dear friends, today, I had the random urge to want to clean my family’s pantry. and so i embarked on that journey through all the items we hoarded throughout the years…to FINALLY…have an ORGANIZED PANTRY!!!! Woo hoo! Initially I felt overwhelmed, but now I’m so satisfied knowing I literally placed every single item that lays within 5 shelves and 2 buckets in its rightful place! … Continue reading How I Organized my Family Pantry /f18

happy saturday, friends! this morning, I decided to capture the way i make my usual cup of coffee. i understand that most people don’t have time to make their regular cup of joe this way, and neither do i! i usually make it when i have time, like saturday or sunday mornings when i don’t have work or school to rush to. this might be … Continue reading how i make my coffee at 22

Hi friends! Happy Sunday! This morning, I woke up and made pancakes for me and my parents. They were probably the best pancakes I’ve made. While pancakes are a rather simple recipe, I know there are so many differing types, and I want to try out other recipes next time. For this recipe, I pretty much just used Good Old Fashioned Pancakes from AllRecipes and … Continue reading Chocolate Chip Pancakes from Scratch!

How does one even title salad recipes? Is it really just listing out the ingredients? Do I have to have been inspired by something? Should I be more creative?? 😋 This salad recipe is really based on one that one of my friends sent to me, but I modified the recipe to my tasting so now it’s a bit different. Personally, I really like the combination of … Continue reading Apple Walnut Cranberry Kale Salad

Hello! Haven’t posted in a while, but I’m excited to get back in the groove (since it’s summer now and I’ll have slightly more time). Today I made a traditional Hong Kong dessert, Dun Daan (燉蛋) which is basically a steamed egg pudding that’s very airy and creamy. Typically, I’ll make this after dinner when my family wants something sweet to eat, but not too heavy. I … Continue reading Dun Daan (燉蛋) – Steamed Egg Pudding Recipe

–  HI THERE – WOW, it’s almost April already. Where does time gooooo, seriously. 😦 This month, my goal was to cook more asian-based foods, and that is what I attempted to do! Sadly, I had literally all my midterms in the past 4 weeks that I felt almost guilty “wasting” my time cooking food. That means /sigh/ I bought out many many times… usually not … Continue reading March FAVORITES + MAKES

sry, no artichokes in this post Actually the artichoke in the top picture was literally over-baked for like 400000 minutes so I had nothing left to eat, but at least it looked kind of pretty! This month, I made some pretty basic foods (LOL), but I also didn’t picture some foods I made, such as a healthy quinoa salad-ish thing, chicken fried rice, and steamed … Continue reading February FAVORITES + MAKES

For the days when you want something that tastes so (almost overwhelmingly) flavorful. This is for then. Ingredients for Sauce – 1/4 cup, chicken broth – 2 tbsp, brown sugar – 2 tbsp Dijon mustard – 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar – 1 tbsp chili-garlic sauce – 1 tbsp parsley – 1 tsp chili flakes + chicken breast/thigh + salt and pepper Steps Mix and set … Continue reading Sweet & Spicy Chicken

Hello, and happy February! Following into this new year of 2017, I finally figured out my theme of the year– Consistency. Personally, I have a problem with staying consistent with things I try to accomplish, and I honestly think that is one of the major setbacks that prevent me from accomplishing things efficiently. This year (or let’s just take it a semester at a time), my goal will … Continue reading January Food FAVS + MAKES

Part One, Week Two: Eat Slightly More Healthy #shamelesspromo –> follow me on Instagram @elzzeats and watch my IG story if you want to see live feed of my daily food intake. LOL. WEEK THREE The First Week of Winter Break Day 1 All I did was hang out with people today…cry…. lunch – (Taqueria Sanchez’s) cartinas quesadilla dinner – (Wing Stop’s) chicken + homemade sugar cookie* (they … Continue reading Food Diary, Goal 1: Eat Slightly More Healthy [4/4]