Apparently, I Cook. Sometimes.
I’ve been meaning to do this for a while now, but as you know, I am so utterly overwhlemed by phone calls, emails, IMs, all begging to be a part of this whirlwind of a Delicious social life that…
Damn.
I cannot, just cannot, blog that with a straight face.
Let’s just say that other things have been pressing on my heart and mind so that I have been slightly undermotivated to do the overwhelming task of indexing. You know, indexing. Like I did with the restaurants. Like, going back through my archives month by month (wo)manually because I am not an “alpha” enough blogger to get invited to Blogger’s new sleek chic uber-geek “beta” software (wow, you have to be “alpha” to get “beta?” – that makes, um...NO sense), painstakingly excavating all the posts wherein I perpetrated domesticity, and succinctly listing them all in one place so that the four (yes, four!) readers who actually want to make edamame hummus can easily find the recipe. Because making edamame hummus is hard, you know.
It was a mild case of heartbroken-ness, coupled with “WTF am I doing with my life? I have no job and Google’s AdSense doesn’t work if your blog has no readers so I should write something fresh and funny and exciting and new come aboard we're expecting you, but I am too depressed but that means I will have no readers which depresses me even more.” *sigh*
Let me tell ya’, if ever you feel depressed, looking at your beautiful photography and brilliant writing of times past will hurl you even further into the depths of despair!
But don't worry, I think I've got my Sexy Back.
Oh, no. Unh-unh. Oh, no she di-int.
Yes. Yes I di'. JT, I'm watching you.
Salad: Because Foodblogging Makes You Fat
Avocado Citrus Salad
Baby Spinach Salad
Caprese Salad
Chinese Chicken Salad
Christina's Potato Salad
Classic Cobb Salad
Fresh Fig and Blackberry Salad
Greek Salad
Greek Salad with a Butter Knife
Mediterranean Penna Pasta Salad
My Favorite Chopped Salad
Nicoise Salad
Roasted Garlic and Red Potato Salad, as inspired by Dean & Deluca
Tofu Salad
Soup: Did You Read Me the First Time? Fat.
Beef Barley Soup
Carrot Ginger Soup
Cauliflower and Garlic Soup
Gazpacho
Perfect Tomato Soup from Marcus Wareing
Riesling Onion Soup
Small Bites: Chew Thoroughly
Avocado, Mango and Lobster
Avocado, Mango, and Shrimp Ceviche
Baba Ghanouj
Bacon-wrapped Dates
Basil Pesto and Pesto-topped Toasts
Croquetas de Salmón
Fig, Goat Cheese, and Prosciutto Wontons
Gambas al Ajillo (Garlic Shrimp)
Garlic French Fries with Spicy Marinara Sauce
NFL Nachos
Patatas Bravas
Roasted Artichokes with Parmesan
Roasted Curried Cauliflower
Shrimp in Spicy Tomato Sauce
Spinach and Feta Phyllo Triangles
Stovetop Stuffing
Super Bowl Pita-chos
Texas Chili
Zucchini Cakes with Lemon Yogurt Sauce
Pasta: Because I Have No Love for Atkins
Grilled Chicken Pesto Pasta
Meaty Cheesy Casserole
Pappardelle with Brussels Sprouts, Pancetta, Pine Nuts, and Parmesan
Pesto Pasta with Tomatoes, Pea Pods, and Mozzarella
Ricotta Gnocchi
More Like Main Dishes: If You Eat the Whole Thing, Jenny Craig
Beef Pot Pie
Beef Stew
Bulgogi Burger
California Pizza Kitchen’s BBQ Chicken Pizza
Estofado Catalan
Feta Cheese Souffle with Walnuts, Dates, and Spicy Greens
Greek Feast
Jambalaya
Lemon Caper Chicken
Salmon-wrapped Asparagus
Sunday Night Roast Chiken
Korean: On the Outside
Dduk Gook (Korean Rice Cake Soup)
Jaht Jook (Pine Nut Porridge)
Suh-lung-tahng (Beef Noodle Soup)
Yook Gae Jahng (Spicy Beef and Green Onion Soup)
Bi-bim-bahp (Mixed Vegetable and Rice Bowl)
Café-style Kimchee Doo-boo
Sahm-gyae-tahng (Korean Young Chicken Soup)
Kimchee Bok-keum Bahp (Kimchee Fried Rice)
Dduk Bok-ki (Spicy Rice Cake Stir-fry)
Ggori Gom-tahng (Oxtail Soup)
Café-style Omo Rice
Mee-yuk Gook (Seaweed Soup – sadly, the name makes it sound disgusting, but it’s so delish)
Kimchee Jji-gae
Dahk Jjim - Korean Chicken Stew
Dduk Mahn-doo Gook (Rice cake and Dumpling Soup, traditionally served on New Year’s Day)
Mahn-doo (Deep-fried wontons)
Dahk Bulgogi (Chicken Bulgogi)
Paht Bing Soo (Korean Shaved Ice and Fruit Dessert)
Jewish: On the Inside!
Haroset
Latkes for Hanukkah
Market Basket Matzo Brei
Matzo Ball Soup
Breakfast and Brunch: But Never in Bed
Eggs
Creamy Spinach, Olive, and Sun-dried Tomato Quiche in a Cheddar Crust
Eggs Florentine
Greek Omelette
Italian Scramble on Grilled Focaccia
Perfect Hard-boiled Eggs
Smoked Salmon Benedict
Southern Fried Eggs Benny
Tortilla Espanola (Spanish Omelette with Potatoes and Onions)
Pancakes, Waffles (I’ve never made a waffle in my life except in a toaster, but in case I ever do, I am prepared), and French Toast
Banana Whole Wheat Pancakes
Chocolate Pancakes a la Mode with Warm Cherry Sauce and Hot Fudge
Eggnog French Toast (how confusing! is it “Eggs” or “French Toast?!?!”
Oatmeal Raisin Pancakes
Pumpkin Pancakes
Strawberries and Cream Stuffed French Toast
Other Things for Breakfast
A bowl of allergy relief. I mean Oatmeal
Cherry Pomegranate Smmothie
Homemade Egg McSarah
Pumpkin Scones with Dried Cranberries
Simple Stuffed Bagel
Sweets: See What I Mean About Fodblogging Making You Fat?!?!
Cakes
Semi-homemade Strawberry Birthday Cake
Spongebob Squarepants Birthday Cake
Cupcakes: Fewer Calories than Cakes, Unless You Eat Four in One Sitting
Dark Chocolate Babycakes with Crunchy Peanut Butter Frosting and Chocolate Drizzle
Dis-coco Coconut Cupcakes
Espresso Mocha Babycakes with Vanilla Cream Frosting
Groom’s (Cup) Cake
Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Chocolate Satin Frosting
Red Velvet Babycakes with Cream Cheese Icing
Strawberries and Cream Babycakes
Tres Leches Cupcakes
Teeny Tiny Cupcakes for a Baby Shower
Muffins: Because Really, They’re Just Naked Cupcakes
Carrot Muffins with Cream Cheese Filling
Whole Grain Raisin Nut Muffins
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins
Strawberry Muffins with Crumb Topping
Cookies and Brownies
Chocolate Drizzled Peanut Butter Cookies
Cranberry White Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Kahlua Fudge Cheesecake Brownie
Mini Snickers Brownies
Peanut Butter Cream Brownies
Some Ridiculous Cookies I made for Valentine’s *gag* Day
Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies
White Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons
Pies and Tarts (and since we’re getting all technical, cheesecakes are really just cream cheese tarts)
Fresh Fig and Honey Mascarpone Tart in Basil Pine Nut Crust
Ginger Graham Cracker Crumb Crusted Lemon Tart
Irish Cream & Coffee Cheesecake
Lime Cheesecake Mini-tart
Plum Tart with Oatmeal Cookie Crust
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Pumpkin Pie
White Chocolate Ricotta Cheesecake with Fresh Strawberries
Other Desserts
Baklava
Crêpes with Summer Berries and Cream
Espresso Mocha Soufflé with a Shot of Chocolate Crème Anglaise
Fig, Peach and Ricotta Eggrolls with Honey Ancho Dipping Sauce
Gingerbread Ice Cream Sundae with Rum-Molasses Pineapple Sauce and Candied Ginger
Lemon Ginger Ice in Sugared Lemon Cups
Trio of Lime Panna Cottas
Vanilla Ice Cream
Japanese-ish
California Boll
Curried Tofu Salad Sandwich (this is so not Japanese but it doesn’t fit anywhere else)
Edamame Hummus
Green Tea Risotto with Sauteed Mushrooms and Pan-Seared Tofu
Instant Ramen – not cooking!
Sesame Seared Tofu with Spicy Braised Baby Bok Choy
Spinach, Mushroom and Chicken Curry
Tofu Cutlet with Spinach and Mushroom Curry
Vegetable Maki
Holidays
Bacon-wrapped Green Beans
Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Christmas Ham
Cranberry Bread Pudding
Cranberry Sauce
Easter Brunch
Herb Roasted Turkey that became Turkey Jack Quesadillas and Turkey Eggs Benedict
Drinks: Sometimes You Need a Little Buzz
Almond Joy Martini
Black- and Blueberry Pomegranate Smoothie
Cherry Pomegranate Smoothie
Ginger Vanilla Cake-tails (with Miniature Truffle Brownie Bites on the Side)
Mojitos, Blended
Sangria that will send you to AA
Stoli and Sobe Lean
Strawberry Peach Smoothie
What NOT to do to your Coffee
So there you go. This Delicious Life isn't always just about drinking and dining out and drinking (yes, i said "drinking" twice), strutting about town in a figure-friendly wrap dress and leg-lengthening 4" stilettos. Sometimes I strut about the kitchen in a frilly little apron.
And 4" stilettos.
** a year ago today, my dad strikes again! fish tacos come from china. **
tags :: food : and drink : cooking : baking : recipes : los angeles
Damn.
I cannot, just cannot, blog that with a straight face.
Let’s just say that other things have been pressing on my heart and mind so that I have been slightly undermotivated to do the overwhelming task of indexing. You know, indexing. Like I did with the restaurants. Like, going back through my archives month by month (wo)manually because I am not an “alpha” enough blogger to get invited to Blogger’s new sleek chic uber-geek “beta” software (wow, you have to be “alpha” to get “beta?” – that makes, um...NO sense), painstakingly excavating all the posts wherein I perpetrated domesticity, and succinctly listing them all in one place so that the four (yes, four!) readers who actually want to make edamame hummus can easily find the recipe. Because making edamame hummus is hard, you know.
It was a mild case of heartbroken-ness, coupled with “WTF am I doing with my life? I have no job and Google’s AdSense doesn’t work if your blog has no readers so I should write something fresh and funny and exciting and new come aboard we're expecting you, but I am too depressed but that means I will have no readers which depresses me even more.” *sigh*
Let me tell ya’, if ever you feel depressed, looking at your beautiful photography and brilliant writing of times past will hurl you even further into the depths of despair!
But don't worry, I think I've got my Sexy Back.
Oh, no. Unh-unh. Oh, no she di-int.
Yes. Yes I di'. JT, I'm watching you.
Salad: Because Foodblogging Makes You Fat
Baby Spinach Salad
Caprese Salad
Chinese Chicken Salad
Christina's Potato Salad
Classic Cobb Salad
Fresh Fig and Blackberry Salad
Greek Salad
Greek Salad with a Butter Knife
Mediterranean Penna Pasta Salad
My Favorite Chopped Salad
Nicoise Salad
Roasted Garlic and Red Potato Salad, as inspired by Dean & Deluca
Tofu Salad
Beef Barley Soup
Carrot Ginger Soup
Cauliflower and Garlic Soup
Gazpacho
Perfect Tomato Soup from Marcus Wareing
Riesling Onion Soup
Small Bites: Chew Thoroughly
Avocado, Mango, and Shrimp Ceviche
Baba Ghanouj
Bacon-wrapped Dates
Basil Pesto and Pesto-topped Toasts
Croquetas de Salmón
Fig, Goat Cheese, and Prosciutto Wontons
Gambas al Ajillo (Garlic Shrimp)
Garlic French Fries with Spicy Marinara Sauce
NFL Nachos
Patatas Bravas
Roasted Artichokes with Parmesan
Roasted Curried Cauliflower
Shrimp in Spicy Tomato Sauce
Spinach and Feta Phyllo Triangles
Stovetop Stuffing
Super Bowl Pita-chos
Texas Chili
Zucchini Cakes with Lemon Yogurt Sauce
Grilled Chicken Pesto Pasta
Meaty Cheesy Casserole
Pappardelle with Brussels Sprouts, Pancetta, Pine Nuts, and Parmesan
Pesto Pasta with Tomatoes, Pea Pods, and Mozzarella
Ricotta Gnocchi
More Like Main Dishes: If You Eat the Whole Thing, Jenny Craig
Beef Stew
Bulgogi Burger
California Pizza Kitchen’s BBQ Chicken Pizza
Estofado Catalan
Feta Cheese Souffle with Walnuts, Dates, and Spicy Greens
Greek Feast
Jambalaya
Lemon Caper Chicken
Salmon-wrapped Asparagus
Sunday Night Roast Chiken
Dduk Gook (Korean Rice Cake Soup)
Jaht Jook (Pine Nut Porridge)
Suh-lung-tahng (Beef Noodle Soup)
Yook Gae Jahng (Spicy Beef and Green Onion Soup)
Bi-bim-bahp (Mixed Vegetable and Rice Bowl)
Café-style Kimchee Doo-boo
Sahm-gyae-tahng (Korean Young Chicken Soup)
Kimchee Bok-keum Bahp (Kimchee Fried Rice)
Dduk Bok-ki (Spicy Rice Cake Stir-fry)
Ggori Gom-tahng (Oxtail Soup)
Café-style Omo Rice
Mee-yuk Gook (Seaweed Soup – sadly, the name makes it sound disgusting, but it’s so delish)
Kimchee Jji-gae
Dahk Jjim - Korean Chicken Stew
Dduk Mahn-doo Gook (Rice cake and Dumpling Soup, traditionally served on New Year’s Day)
Mahn-doo (Deep-fried wontons)
Dahk Bulgogi (Chicken Bulgogi)
Paht Bing Soo (Korean Shaved Ice and Fruit Dessert)
Haroset
Latkes for Hanukkah
Market Basket Matzo Brei
Matzo Ball Soup
Breakfast and Brunch: But Never in Bed
Eggs
Creamy Spinach, Olive, and Sun-dried Tomato Quiche in a Cheddar Crust
Eggs Florentine
Greek Omelette
Italian Scramble on Grilled Focaccia
Perfect Hard-boiled Eggs
Smoked Salmon Benedict
Southern Fried Eggs Benny
Tortilla Espanola (Spanish Omelette with Potatoes and Onions)
Pancakes, Waffles (I’ve never made a waffle in my life except in a toaster, but in case I ever do, I am prepared), and French Toast
Chocolate Pancakes a la Mode with Warm Cherry Sauce and Hot Fudge
Eggnog French Toast (how confusing! is it “Eggs” or “French Toast?!?!”
Oatmeal Raisin Pancakes
Pumpkin Pancakes
Strawberries and Cream Stuffed French Toast
Other Things for Breakfast
A bowl of allergy relief. I mean Oatmeal
Cherry Pomegranate Smmothie
Homemade Egg McSarah
Pumpkin Scones with Dried Cranberries
Simple Stuffed Bagel
Sweets: See What I Mean About Fodblogging Making You Fat?!?!
Cakes
Semi-homemade Strawberry Birthday Cake
Spongebob Squarepants Birthday Cake
Cupcakes: Fewer Calories than Cakes, Unless You Eat Four in One Sitting
Dis-coco Coconut Cupcakes
Espresso Mocha Babycakes with Vanilla Cream Frosting
Groom’s (Cup) Cake
Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Chocolate Satin Frosting
Red Velvet Babycakes with Cream Cheese Icing
Strawberries and Cream Babycakes
Tres Leches Cupcakes
Teeny Tiny Cupcakes for a Baby Shower
Muffins: Because Really, They’re Just Naked Cupcakes
Carrot Muffins with Cream Cheese Filling
Whole Grain Raisin Nut Muffins
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins
Strawberry Muffins with Crumb Topping
Chocolate Drizzled Peanut Butter Cookies
Cranberry White Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Kahlua Fudge Cheesecake Brownie
Mini Snickers Brownies
Peanut Butter Cream Brownies
Some Ridiculous Cookies I made for Valentine’s *gag* Day
Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies
White Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons
Pies and Tarts (and since we’re getting all technical, cheesecakes are really just cream cheese tarts)
Ginger Graham Cracker Crumb Crusted Lemon Tart
Irish Cream & Coffee Cheesecake
Lime Cheesecake Mini-tart
Plum Tart with Oatmeal Cookie Crust
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Pumpkin Pie
White Chocolate Ricotta Cheesecake with Fresh Strawberries
Baklava
Crêpes with Summer Berries and Cream
Espresso Mocha Soufflé with a Shot of Chocolate Crème Anglaise
Fig, Peach and Ricotta Eggrolls with Honey Ancho Dipping Sauce
Gingerbread Ice Cream Sundae with Rum-Molasses Pineapple Sauce and Candied Ginger
Lemon Ginger Ice in Sugared Lemon Cups
Trio of Lime Panna Cottas
Vanilla Ice Cream
California Boll
Curried Tofu Salad Sandwich (this is so not Japanese but it doesn’t fit anywhere else)
Edamame Hummus
Green Tea Risotto with Sauteed Mushrooms and Pan-Seared Tofu
Instant Ramen – not cooking!
Sesame Seared Tofu with Spicy Braised Baby Bok Choy
Spinach, Mushroom and Chicken Curry
Tofu Cutlet with Spinach and Mushroom Curry
Vegetable Maki
Bacon-wrapped Green Beans
Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Christmas Ham
Cranberry Bread Pudding
Cranberry Sauce
Easter Brunch
Herb Roasted Turkey that became Turkey Jack Quesadillas and Turkey Eggs Benedict
Drinks: Sometimes You Need a Little Buzz
Black- and Blueberry Pomegranate Smoothie
Cherry Pomegranate Smoothie
Ginger Vanilla Cake-tails (with Miniature Truffle Brownie Bites on the Side)
Mojitos, Blended
Sangria that will send you to AA
Stoli and Sobe Lean
Strawberry Peach Smoothie
What NOT to do to your Coffee
So there you go. This Delicious Life isn't always just about drinking and dining out and drinking (yes, i said "drinking" twice), strutting about town in a figure-friendly wrap dress and leg-lengthening 4" stilettos. Sometimes I strut about the kitchen in a frilly little apron.
And 4" stilettos.
** a year ago today, my dad strikes again! fish tacos come from china. **
tags :: food : and drink : cooking : baking : recipes : los angeles
posted by sarah j. gim | permalink |
14 Comments:
Damn, grrrl. Make me that Bulgogi Burger.
Apron? 4" stilettos? Kitchen??
You now have my undivided attention!!
I was trying to find a review for Chosun Galbi for my non-Korean friends and I ran across your blog..... and haven't stopped reading.
Keep up the good work.....
yay Sarah! You lost me at 4" stilettos (wait, that's all the way down there...) and Carl Cox will be at Tentation (Newport Beach) 10/26 and Avalon 10/28.
Fabulous, Sarah! Can't thank you enough for taking the time to "index" all of these recipes. Oh, and I had to post this comment since I am an AVID reader of your blog (almost daily!) and would never want you to think you only have 4 readers...you actually have five!! :)
xo Dana
i forgot that you do actually cook! :) especially interedted in your delicious looking sangria. i'm gonna get off my ass and make some right now!
Sarah is such a food tease.
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YES! The recipes! In one place! Thanks, Sarah....
anonymous #1: do you have a grill? i'll bring the beef. :)
abraxis: is that all it takes? high heels and an apron?!?
david: thank you! and please, do keep reading!
djjewelz: the big black cox is on my calendar already. i'll be dressed up for halloween. look for the naughty little cook ;)
dana: you are the fifth reader! w00t! and seriously, thank you so much for reading almost daily. you don't know how much it means to me that you do. okay, i guess now you do :)
onetomato: well, yes. i cook. isn't that a daisy? haha! sometimes i even *gulp* bake! but we try not to talk about our failures too much, right?
craigm: long time no read/comment/see! hi! i am NOT a food tease. are you kidding?!?! if i put it out there, baby, i am taking it all the way. er, you know what i mean.
lacheesemonger: i totally saw that story on fox news! unfortunately, i think i am okay with being a beta blogger right now, making enough money with google ads to buy me a cup of coffee every day. make that every other day. :)
anonymous #2: wow. if i had known that having all the recipes in one smart little index would have garnered such an enthusiastic response, i'd have done this a long time ago! of course, that doesn't mean that everything *ahem* tastes good. LOL! make sure you read the fine print!!! ;)
I'm glad to see that you got your sexy . . . I mean inspiration back. =)
me, me! i read you! it's quite addictive, actually, your blog. and i hope the job search is going okay? or is going, at any rate? don't let it get you down, something will come up.
xb
Do you want to switch? I keep hoping to get laid off so I can make lists of blog posts but it's not happening.
I think it would help us both appreciate our positions if we could trade places for about a week. My boss not like it, but hey ... that might get me laid off!
Sexy Back? haha! I think I saw your sexy back in a slide show. HAHAHA!
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