Pho Kim Long

4029 Spring Mountain Road

Las Vegas, Nevada 89102

Occasion: Vietnamese Food at 8am because a group of drunk obnoxious guys would not let us sleep. 12.19.10

Bun Bo Hue

First time every having it!  I wish there was pork blood in it, but there wasn't.  In my opinion it wasn't too bad. It was very flavorful and not too spicy...just the way I like it.

Spring Rolls

Just mediocre. I've definitely had better and they need to work on the peanut sauce!

Imperial Rolls

I guess it was decent considering it was 9am in the morning. Who eats imperial rolls at 9am -__- only zombie fools like us. haha.

Yasukochi's Sweet Shop

1790 Sutter Street

San Francisco, CA 94115

Occasion: Birthday cake for my sister's 23rd Bday Celebration part 1...since I couldn't celebrate Part 2 with her. 12.16.10

Chocolate crunch cake

There about 4 layers of cake filled with yummilicous butter cream filling topped with chocolate crunch.  It's kind of indescribable, but the texture of the crunch is amazing (You bite into it and it kind of melts in your mouth).  It was definitely a hit!  If you haven't tried, you better run yourself over to this little market and get a piece to try!!

Holiday Cooking

Occasion: Dinner get together @ the Big sis' place 12.12.10

Pesto Chicken Penne Pasta

I thought it was delicious!! First time making it!! Hardest part was draining the penne pasta! 

Mountain Mike's

410 W Harder Rd

Hayward, CA 94544

**Not sure if this is the exact location, since I wasn't the one who ordered it...nor is it in my hood**

Occasion: We got Pizza for dinner at Christine and Justin's place 12.11.10

Pepperoni

Definitely not as good as the one below which is a combination pizza of some sort with a garlic sauce.  I tried a slice of the pepperoni at like 3am as a midnight snack.  It wasn't too bad, but nothing to rave about.

Garlic Tuscan
A frenzy for your taste buds! Topped with Louisiana Hot Sausage, salami, black olives, garlic, fresh green onions, and sun dried tomatoes on our traditional red sauce.

The garlic sauce definitely makes a difference.  It was SOOOOOO goood! Not too meaty, nor too greasy with generous amounts of topping.  I am a fan of mountain mikes....just for this pizza solely.   

PPQ Dungeness Island Vietnamese Cuisine

2332 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94121

Occasion: Celebrating Susan's Bday. 12.04.10.  We had a party of 10, but two got dinner for two and the rest opted for the "Dinner for 8" menu.

Imperial Rolls

How can you possibly go wrong with these deep fried goodies?  They're freaking delicious! Nom Nom.  You can wrap it in a leaf of lettuce and dip it into their sauce. Great way to start the meal off. YUM!

Papaya Salad

Never been a big fan of papaya or papaya salad, but I don't mind eating it.  A little sweet and tangy before grubbing on some good food! It's a filler dish to keep my hungry stomach tamed.

Five Spice Chicken

I personally, think it's not too bad, though other dishes outshine this one.  I like the crispy layer of skin and the juicy and flavorful meat!

Garlic Noodles

There's nothing better than garlic noodles to compliment the crabs.  Though I could have used more garlic, I still think it's pretty bomb! YUM!

Roasted Crab

made with garlic and butter

How can you go wrong with garlic and butter?  It was juicy and flavorful, a lot different from the peppercorn crab.

Peppercorn Crab

I love the flavor of this more than the roasted crab.  The peppercorn flavor adds a different kick to it...and the fact that the outsides is breaded and deep fried, definitely adds to it.

String beans

Finally some veggie! Love string beans and the way they prepare it is simple, yet tasty.  I like that it's not too dry and full of flavor and a sauce.

Sea Bass

I know I've probably said it before and I'll say it again. I think this is my favorite dish! It's easier to eat than crab because you don't have to work so hard for their pieces of meat.  It's flavor is absolutely amazing, as it's sweet yet savory.  The meat is soft and tender and it melts in your mouth. I just love the flavor and the texture of it. You won't understand until you try it, but be sure you're a fish lover!

Holiday Cookie Exchange

Occasion: Holiday Cookie Exchange @ Christine's and Justins. 12.11.10

Carrot Cookie Sandwiches with cream cheese frosting

Recipe from Geoff! Freaking delicious!!!!  It's like a carrot cake in a cookie form. They were definitely a hit!

Coconut Cookies

Don't let the looks of it fool you. Yes, I know it looks a tad bit like Florentines...but they're not.  They were supposed to be macaroons, but I think an ingredient was missing, therefore they turned out super flat.  Salted butter was used instead of unnsalted...which is probably the reason why the cookies had a salty after taste. In my opinion...this was the no bueno. Thanks Therese, who had mistaken baking soda for baking powder. LOL!

Holiday Cooking

Mussels

seasoned with minced garlic

First time making it and not too shabby! Next time, I'll cook it less.  It was actually more flavorful than I had thought it would be. Proud!

Stuffed Mushrooms

stuffed with chopped bell peppers, italian sausage, chopped white onion, minced garlic and topped with bread crumbs

Great turnout. Love love love mushrooms and thought it was delicious.

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

loaded a lot of garlic. nom nom nom.

Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Therese accidentally bought the wrong type of potato for her garlic mashed potatoes, so we had to put this to use. We just cut it into pieces, seasoned and baked it. Not too bad!

Thanksgiving Treat

Occasion: Thanksgiving day sweet treat! Too bad I had food poisoning/stomach flu...luckily I still got to try it!

Rice flour based sweet treat

I have no idea what this is called, but from the taste of it I know it's rice flour based, it was deep fried and it has a ginger caramelized based coating.  I was suffering from food poisoning and I was barely able to eat anything. Everything that I ate would come right back out, but to my surprise. My stomach was able to hold this down.  Since I didn't get to eat it right when it was fresh...what I did to heat it up as if it was fresh was by sticking it in the microwave with a wet paper napkin over it. That way, the microwave will take the moisture from the wet paper napkin instead of from the pastry itself (which would lead to a hard, dry crunchy pastry).  I thought it was pretty good! It wasn't too sweet and the rice flour base was kind of chewy. It reminded me of sesame buns from dim sum (the mochi ish part).  This is definitely something new, but still enjoyable.