Soramame

Fall semester just started about a month ago and heck, I am so so busy with school and work! But still I wouldn't stay indoor all the time due to this nice warm weather of October. You know you're in San Francisco when the summer comes and goes randomly like breezes.. And also this new dress from Soramame is too lovely to wear everywhere! (My dad came all the way from Vietnam to visit me and brought me the dress!)

Soramame is a new clothing store in Hanoi, Vietnam - a collaboration work between my cousin and his friend. All the dresses there are literally to die for, all with clean cut yet elegant designs on superb materials. Can't wait to go back to Vietnam and try all of them on!

One more thing I have to brag about this dress is that it is so versatile! I can wear it casually for going out, or even vigorously roaming my bike around the city (as if I'm wearing pants).. and also for work when I need to dress in formal attire. Isn't it just too perfect and absolutely comfortable for any occasions? 

More dresses like these, please visit: 

Soramame - 37 Lo Su, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi 

Cheers to a new week ahead! :)

N.P

On the table last week

If anyone asks me about how I relieve stress, cooking would always pop up first thing in my head. Nothing puts me at ease better than being in the kitchen. Everything turns into a melody, a dance, a little upbeat waltz around my kitchen. From the feet twirling around the floor to get me preparing and cooking, to the inviting countertops with my fresh ingredients, to the afire stove tops that promise good food for the table. 

Since I met M., I've started cooking a lot more. It's just natural you know, when you're with somebody you love you both tend to enjoy eating (and sometimes pigging out kind of excessively too, haha). M is definitely a foodie, and I am of course an avid home cook. We just enjoy everything about food, from the grocery shopping, to the cooking and the final dining part. We love hosting guests for dinner too, very casual and homey style, if you're up for it come to us! 

That is why I want to dedicate a significant part of this blog to update you guys with my food journal and my own recipes. I hope you guys enjoy it as much as we do. 

So take a glance of our food highlights last week: 

Simple pan-fried lamp chops (recipe already updated here)

Pickled mustard greens soup with beef - Canh dưa thịt bò

Broiled BBQ pork ribs 

Spaghetti Bolognese

Fish sauce wings 

Beef noodle - Phở bò 

Besides, I try to eat lots of veggies and fruits, they are so abundant and fresh during the summer! My favorite summer salad at the moment is a combination of iceberg, spinach, arugula, cucumber, tomato, carrot. Add as much as balsamic vinaigrette you want and a few drops of lemon juice. Give them all a nice toss. Then it's ready to accompany your delicious food on the table. I'll definitely update a picture of this salad next time! 

So which recipe of the above you guys want me to share next? ;)

Have a productive week fellas! 

Later, NP.