nothing better than soup & sandwich on cold wintry days.

except it was almost too much food for us! turkey chili & triple decker ham sandwich. so full!

one of my favorite meals these days when i wanna load up on vegetables, but want something warm and hearty - m's mac & cheese primavera! so good with kale, broccoli, peas, corns, and topped with extra cheese and herbs.

fish "taco" at home. "taco" since we're using a burrito tortilla.

mmmm so delicious!

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!

a very uneventful new year's eve (i wasn't even aware of it until around noon -_-) - such is life with a baby! 

but m continues to make me delicious meals everyday, it can't be easy twice a day, everyday. but he's been doing it for the past 2 months since little j was born.

today's lunch - corn/clam chowder with a sandwich (roast beef and turkey, half and half).

so hearty and yummy.

another tortilla wrap/riceless burrito m made with some trader joe's cod filets, with spinach, tomatoes, black beans, and cheese. omg we don't need to go out for fish tacos anymore!

tortilla wrap m made with the left over prime rib from christmas with hummus, cheese and greens.
so so good!!!

a mini feast for two (& the baby who can't eat these yet) for christmas m cooked up - and a feast it was!! prime rib of beef, sautéed kale & cabbage, mashed spiced potatoes and mashed sweet potatoes.

such a hearty, yummy christmas meal on baby's first christmas. :D

a simple christmas eve snack spread for baby's aunt and uncle in town.

finally got a chance to get some korean food at café 232 (such a warm spring-like day!).
we got spicy cod fish soup (maeuntang) and spicy squid stir fry (ojinguh bokum), which we used to get frequently before baby - but as we noted on our last few meals, they swanked up their game but the food isn't as good as before. they have been going down a slow hill for a while but this time it really crystalized for us - it isn't worth it to eat ere anymore, sadly.

 m made indian food with trader joe's ingredients - tikka masala sauce and grilled chicken, as well as naan bread. he added a bunch of csa veggies which rendered a bit of water, thinning down the sauce a bit. i still thought it was really good, comforting like stew on a cold day.

it'd been a long time since we first/last tried waza ramen (and were subsequently disappointed) and thought we might give it another try. they had lunch specials so we thought it couldn't hurt much either.

the bento box set with salmon teriyaki was a good deal at $9, and wasn't half bad. the tuna set was obviously a bit too much tuna - overall, it was just ok, especially for the price. oh well!

 mmm salad! somehow salad was so good after not having any for a long time.
salad with waffles and eggs for breakfast was a great welcome change.
thank goodness for the CSA!

m made this amazing platter with trader joe's prime rib & baby dark leafy green mix stir fry.

the steak was good but the stir fry was the star of this dinner - so savory/umami, with tartness and leafiness. and of course, mmm steak! 

sweet audrey brought us french onion soup she made, complete with crouton and cheese!
sounded so comforting and good that we ate it for dinner immediately. so good!!!

amazing bowtie pasta with tomato sauce and smoked herring m made tonight.
sooo flavorful & good and luckily it was a huuuge platterful that we have leftovers for tomorrow!

finally my 6 week post partum check up came and went with a clean bill of health, we stopped to eat at hanco's for the first time since the summer - now with  the little one in tow.
we got a classic banh mi, pork vermicelli salad, and  pho, it was a bit too much to finish especially with a baby waking up from her nap whimpering, but still very happy to have eaten something different!

i finally cooked! i hadn't since baby was born - any free time went to sleep and /or eating, and occasional showering. -_-
i had a craving for dukboki - i made this quick version, full with perilla leaves and topped with cheese.
a bit soupy but it would've been perfect with crispy panfried gyoza to dip into the sauce.
still, beyond satisfying!