my kind of comfort food... at fu kee.
greens, roast duck & pork, and pork liver/stomach/meatball congee.
and colorful, pretty wall menu. :)

homemade spaghetti with meatballs, mushrooms, and tomatoes. :)

dinner at home : ham buffalo burger steak over rice with cheese,
and seasoned kale and tomatoes on the side.
yummy!!

and his box runneth over :


bento box :

favorite japanese dinner (motsuni stew & fried chicken), followed by latte & rice crispy treat,
makes a cozy night out of a cold day. ^___^

and i discovered a couple meerkats today:

vanilla wafer cookies and lemon curd for afternoon tea.
goodies from trader joe's (finally)!

vietnamese vermicelli with bbq pork.
so light and salady and delicious, enough to wipe off
yesterday's food memories!

bento likes to sit funny :

feeling like something different on a chilly day,
(and after seeing that neighboring Kif was closed for the day)
we headed over to General Greene, a relatively new restaurant in fort greene.

i rarely do "reviews" of places i eat,
but this place was SUCH a let down.

the burger you see afar on the top picture was probably
the biggest disappointment in recent months.
for $11, it was a white castel sized mini burger,
that came in cheap mushy buns and overcooked burger,
with measly slice of cheese and onions, with potato chips.
i had a better burger at a neighborhood diner for $3.

mine was baked eggs with blood sausage and apples,
topped with creme fraiche.
i couldn't taste any of the ingredients well, after
it came out in a mash of things.

the place had such great a sounding menu, which the results or execution didn't live up to.
and plus the service wasn't snappy either.

anyway, here ends my rant.
i just hate getting disappointed in meals,
especially when they're not cheap either.

carrot ginger soup and butternut squash pie,
on a sicky day. :(

and cat pictures again...
many incarnations of noodles' REM cycle:



hard-to-photograph bento:

our first visit to brooklyn botanic gardens with my parents-in-law.
(as is the case with most nyc landmarks, we visit it when we have visitors).

the botanic garden was so amazing and beautiful.
i'll have to visit it quite often on tuesdays (free admissions).

ended with a full (much-needed) overdose of chocolate. ;)

we have lovely visitors in town (my parents-in-law),
and had a great dinner at la taqueria in park slope.
their mole comes highly recommended by me!

and a gratuitous shot of noodles :

country bento.


country noodles.


a rare moment shared together.

(i made a denim vest with left over fabric,
which didn't stay on them for longer than a minute...
had to act fast!!)

yummy food : roast chicken with mashed potatoes,
and niçoise salad with fresh tuna.

and a bird in my teacup.

simple foods are good lately.
grilled cheese and chocolate milk shake,
buttercream cupcake and coffee.

photos from montreal trip, part 2:



fall was on full force in montréal... park in front of my friends' house.


fresh baked handmade bagels from fairmount bagels.
AMAZING!!


a beautiful tapas meal shared with great company at sala rosa.



goat cheese balls with honey and carmelized onions!! O_O


seafood paella.


giant orange! it's the orange julep building.


where we got the poutine above. it was so good!


night view of montreal from mont royal.


our last meal, a great indian dinner at la porte de l'inde.

it was such a nice trip, though a long way back and forth,
accompanied by great friends and amazing meals...