THIS WEEK HAS BEEN SUNNY AND BEAUTIFUL!

This sandwich wasn't anything special. Just a plain old sandwich with whole wheat toast, chicken mixed some mayonnaise and onions, and lettuce. It was quick and easy to make. Nothing too fancy!

But the best part about eating this sandwich was being able to enjoy it outside in the calm and sunny weather. The weather in Vancouver has been amazing recently: hot and sunny in the day and warm and breezy in the night. Just awesome!

Just to add for an update to my life:

1) My buddy Juan and I are organizing a cabaret for charity around August 9! It should be hilarious and entertaining.

2) I now work for American Eagle Outfitters in Park Royal. Hooray job!

That's basically the main things going on in my life. Until next time foodies!

"Sandwiches are wonderful. You don't need a spoon or a plate!"

-Paul Lynde

Hello Foodies! I am finally back in Vancouver for the rest of the summer.

For my first homemade meal, my mother decided to do Korean food. From scratch, she made a Korean dish called Bibimbap. It had egg, seaweed, sweet meat, kimchi, rice, and other ingredients that I do not remember (oops, I should've payed attention!).

It was really good. Before you serve it, you mix it while it is still hot in the bowl. It becomes some sort of fried-rice-like dish. It was amazing. I haven't had homemade asian food in FOREVER!

The second meat dish my mother made was called Jaeyukbokeum (according to my Korean friend). It's a really interesting burst of spicy and sweet. The meat is really thin so it melted in your mouth. It was amazing!

At the end of the day, there is nothing better than a Mother's cooking. After eating cafeteria food and take out all month, it feels good to get back in the groove of eating homemade food.

"I have come to the conclusion that just as the Japanese live to work, Asians live to eat."

-Anastacia Oaikhena

As a proud Filipino, there is one thing that our people truly love: RICE.

This morning, my dad cooked me a big breakfast to set me off today. This time, I got to take a picture of the cooking up close and personal

THEN... There's the rice...

I'm not really a breakfast kind of person (I know, I know, it's the most important meal of the day...), so I consider this to be a bigger than BIG breakfast.

The rice was seasoned with soy sauce, the eggs were cooked runny, the bacon was sweet, and the asian sausage was delicious! After that meal, I was stuffed!.

And if you thought that was a big meal... You should see my dad's plate...

"Expect problems and eat them for breakfast"

-Alfred A. Montapert

This kind of post was something I wasn't really expecting to do whatsoever. Just like I posted food that my mom makes, I am posting about the food that my dad made!

It's been awhile since I last saw him. Last time I saw him was when I was touring universities in Boston, but even then I really only had lunch with him and my family. So really, I consider the last time I spent time with him was 3-years ago when he visited Vancouver for Christmas.

I had the most frustrating bus ride experience with Greyhound. The traffic in New York was so bad that I had missed my 5:30PM bus and after that, everything just went downhill. But when I got to Boston, my dad made me this amazing Surf & Turf dish.

Bear Sausage Jerky

But before I had that, he let me try a Bear Sausage Jerky while waiting for him to cook. Yes, everyone, as of last night, I've had bear. It actually tasted really good! I mean, I actually wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a regular jerky and this one.

Chef at Work 

My dad is a chef, by the way.

Surf & Turf - Fillet Mignon, Lobster, and Scallops

And after a couple of minutes or so, this was the masterpiece. A delicious Surf & Turf dish. It had lobster, fillet mignon, and scallops. The fillet mignon was medium and cooked really well. The scallops and the lobster was the best part of the dish though. It's because it was cooked in garlic and butter. And you guys should know how much I love my garlic and butter! This was a great over-the-top homemade meal for welcoming me to Boston. 

Thanks dad!

"Cooking is at once child's play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love"

-Craig Claiborne

Having been away from my family for the last couple of weeks, I am forced to eat cafeteria food, take out, and the occasional noodle cup. And honestly, as much as I love living independent from my family, I truly miss my mother's cooking. For my first post about Mom's Cooking, I want to explain to you how we do thing at my house.

1. Everyone eats together

2. Every meal is a feast

3. If you don't eat fast, you don't eat at all

4. We're all carnivores

5. Eat vegetables (mom's rule)

This is usually how a dinner at my house would look like.

My mom started with a Kale Salad. Here's the eat vegetables rule. It's a mixed vegetables dish with a special, sweet Japanese dressing. We really like to use this Japanese dressing for a lot of our salads, especially our spring salads. Unfortunately, I don't exactly know what the name of dressing is, but I only know what the bottle looks like.

And for the main course, my mom made Sinigang Fried Chicken. 

Some of you, especially you non-filipino people, may be wondering what sinigang is? Basically, siningang is a filipino soup or stew characterized by its sour and savory flavor. This dish usually has pork and vegetables. It's a great dish for cold days.

So the twist with this dish is that it is fried chicken with the sour and savory flavor of sinigang. This is definitely the best homemade fried chicken I've ever had. One that is very unique too!

I mean, I could eat about 7 of these as if it was nothing! Yum yum yum!

"The best comfort food will always be greens, cornbread, and fried chicken."

-Maya Angelou