Tonight’s comforting dinner: bibimbap-inspired rice bowl with crispy enoki mushrooms dipped with homemade sweet chili sauce, buttery cheese corn, and bone broth miso soup. Light yet satisfying, simple yet delicious! 🤤 😴 #foodstr #homecooking

GM 🌼 Have you ever heard of or tried a Sumo orange? This is my first time, and I like it a lot! It’s called a Sumo orange because it literally looks like a sumo wrestler’s hairstyle—I find that very funny! 😂 It’s going to be another hot and humid day, but as long as the sun is shining, I have no complaints. 😁 Good day, everyone! #foodstr

Mango sticky rice! Two nights in a row! 🔥

Last night, while prepping the girls’ food, I found myself thinking about organ meats in raw feeding. It can be a little confusing, and I know there are some mixed ideas about it, so I thought I’d share a few thoughts! 😊 Two Types of Organs in Raw Feeding 👆🏽Muscular Organs – These are technically considered muscle meat because they’re higher in protein but don’t provide as many essential vitamins and minerals. Something like… heart, lungs, and stomach. ✌🏽Secreting Organs – These are the real nutrient powerhouses! They’re packed with essential vitamins and minerals, making them a super important part of a balanced raw diet. Some examples are liver, kidney, spleen, brain, eyeballs, pancreas, glands, and testicles. If I missed any, feel free to add them in the comments—I’d love to learn from you too ☺️ Why Are Secreting Organs Important? Just to give a little perspective: • 100g of beef muscle meat has about 7-40 IU of vitamin D. • 100g of beef kidney can have 42-136 IU—quite a difference! Vitamin D is essential for dogs. A deficiency can lead to weak bones, fractures, rickets (especially in puppies), muscle weakness, or tremors. How Much Organ Meat Should We Feed? A good guideline for raw feeding is to include about 20% organ meat in the diet. Out of this: • Liver should make up half (about 10% of the total diet). • Other secreting organs (kidney, spleen, pancreas, etc.) should make up the remaining 10%. Raw feeding is all about balance, including the right organs ensures our pups get the nutrients they need to thrive! 🐶 ** Their meals will be balanced over time. These pictures might not show a fully balanced raw meal. Please do your own research before feeding your pup a raw diet. ** ** Not a dog nutritionist or expert—just a dog mom doing her best to provide her pups with proper nutrition. ** #dogstr #dog

The good part of me says, “Fresh fruits are good for you.” The naughty side whispers, “It’s mango season… so embrace it.” And guess what? The little evil wins. 😈 I’m having mango sticky rice—sweet, juicy mangoes with creamy coconut sticky rice. Perfectly balanced, absolutely delicious… and gone in seconds. No regrets! #food #foodstr #homecooking

Can I just eat? In peace? For once? 🥹 #dogstr

I had no idea “diamond mark bagels” were a thing until my friend asked me how I did it. And I just stood there like, “Uh… I dunno? Make the dough… bake it… hope for the best?” 🤷🏽‍♀️ Guess we learn something new every day, eh? 🙂‍↕️ #foodstr #homecooking #breadstr

Got some beautiful beef shanks from my local butcher today 😍 It’s one of my favorite cuts for slow cooking. So, of course, I had to make Khao Soi for dinner. 🍜 Khao Soi is a comforting bowl from Northern Thailand and has influences from Burmese and Chinese Muslim cuisines, packed with deep flavors and warmth. Slow-braised beef shanks in a rich, coconut curry broth, served with egg noodles two ways—soft and silky, plus crispy fried for that perfect crunch. Topped it off with pickled mustard greens, shallots, chili oil, and a squeeze of lime. 🤤 #foodstr #homecooking

Colorful-Rainbowl for lunch! 😋 A quick and easy one-pan miso-butter chicken bowl. While the chicken thighs were searing, I chopped the veggies and boiled the corn, then added butter once it was done. When the chicken was fully cooked, I took it out of the pan and added broth, miso, butter, shoyu, and mirin, letting it all simmer for about five minutes. And just like that—lunch is ready! 😊 #food #foodstr #homecooking

GM 🥭 The sun already feels a bit too warm for this early in the morning. It’s going to be a hot, sunny day. I got our laundry done and hung it out to dry, so it’ll have that nice, fresh sun-kissed smell when I fold it. 😌 I also cut up some dragon fruit and mango. They’re chilling in the fridge now, ready for our snacks later. Hope you all have a wonderful Sunday! #foodstr

Come, my child… confess your sins #dogstr

Signing off on a great Saturday night with some #sourdough #pizza 🍕 #food #foodstr #homecooking

Good Saturday! It’s 94 degrees here! 🥵 We had to drive to town for something, so we decided to have lunch at my favorite local restaurant. Isaan food is one of the favorite cuisines among both Thais and foreigners. It’s known for its spicy, bold, yet fresh and flavorful dishes like som tam (papaya salad), larb, and more. My favorite kind of Isaan spicy salad is made with lotus stem—it’s fresh, crisp, light, and packed with flavor! On the way back home, I was lucky enough to stop by this ice cream cart! They had delicious, creamy coconut ice cream—the perfect palate cleanser after our flavorful meal. Good day, everyone!! #food #foodstr #siamstr

GM 🌶️ 🧀 Feeling cheesy today! Jalapeño-Cheddar #sourdough bread, anyone? #food #foodstr #homecooking #breadstr

This might be her biggest hunt yet 🦀 #dogstr

Golden hour ✨ Roasted potatoes, flank steak, jus and baked tomatoes with mozzarella #food #foodstr #homecooking

This is one of my best finds! A ceramic grater! I found this one at a second-hand store for $0.50 😁 I’m now marinating chicken karaage (Japanese fried chicken) – 1/2 lb of boneless chicken (thighs or breast), 1 tbsp shoyu, 1 tbsp sake, 1/2 tbsp mirin, and about 1–2 tsp of grated ginger. Yes, it’s fried chicken for lunch 😂🤣