Munchimonster

Adventures in Eating & Cooking

Pesto Fried Rice with Poached Egg

Getting out early today to work meant I got to fully utilize my new kitchen for more cooking, yay! After unwittingly heating up a whole bag of Costco’s Basil Pesto … Continue reading

January 13, 2015 · Leave a comment

$10 Sushi

Recently, there has been an outgrowth of giant Asian supermarket malls in Flushing (and trendy new bubble tea joints too!) It’s kind of interesting how the groceries industry seems to … Continue reading

August 18, 2011 · Leave a comment

Chicken Soup for the Foodie’s Soul

Due to the sudden drop in temperature and the nasty bug going around, I decided to crock out the crockpot for some chicken noodle soup. Basically I cut up some … Continue reading

October 8, 2010 · 3 Comments

Sakura: Japanese, Taiwanese, or Shanghainese?

Adorned with bright green on the corner of 10th and Race, Sakura always seemed like a mystery to me. The name implies Japanese food, but the location is definitely Chinatown. … Continue reading

October 4, 2010 · 4 Comments

First Fried Rice!!!

I’m so exuberant right now because both Jeu and Pri loved my broccoli & chicken fried rice! Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!! I don’t know why I have this obsession with trying to get … Continue reading

September 30, 2010 · 2 Comments

Very Yummy Mochi

Aside from chugging tons of yummy Ten Ren bubble tea, I’ve also turned my eye to some of the adorable treats at Yi Mei Fung bakery in Flushing. Having tried … Continue reading

August 30, 2010 · 5 Comments

First Dim Sum in Philly!

On Sunday, Ninja-Kitty and I got up early to enjoy Sunday brunch, Hong Kong style. We went to Ocean Harbor for dim sum, supposedly one of the best places in … Continue reading

August 24, 2010 · 1 Comment

Noodle Bowl Therapy at Sang Kee

Ok, so the Starbucks diet left me feeling pretty sick by the end of the day so I decided to get a big bowl of noodle soup at Sang Kee … Continue reading

July 11, 2010 · 5 Comments

Decent Chinese Restaurant in University City

Yesterday I met up with my friend Soobin who had a craving for Chinese food, so she took me to a place on Spruce Street called Beijing Restaurant. Surprised that … Continue reading

July 1, 2010 · 3 Comments

Dim Sum: East v. West

Back in the city again for Mother’s Day!!! So my family went to Ocean Jewel, now known as Asian Jewel (odd name change since Ocean Jewel makes more sense… but … Continue reading

May 9, 2010 · 1 Comment