well flog me! Vox 2008-09-03T06:22:04Z shippouchan http://shippouchan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00cd972f21604cd5/ a F.ood LOG chronicling my (mis)adventures in the culinary world Mon Ami Gabi--- stuffing my face, yet again! tag:vox.com,2008-09-03:asset-6a00cd972f21604cd500fae8db4c3e000b 2008-09-03T06:22:04Z 2008-09-03T06:22:04Z shippouchan http://shippouchan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Mon Ami Gabi Scarfage

Before I left for San Francisco, my boss and I had lunch at the local Mon Ami Gabi. Mmmm, French cuisine! Yummy! (Read the rest of the entry here...)

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]]> Apple crisp. Or is it Apple pie. Who cares? It's delicious! tag:vox.com,2008-08-31:asset-6a00cd972f21604cd500fae8da99df000b 2008-08-31T21:05:42Z 2008-12-26T01:50:37Z shippouchan http://shippouchan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Really, what is the difference between an apple pie and an apple crisp? Is it really just that an apple pie has a crust and an apple crisp has a crumble? Curious.In ANY case– I finally got around to making apple pie late last month (okay, it wa...

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]]> Pineapple Bread - FAIL... and finally, SUCCESS! tag:vox.com,2008-08-14:asset-6a00cd972f21604cd500fa96910ba30002 2008-08-14T15:20:48Z 2008-12-24T23:55:56Z shippouchan http://shippouchan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Pinapple Bread prepped Pineapple Bread burnt (菠蘿包) Pineapple Bread burnt closeup (菠蘿包) Pineapple Bread burnt inside (菠蘿包) Pineapple Bread on the way (菠蘿包) Pineapple Bread success (菠蘿包) Pineapple Bread batch (菠蘿包)

Known also as 菠蘿包 (pronounced: bwoh lwoh bao) in Taiwan and other Asian countries, this bread actually does not contain any pineapple. Instead, it derives its name from the criss-cross design on its cookie dough exterior that causes it to look so...

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]]> Nava Thai Food Porn tag:vox.com,2008-08-06:asset-6a00cd972f21604cd50100a7ef3a99000e 2008-08-06T04:44:07Z 2008-08-10T02:50:17Z shippouchan http://shippouchan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Nava Thai Hot Pot My Nava Thai Food Angela Nava Thai Food Nava Thai Hot Noodle Soup Jiefei Nava Thai

My friend Derk is an amazing photographer, and whenever I go out with him, I am almost ashamed to take pictures of the food we eat. I mean, I still do, but I usually pounce on him soon after and steal those pictures for my own benefit. For instan...

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]]> In which I eat out (multiple times) and celebrate several birthdays tag:vox.com,2008-08-01:asset-6a00cd972f21604cd500fae8d136d0000b 2008-08-01T02:46:17Z 2008-08-05T17:20:14Z shippouchan http://shippouchan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Navathai Penang - Noodle Soup Penang - Chicken Curry Penang - Fried Ice Cream Penang - Black Rice in Coconut milk Amina Thai - Mussamun Curry Amina Thai - Pad Kee Mao Amina Thai - Fried Banana Rehoboth Party Rehoboth - Go Fish Rehoboth - Go fish cod wrap and chips Crabby Dick's - Claws Crabby Dick's - Salad Crabby Dick's - Soft Shell Crab Sandwich Crabby Dick's - Strawberry Shortcake Marathon Deli - Value Meal Gyro Rita's - Peachy

I eat out an extraordinarily large percentage of the time for someone who no longer has an income. Before you start grinding down on me and declaring me an undisciplined yuppie or idiotic student who just likes to spend money as if it were water, ...

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]]> In brief, Disneyworld... tag:vox.com,2008-07-28:asset-6a00cd972f21604cd50100a7ecb347000e 2008-07-28T21:43:21Z 2008-07-29T06:14:49Z shippouchan http://shippouchan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Mousey Funnel Cake IceCream German Bratwurst German Frankfurters German Pretzel Epcot Strawberry Shortcake

Ah, Disney. It's already been three weeks since then, and I still haven't posted! My sincerest apologies-- but here I go! To tell the truth, there aren't that many pictures of food from Disneyworld. As most tourists are wont to do, we ended up s...

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]]> My computer was ill... tag:vox.com,2008-07-25:asset-6a00cd972f21604cd500fad69d01190005 2008-07-25T19:26:48Z 2009-01-24T12:45:04Z shippouchan http://shippouchan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom The past few weeks, my computer (poor baby) caught a virus (actually, a trojan) and was put out of commission for a good deal of time. Luckily, with the help of some awesome people in the forums of Geeks to Go!, I was able to slowly nurse my compu...

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]]> Farfalle with Peas and Ham tag:vox.com,2008-07-25:asset-6a00cd972f21604cd500fa968b6b2f0003 2008-07-25T19:19:50Z 2008-07-25T19:19:50Z shippouchan http://shippouchan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Farfalle with Peas and Ham

[Note: Disney pictures will be up soon-- I just have to sort through all 500+ of them first...] Because the maternal head of household was busy carting the youngest brother to volunteer work last night, dinner was prepared by yours truly. I dec...

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]]> Arriving in Disney tag:vox.com,2008-07-08:asset-6a00cd972f21604cd500fad69883f80004 2008-07-08T03:17:24Z 2008-12-26T01:41:35Z shippouchan http://shippouchan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Raglan Road Irish Pub Raglan Road Irish Pub - Soda Bread Raglan Road Irish Pub - Jus Chicken Raglan Road Irish Pub - Chicken and Sage Banger Raglan Road Irish Pub - Portobello Mushroom Cap Sandwich Ghirardelli Ice Cream for the Boys

Disneyworld! The ideal playground for the young at heart where, this year, a million dreams will come true. At least, that's what they tell me. We arrived mid-afternoon on July 2 and decided to wander into Downtown Disney to shop and eat. There w...

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]]> On the way to Florida, we stop in Savannah, Georgia... and eat. tag:vox.com,2008-07-04:asset-6a00cd972f21604cd500fa968434ed0002 2008-07-04T04:41:42Z 2008-07-08T03:19:08Z shippouchan http://shippouchan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Savannah River House - House Salad Savannah River House - Peppered Shrimp Saute Savannah River House - Banana Bread Pudding

My family is taking a rare vacation together this year. We rarely go on trips together-- in fact, we never really take "real" vacations. They're all just mini day trips into the city or somewhere relatively local. The furthest we've traveled was ...

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