Emantable

I have been keeping the fragments of a broken ceramic pumpkin for over a year just stored away. It’s a pumpkin I painted, so it’s special to me. When I shattered it, I was already saddened about ruining my little work of art and couldn’t bear to toss out the fragments like any piece of… — read more

In recent years, you hear a lot about “farm to table” when it comes to restaurants marketing that they use the freshest possible ingredients. I’m always suspicious of these marketing terms because you have to be careful between what a term means and what a consumer’s likely assumptions are. Businesses will be on you making… — read more

Once again, I was back at my favorite Korean restaurant. I like trying different things, but this time I wanted to revisit my favorite soup there: the beef bone soup with tripe and tendon. Admittedly the soup is boring to photograph because all of the ingredients are obscured beneath the cloudy bone broth. I wasn’t… — read more

There’s a little French restaurant nearby that we have been curious about and finally decided to give it a try. Even though we are finally allowed to eat inside, we had dinner outside because it is safer. I’ve already got one dose of the Moderna vaccine, and I’m not going to take any unnecessary risks… — read more

I have always had an interest in cooking, but it’s only in the last couple of years that I’ve come to enjoy it and appreciate all of the ingredients that go into my food. I have slowly been getting away from my aversion to vegetables and have started to find them fascinating. Their size, color,… — read more

It was raining again today, so I didn’t walk in the morning like I usually do. I kept looking outside and was starting to consider doing an indoor workout instead. Then I noticed the rain beginning to lighten up, and I checked the radar on the Weather Channel app to see if there was any… — read more

I was looking forward to imagining myself in Thailand; however, the colder weather kept me firmly planted in reality. To fully imagine myself in Thailand, I will probably need to wait until a rare humid day in the summer (preferably near a body of water). For dinner, we had Pad Thai, Glass Noodle Soup, and… — read more