Batch 211

Starting soup season off strong with a hearty bún riêu-inspired bowl. Pre-cut king crab legs added the perfect amount of sweet and savory goodness and truly elevated this dish. 🦀 Just missing some bean sprouts because I can seldom find good sprouts at the store here in WA!

This is how my breakfasts have been looking like lately: rye bread from a local Russian/eastern European store I visited for the first time. Super smokey king salmon made locally. The first of my heirloom tomatoes because I planted them too late. Plus standard cream cheese and scallions from the regular western grocery store. All in all, a highlight of my mornings!

My first time doing some cookie decorating with icing, and whew - it was a little rough. Didn't quite get the consistency right for the flood, but after multiple rounds of adjusting, I finally managed to get a few decent looking ones. I'm always happy to learn a new skill, but I'll say that this kind of sugar cookie decorating is not a favorite for me. Obviously fueled by Mario Kart and on hojicha flavored cookies.