Posts that needed to happen a lot sooner...

OK!

So I did something AMAZING this weekend! I went to the Great Wall of China! However I now realize I am way behind of my blogging. I haven't blogged about the art show, foods I've made, and other wonderful events that have happened in the past two weeks, so I think I'm going to just go on writing mode and make a ton of posts. So I'm going to start with the one that is the most dear to my heart, food.


So I am still continuing to make my own meals and try to be as healthy as I can. I go through phases where stir fries are the main focus then small salads become the focus afterwards. So far I have stopped using tofu in my diet and have been focusing more on grains and protein through vegetables. This is one of the meals I make.

1. Israeli Cous Cous stir fry

Ingredients

• israeli cous cous 
• bok choy
• onions
• green peppers
• Braggs Liquid Aminos
• Nutritional Yeast
• Coconut oil

Directions

Basically I would cook the israeli cous cous while I would fry the onions in coconut oil. Once the israeli cous cous is fully cooked, I would mix the israeli cous cous with the onions. I would throw some Nutritional Yeast to make it nice and crispy. I would throw in bok choy leaves as well as the green peppers. I would then end it off by sprinkling it off with some Bragg's Amino Liquids.

  2. Lotus Root stir fry

Ingredients

• lotus root
• enoki mushrooms
• bok choi
• onions
• green peppers
• Bragg's Liquid Aminos
• Nutritional Yeast
• Coconut Oil

Directions

Similar to the Israeli Cous Cous stir fry, I cook the Lotus roots first by frying them in coconut oil and amino liquids. Once they a crispy and tender, I set them aside and cook the onions in coconut oil. Once the onions are soft, I put in the lotus roots, enoki mushrooms, bell peppers and last bok choy. I throw in some  nutritional yeast and some more amino Liquids, and them I'm done, and Bob's my uncle.

I find it easy to cook a large portion because I am a lazy bastard, and I like to save some for school the next day.

Another thing I have been meaning to write is a sort of food observation of produce you can find in Seoul, South Korea. I thought, it might be easy for you the reader to see food options in Seoul, read the reviews, and see where you can buy it. This is one of my first ones.

Chocolate bread

 At the Achasan Loving Hut there are a significant amount of pastries and other vegan items to buy. Yes, you can buy things at most Loving Huts but the Achasan one seems to have the largest amount of things to buy. One of these items is the chocolate bread.

 While the chocolate bread isn't exactly nutritious, it is a good comfort food. The chocolate bread certainly has a good chocolate taste, and overall I liked the pastry. I probably won't buy it again because I think I need to take care of myself more.

You can possibly buy this at the local Loving Hut but if you can't find it, go to the Achasan Loving Hut.

I promise to write more soon! 

Oh look! It's thursday and here's another post!

I have fallen in love with a place that I have not written about for about a month. I know I have been cheating on you (the reader) but for some weird reason I never have time to take a picture.

Because I'm usually stuffing my face

But this place is my favorite restaurant  A lot of people have been complaining that it is not is good because it is not a buffet. I don't really care.... good food is good food.

The better thing is that it is so close. 

Do you hear angels singing? I know I do.

The Loving Hut near Achasan station is so good. They make authentic korean food but it's 100% vegan. 100% FANTASTIC

Can you just say perfect?

I know I feel perfect whenever I'm there. Also, if you want some delicious food to go, or you want to make some meals on your own, you can buy some of their "meat" or other grocery products!

Basically I really do not have much to say but I go there maybe once a week. You'll probably see me there this weekend. I'm not joking.

It's good, it's vegan, and it is certainly healthy.


It makes me a happy camper.

You basically take the subway to Achasan station and get off exit 1. It is right outside your exit. 

Enjoy the joy I feel every single time I have been there.

Oh this is a dress I bought that I really liked. What do you guys think?

I am a failure.... A Vegan failure...

This week has been horrible in the vegan department. So horrible that I have been eating vegetarian.

duh duh DUHHHH

And believe me, I have been feeling sick because of it.

I've been so congested, so blocked up that I've been regretting every drink every bite like a business executive does after he comes out of a whorehouse.

But seriously I don't feel good. 

I don't know how vegetarians do it. It seems so hard to do. I feel icky and gross and I have the worst headache ever. 

Honestly this week I have to go vegan or zilch. 

But I've had other failures, mostly adventure failures. The first was the vegan bakery Veggie Holic.

Not my picture...Alien's Day Out's picture. I never found 

this

Saturday February 10,

This place sounded like heaven based on Alien's day out blog post here --> http://aliensdayout.com/2012/10/veggie-holic-bakery-new-location.html

I seriously follow this blogger like a golden god. It sounded perfect, vegan croissants, vegan bread, vegan yogurt, vegan godliness. I was so excited to go. I mapped out the subway route, I got a lot of money together, I was set. I even made it to the exact destination... or what I thought was the exact destination. For about a hour in the cold, I walked around random alleys and streets and found nothing. NOTHING. I know it is hidden in a secret street but I literally couldn't find it. When my phone died, I had to go back to the apartment in defeat. I came back to Dongdaemun as a failure. I thought it would be different today, I was wrong. 

Sunday February 11, Today I wanted to go to Loving Hut in Yonsei University. BOY WAS THAT A TOTAL FAILURE. I arrived at 3:45 and I saw a sign that said "Break time 3:30-4:30". So, I waited to 4:30.

still closed.

I waited to 5:00

still closed.

I got their number and had a soy latte at starbucks. I called them after maybe around 6:30

still closed.

What became evident was that this was not my three day weekend. I was not lucky  but MAN next weekend will be my day. I went to this mandu (dumpling) place afterwards with a friend because she told me it was vegan. 

Turns out there was eggs in it. I was so hungry that I ate it.

I feel sick :(

It has been a unlucky weekend.