Weekend Bits
I asked y’all on Facebook how the weekend would be spent and of course, the general consensus seemed to have a lot of food involved. That’s the stuff of great weekends!
Beer battered fish+ mango salsa + black bean/corn salsa + guac = taco heaven! S’mores for dessert on what was {hopefully} the last cold night of the season.
Jjigae made with leftover Easter ham, braised low and slow in Kimchi soup.
Dessert!
Broken rice + pho
Big boss roll with shrimp tempura, salmon, tuna, and snow crab salad.
A baby trim that looks crazier than the end result…you can’t even tell I got my hair cut, lol.
A specially requested orange birthday cake for a special little lady.
Refreshment on a Saturday morning spent plucking baby veggies from a green house.
One of the talented artists practicing just days before for my event which was held last night. We hosted twice the number of people we’d originally anticipated and needless to say, my buffet was picked clean *dances*
On the line up: steamed rice, smoked pork loin, kimchi {the most important Korean staple: fermented napa cabbage}, bulgogi {Korean ribeye bbq}, roasted Korean sweet potatoes with brown rice syrup, japchae {veggie stir fried sweet potato noodles}, mandu {potstickers}, and a chocolate cupcake tier.
It’s been years since I’ve been in a commercial kitchen and I’ve missed the special comradery that can only exist back where adrenaline is your bread and butter and the sauna like quarters have you pressed together with your fellow cooks as if in one solitary unit where the creation of something delicious is the bonding force…the spurt of an almost unintelligible order, the sizzle and streak of oil and the lurch of a flame, these are all factors that combine to create that calm, pristine plate brought out to you.
Weeks of crazy planning and frequenting one grocery store after another payed off in the end and thank you to everyone who was involved {you know who you are} and even the silent angel who turned off my rice before it scorched! Thank you, too!!
I hope that everyone enjoyed their weekends. Be on the look out for not only a video but a giveaway soon too!
Love always,
Your Squishy Monster ^.~
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love this and i need chigae, noWW!!!! DROOOOOOLING!!!!
Hello Miss Squishy!! I hope you are feeling much better! The big boss roll is calling my name girl. Omgosh! I get a haircut and you can never tell too. I also noticed your wrist tattoo (that I like), I have both of my wrists done One more thing we have in common! Sounds like a busy but, fun weekend with some fellow chefs too.
Goodness everyday seems to be a giant food fest by you…..I should move. Or maybe just camp out on your front lawn with a plate in hand:-)
I’m obviously on the wrong continent for an extravaganza like this.
Hi Angela! I’ve never tried it before but the Jjigae looks like a very yummy comfort food on a cold day!
You have a great week ahead!
Everything looks so wonderful!! I’m so hungry looking at this at work. Loved how you used up the leftover Easter ham; wish I could have been there for the feast!! (: xxx
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Mmmmmm… fish taco night! Love it!
Fish taco night? Yum!
Craving it again very soon, I’m certain
Baby brothers last meal in town
You’re invited anytime, Gemma!
Oh yes, definitely. Hope you’re staying warm, Chef!
C’mon over, Maureen!
The weathers getting so nice, I’m thinking about camping out in the backyard here soon!
This cold just won’t bite the dust I’m happy to hear we have so much more in common!!
There *may* be some left but with daddy, I wouldn’t bank on it, lol
ooo..chewy ginger cookies! yummy! good to hear ur party was a success! hope u have many more catering happiness successes in future!^^
That big boss roll looks bad arse!
You’ve just reminded me that I need to make an appointment to get my hair cut. Ick!
Mine looks like it was barely cut, lol but 4″ were chopped off
Thank you so much, Brian!
You had a yummy weekend and bye bye hair? Did you cut it short?
You can barely tell–just a baby trim
OK I want the smores and the big boss sushi the most I feel the same way every time I trim my hair. I try not to look at the floor
Yeah, it was def alarming, lol
Hi Angela, look like a fun weekend for you. all the spread look awesome especially the dessert. I’m a dessert person.
Have a fabulous week ahead.
Meeee too
this sort of meal is entirely what i feel like eating tonight. that kimchi soup looks amazing
I recommend all in one sitting
This reminds me I need to cut my long tresses. It’s driving me bonkers, and that is not good
I had to say I was shocked to see so much on the floor but it really wasn’t bad at all.
Whoa! That tempura sushi is humongous! I always love deep fried stuff in the sushi rolls (since I’m too lazy to make them myself).
I was pretty happy with it