutes, or as long as 2 hours.

Serve warm or at room temperature, in small bowls, with your choice of topping.

I served this at church. Black rice is a heirloom rice has a deep and nutty taste and a firmer texture than regular rice. Black rice was once only eaten by royalty in China and has tons of nutrients. As you can see, it turns a purple color when cooked. Be careful when you cook this, because the water can stain.

I added a one inch piece of bruised ginger root and some unsweetened coconut on top.



What's that?!

My new pink guitar!

My first Texas fish fry

Me trying to be as awesome as xxppinkxx. Don't laugh at me.

My 2nd day job is at my towns Chamber of Commerce. Yesterday, we had our member appreciation catfish fry. Some local firefighters were frying up a couple hundred pounds of Texas catfish, hushpuppies (fried cornbread), and crinkle fires. There was a DJ playing country and polka music. ahhh Catfish has the tendency to taste muddy because that's where they live (i think) lol Don't listen to me though. I'm one of those people that acts like I always know what I'm talking about...and everyone always believes me. My boyfriend and family have a wealth of incorrect knowledge that I've told them. But that's what they get for not using Google.

ANYWAYS, this batch of catfish was pretty good. I prefer most fish to catfish though...catfish is cheap and tastes accordingly. The coleslaw was super sweet and had a vinegar base (not creamy)...I didn't like it. The hushpuppies were good though. Mannn...cornbread...ain't nothing wrong with that (There's NOO sex in the champagne room btw).

I'm BAAACKKK!

Hey everyone! I'm not dead! I haven't been on here since April. I'm having fun reading everyones blogs lately. I don't have any food porn to post =(. I've just been super busy with things. Working two jobs and going back to school doesn't leave me a lot of time to cook food and take pictures fast enough before my greedy BF eats it. One of my jobs is being a server at a local restaurant. The tips aren't as great as what I'm used to, and I am not perky enough to kiss anyones ass. Waitressing sucks if you don't like to be treated like shit for an extra $5.00. lol and the customer expects you to be super grateful for it too.

Okay, I'll stop ranting for now. Other than all that other BS, things have been good. I get really homesick sometimes and miss the East Coast like crazy.

Today, I'm going to my first, Texas catfish fry! lol Fried catfish, fries, and hushpuppies baby! It's gonna be awesome.

I see some of ya'll are having a pow wow, sounds sooo fun! And thanks Ethereal, for nominating me...I'll put my award thing up later ^.^. I hope everyone's doing well..I missed blogging and hopefully I'll be able to keep up with it. And oh yeah, xxppinkxx! I tried out your rocker poof yesterday..I'll post those up later! People in this small ass town were looking at me like I was crazy! haha

UPDATE!

Hi beautiful people! I know I haven't been posting as much as I want to, but I've been super busy! I hope everyone is doing well! In the last post I wrote (like a million years a go), I noted that I was pursuing another business endeavor. You see, I was planning to open a bakery within the next few months, I already wrote my business plan, set a budget up to buy supplies, and started testing recipes. My birthday was yesterday (more on that later!) and it hit me a few weeks ago. I was only 19 (now 20)years old, a college dropout. Yes, I have success as far as having my own restaurant (which had been my dream for a very, very long time)...but I wanted more in life. School may seem pointless at times, but honestly, is soo soo important. I really want to go back, and there's no way I could juggle my restaurant, the new bakery business, and school...so I made the decision to close down. I want to take Broadcasting, as well as get my culinary degree. I'm determined to cook on television one day. I'm moving out of this forsaken town too, closer to Houston. A business, especially a restaurant takes too much out of my life. Life is too short to not get the education I want. I am happy that I had this experience though, I wouldn't trade it for the world. Now, I'll be able to post more (hopefully).

It was my 20th birthday yesterday (thanks Chiara)! The fiance spoiled me all day! He's too good to me. Just because I'm materialistic (I think most girls are), I'll tell you what he got me haha. I got a HUGE triple chocolate cake (it honestly looked better than it tasted, at least he tried lol), a new haircut (chitty chitty bang bangs, as the hubba calls them), 3 Dooney purses (I was in a D&B mood yesterday), a gold Juicy necklace (I only like Juicy b/c they have cute stuff with my first initial on it haha), and a bunch of new clothes.

Ahh, this is a huge change in my life, I hope I adjust well. I'm so used to being the boss lol. Well, I'm naturally a bossy person...but hopefully I don't try to boss around future bosses ^.^ Again, I hope everyone is doing well, I love you guys!


***UPDATING MY UPDATE!****
lol SORRY! I was rambling on and on and making no sense..I'm closing the restaurant for now, not opening the bakery yet, and going back to school. Thanks for the belated birthday wishes!

Tagged! My Top 5 Food Pleasures!

I was tagged by Her.Peachiness about my top 5 food pleasures! I believe that most eating I do is for pleasure (everything in moderation). I could probably name my top 50 food pleasures if I had the time! Sorry I've been updating once ever 5 million days (according to xppinkx ^.^)! I've been working on a business plan for a new business venture (crossing my fingers..wish me luck ^^) and I've been busy with the restaurant.

1. Meat: foie gras, Kobe, dry aged beef, lamb, duck, free range chicken mmmmm. I don't eat meat as much as I used to, but when I do..I overdo it.

2. Gelato: I used to live in Connecticut, where the Italian population is HUGE. Ice cream is nice, but Gelato is just another level..especially alcoholic flavored gelato lol.

3. White Trash Cuisine: Blame Texas for this. SOMETIMES (only occasionally), I just want to sit back, relax and eat some Cheetos, TV dinners, Ramen, drink Coca Cola, and have canned Whipped Cream Battles with the hubba bubba.

4. Dark Chocolate: I've tried too many kinds of dark chocolate and most of them agree with me. The milk and white variety just doesn't satiate me.

5. Carbs: I once tried a low carb diet when I was younger. It lasted for a whole summer and I lost tons of weight...but it wasn't worth it. If I don't have carbs, I'm cranky and yell at everyone. Bread, pasta, noodles, potatoes...repeat.