I had a challenging last week. Can I blame it on Mercury in Retrograde? Some things fell through, professionally and personally, and it made me feel sad, discouraged, and stressed. What am I doing with my life? Am I making the right decisions? What did I do wrong? Etc etc. While it’s human to feel these emotions and have these thoughts, I didn’t want to linger in that head space for too long. I needed to let go, shake it off, and move on.
Read MoreHi friends! It has been awhile since I shared some info about myself so I thought I would divulge some fun facts:
• My parents survived the genocide in Cambodia
• I was born in a refugee camp in the Philippines before coming to the USA when I was a month old
• Raised by a single mother
• I am an immigrant and an American and proud of it
Read MoreI can’t believe I skipped the entire month of June without writing a blog post! Where did the time go?! After returning from a month long trip to Boston to test out recipes with my mom, I was in LA for a week before I had to fly back out to the east coast again to NYC to see family. Family from Boston, NYC, and Paris with 4 toddlers in tow.
Read MoreWhen I think of Cambodian food, I don’t normally think of dessert. When I do finally have Cambodian dessert, I’m surprised how much I like it and wonder why I never think to make it. Dessert provides a nice ending to any meal, but it hasn’t been a priority for me in the making of this cookbook. I tend to have more of a savory palate than a sweet one. I tackled the hardest savory recipes first and I’ve saved dessert for last.
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How many of you were ready to say goodbye to 2017? I definitely was ready! 2017 was a challenging year. But I believe that everything that needed to happen in my life happened because I had some lessons I needed to learn. Even though 2017 started out a little rough, it ended very nicely...
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Have you ever bought a Green Mango before? I haven't until now.
I had to ask my mother about it and it was not an easy conversation. Sometimes, she doesn't make any sense! Our heated conversation went something like this:
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