As the school term comes closer the end, I've found myself so occupied that I rarely have time to watch my favourite show: No Reservations (though I think I've already watched nearly all the episodes...). After waking up, making myself presentable and going to classes, the rest of the typical day of the week usually consists of:
1. Researching food,
2. Looking at food pictures,
3. Reading the descriptions of food on menus because I'm not rich enough to go to the restaurant to eat their food,
4. Making food,
5. Eating the food I make, and
6. Doing assignments / studying
So let me share some breakfasts I've been having over this month (although I can't guarantee the actual time frame for which these photos span):
Homemade gyozas/dumplings
Radish cake
Glutinous rice with green bean, pork belly, salted egg yolk
Oatmeal + milk tea
Oatmeal + barley
Barley + honey + jujube soup
Avocado + flax seed + milk + cereal
Strawberry + flax seed + milk + cereal
Pancake with lots of hunny (because that's the way Winnie the Pooh spells it, and my love for Winnie the Pooh and everything about him go way back)
Pancake with breakfast sausage and lots of honey
Pancake with avocado and honey
Shawarma, deconstructed, sans wrap, to which I asked for four sauces to be added: garlic, tzatziki, spicy something, hummus. From FMT - Farmer's Market Thursdays
Apple fritter and vanilla icecream. The side that is heavily dusted with cinnamon is mine. From FMT
Super creamy scrambled egg with spinach, on top of sourdough bread
Poached egg with mozzarella sauce, on top of spinach and buttered+toasted rye
Lately I've been really enjoying to make grilled sandwiches. There's just something very comforting and indulgent about biting into crispy-buttered toast to reveal hot, layered - meats, veggies, and melted cheese (and a good spread of grainy mustard which I would like to thank my friends for, because I was just lamenting over how I didn't buy it - which they magically brought along with them when they visited me).
I hope this has contributed to your daily serving of food porn.
Please come again soon,
X
MUAH MUAH MUAH
VICKI CHOW
P/S
I think I've watched almost all of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations, so I began watching another show of his - The Layover. But none on that for now. There was a No Reservations special that was dedicated entirely to food porn, in which he describes the enjoyment of food as sinful as, well, things you do that are considered to be sins. What does Mr. Bourdain say about this topic, exactly? Well:
"The human body reacts in very similar ways when anticipating food and sex. Capillaries swell, lips and membranes become engorged, saliva thickens, and the pulse rises. It’s no accident that the two pleasures have become confused."
"The human body reacts in very similar ways when anticipating food and sex. Capillaries swell, lips and membranes become engorged, saliva thickens, and the pulse rises. It’s no accident that the two pleasures have become confused."
Can you guess what this is?
On my lazy-but-must-muster-up-motivation-to-blog days, I will post up these sorts of picture posts, for those who are as lazy as I am - have no will to read words but just want to let their eyes take in everything for them *how thoughtful of me*
Happy Easter! May you eat many delicious foods this weekend (:
