amazing clam pasta m made for lunch today - mushrooms, smoked clams, fresh tomatoes, garlic, topped with cilatros in lieu of parsley. so oceany and light, yummy!!

baby's 100th day table m put together!

jajangmyun & jjampong from a premade package food. these were pretty dang good, but neither of us felt very good about ourselves afterwards.

m made this beautiful prime rib platter to celebrate our 10th anniversary!
prime rib from trader joe's, mashed potatoes & turnips, mashed sweet potatoes, and steamed cauliflower and broccoli. so amazing!!

indian food bowl - curry and beans something over black rice, with eggs and cheese na'an.
so good and perfect for a cold day.

delicious pasta m made with tomato sauce and smoked oysters. couldn't believe how delicious the sauce and everything was - such a good balance of umami and layers of something!

sometimes you need a good, big bowl of ramen. m made this from a pack of shin ramyun, with some leftover beef potroast we had on hand, egg, spinach, and frozen dumplings. it was beyond satisfying!

hellllllz yeah to a fry up! m got really good at making delicoius fry ups - this time he made sure to make it properly with grilled tomatoes, which really balances out all the richness of flavors. overeasy eggs, baked beans, sausage (in lieu of bacon), grilled tomatoes and mushrooms, and delicious ciabatta roll toast. this never fails to satisfy us, be it for breakfast, lunch or dinner (today, it was lunch).

m and i made this concoction that lies somewhere between a kimchi jigae and yookgaejang -  mostly because of the addition of beef brisket pot roast (no we didn't cook this, it's a pre-cooked version from trader joe's, again). it's basically kimchi jigae, but because rarely is it made with beef (usually pork or fish like saury) that it reminded us of a very fast and loose version of yookgaejang.

with black rice, it was so good on a day like today, of 1ºF / -17ºC cold weather (even though the baby and i didn't make a step outside).

i call this m's special mac 'n cheese primavera.
mac 'n cheese, with peas, corn, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, and scallions.
i was craving something hearty/comforting and a lot of veggies at the same time, this was just perfect!

hell yeah steak platter! tj's sirloin and amaaaaazing kale and cabbage stirfry by m.

wow wow wow @ the stir fry. couldn't have made the steak taste nearly as good without it.

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m made us a curry bowl with mixed grain black rice, grilled chicken and naan bread. 

mostly trader joe's ingredients - where would we be without tj's with a newborn baby!

mmmm trader joe's pulled pork with lots of veggies /salsa on brown rice tortilla!
so good.
happy new year!