Soup Belly

The past few months.

Candy — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:55:11 +0000

The past few months have been full of stress, confusion, despair, and mourning, with moments of relief, followed by weeks of even more stress. It has not been an easy ride. And while we told our immediate families the good news, we (or I) held back the hell I was going through. Back in January, [...]

Pizza Week – Day 5 – BBQ Chicken, Caramelized Onion and Gorgonzola

Candy — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:10:30 +0000

Surprisingly, this non-traditional pizza was the winner this week (or at least tied with first place) in my book. The flavors of the toppings complemented each other very nicely. The caramelized purple onions give it a sweet flavor, the barbecue chicken was sweet and tangy, and the melted chunks of creamy gorgonzola added a bit [...]

Pizza Week – Day 4 – Sausage, mushroom, tomato and olives

Candy — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:33:54 +0000

There’s not much to describe as I already did so in the title. One surprising fact is, when making the sausage bread, I had used 4 links of sausage and 8 oz. of mozzarella. For this pizza, I used 1 link of sausage and 4-5 oz. of mozzarella. So in that regard, pizza is healthier. Pizza [...]

Pizza Week – Day 3 – Sausage Bread

Candy — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:41:12 +0000

I decided to try something a little this time. Instead of a standard sausage and cheese pizza I made sausage bread; pizza dough stretched into a rectangle, with a layer of sausage and mozzarella layered on top, then jelly rolled into a loaf and baked until golden brown. Believe me, it was absolutely delicious. Just a [...]

Pizza Week – Day 2 – Roasted Veggie Pizza

Candy — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:40:51 +0000

Well, it was a good idea in my head. But not in reality. The roasted vegetables were fantastic. I just wish I didn’t use this dough: I thought I would get the same results (bubbly, crisp crust) but it didn’t turn out the way I thought it would. I’ll show you later. I cut the vegetables into small [...]

Pizza week – Day 1 – Pepperoni Pizza

Candy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:14:32 +0000

As I was at the checkout line at Trader Joe’s, the cashier exclaimed I must’ve really wanted lots of pizza, looking at the 5 packages of pizza dough, 3 jars of sauce, 3 pounds of mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, spicy italian sausage, eggplant, olives, tomatoes, zucchini and mushrooms. Then he eyes the box of Honey Nut [...]

Pasta Salad with Roasted Vegetables.

Candy — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:41:58 +0000

As long as you’ll roast 2 pounds of your favorite veggies and combine with at least 1 pound of uncooked pasta, your proportions should be alright for this recipe. I used up the veggies lying around in my fridge for this recipe. You can use the veggies you prefer, of course. When they are [...]

Some inspiration for the rest of us.

Candy — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:18:30 +0000

If I don’t have the motivation or inspiration to do anything, I look for things that make me motivated or inspired. That is, when I’m motivated enough to do so :P So here are a few sites that will hopefully awe you. Who knows, maybe I’ll make this a habit, just posting a site or [...]

Think positive.

Candy — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:50:33 +0000

If you wanna watch the movie for free, you gotta sit through the commercials! By movie I mean my photos, and by commercials I mean my spiel. I mean, you don’t have to. You can turn the volume down when the commercials come on, or go to the bathroom, get a snack, etc. until the movie [...]

Cream Puffs.

Candy — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:29:06 +0000

I’m back for now. Sorry for the long hiatus; I’ve been going through a lot of stuff recently and I’ll explain it all some other time. For now, here’s a recipe (finally) for cream puffs. Cream puffs are a very versatile pastry used for both sweet desserts or savory hors d’oeuvres. The dough, called pâte [...]

In-N-Out Burger and their ‘secret’ menu.

Candy — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:32:16 +0000

I would’ve taken more pictures of these burgers and fries, had an elderly man not burst out laughing as he walked by my table, watching me whip out my Nikon to take a picture of fast food. I was afraid I’d given him too much excitement. Or fulfilled a stereotype that Asians take pictures [...]

It’s wet out there.

Candy — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:14:42 +0000

I jolted out of bed in the middle of the night because I thought I heard sounds of someone breaking into our apartment. No….it was just the rain pounding down all around us. I can’t seem to go outside anywhere today. Since parts of roads and highways are blocked by boulders, or flooded. Well….at least we’re not [...]

Back to Basics.

Candy — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:11:08 +0000

With the invention of digital SLRs and Photoshop, we’re slowly forgetting all the basic photography skills we learned. Some of us may have never learned them at all and started photography with a digital SLR. I use to think those of us who skipped all the darkroom procedures were the lucky ones, but now [...]

BerryHappy Frozen Yogurt.

Candy — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:33:07 +0000

Another place in Encinitas we tried was BerryHappy, a self-serve frozen yogurt joint. Most fro-yo places in SoCal are self-serve and you pay by weight. I like that way more than Pinkberry’s system (where you order a certain size and it can drastically differ depending on who’s serving you). At BerryHappy, you can choose [...]

San Clemente Canyon.

Candy — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:16:23 +0000

A few photos from our hike in San Clemente Canyon this past weekend.

Wat Dan Hor (Rice Noodles with Egg Sauce)

Candy — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:39:32 +0000

So, what’s the difference between Ho Fun (Haw Fun) and Wat Dan Hor? The eggs (wat dan) are mixed into the gravy. I’ve actually never had Wat Dan Hor until I moved to Cali, since my favorite dish is just plain Sup Chow Beef Ho Fun (though there’s nothing plain about that, either). Sup Chow [...]

Soupbelly is on an iPhone App, go download it and tell me what it looks like please! Only if you want to…

Candy — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:18:01 +0000

I’m excited to say if you like strawberries, that one of my recipes is downloadable on an iPhone App now. I feel honored they chose one of my recipes to be on this list. Here’s the press release: FREE IPHONE STRAWBERRY RECIPE APP LAUNCHES “STRAWBERRIES” iPhone App to View and Share 50 Strawberry Recipes [...]

Angelo’s Burgers.

Candy — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:11:24 +0000

This past weekend we walked around Encinitas looking for some place to eat. Encinitas is a nice looking town that I always pictured California was supposed to looked like. Stuck in the 60s, with palm trees lining the main street. We walked past pizzerias, Trattorias, Sushi joints, cafes, coffeehouses until we saw this outrageous looking building. [...]

Pacific Beach.

Candy — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:08:35 +0000

Sunsets at Del Mar.

Candy — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:39:13 +0000

Yesterday we drove along Del Mar, Solana, Cardiff by the Sea, Encinitas, then back down to Del Mar. We parked somewhere on Camino Del Mar (I think that’s what the street is called…) and walked down a dead end residential street towards the train tracks to face the sunset. As you scroll down the colors in the [...]