Seaweed Salad and Ginger Squid/Oldboy

Hello Kim’s adoring public!  This will be a break from her irregularly scheduled brilliance for a guest post by me, the mysterious and silent ‘boyfriend.’

Pictured: My hand and a molleja taco.  Not Pictured: the food I'm cooking in this post.

These two dishes fit with Oldboy because they’re from Japan and Oldboy is from…  South Korea.  Close enough.  Had I watched the movie first, I probably would have gone with dumplings, but that’s water under the bridge.  I’m new at Japanese food, so I made a few key mistakes (like cooking squid in a poorly ventilated apartment... it still smells like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea in here).  It was tasty, though, so I’ll definitely be trying again.

Sweet Potato and Quinoa Chili/Martha Marcy May Marlene

I'm kind of slacking on this one. Typically I make a recipe that goes along with the film, but I really am struggling to come up with a connection here. If you can think of anything, I can always go back and edit the entry, but for now it's just going to be a deeeeeliciously healthy vegan chili and a crazy dark alliterative movie about a cult.

this was one of the images that came up when i searched for alliterations. i like alliterations. i am an alliteration.

Recipe: Sweet Potato and Quinoa Chili

Tiny Cherry Hand Pies/Tiny Furniture

Have you heard of that show Girls? I guess it's kind of big. I don't even know if it's still on or not, but it's relevant because the movie I'm reviewing, Tiny Furniture, came first. I'm a little bit behind on the times so I'm only getting to it now.

I thought the film would pair well with the tiny hand pies that I made for my dad for father's day. By the way, if you're looking for a good parental gift, baking is something parents always appreciate. Just make sure it's something that will last a couple of days in the mail. When I was a kid I remember he used to love those hostess cherry pies, and I wanted to make him something close to that (hopefully better!). I miss my dad a lot, and I'm sad I don't get to see him as much now that I live in Boston. This entry is dedicated to you, dad! Happy Father's day! Maybe you can teach me to grill the next time I come home. I think that would make a good summertime entry.

what a cool dad!

Recipe: Tiny Hand Pies

Broiled Marinated Pork Chop/A Very Long Engagement

After nostalgically looking at old blog entries, I decided it was time to jump back on the bandwagon. At the risk of making this entry too personal, I'm just going to say that m boyfriend just moved away to Austin, and now I have found myself with much more time on my hands. Also, some entries might be written from the south! Oh yeah I also just signed up for my first half marathon. So I guess I have to start eating like a runner or something? We'll see what happens with that.

next thing you know, I will look like this

I made some spicy brown mustard using this recipe for our memorial day barbecue a couple of weeks ago. The Serious Eats website I got the recipe from is probably my new favorite food blog. It's especially awesome for people that live in Chicago and New York. I don't eat a lot of hot dogs or hamburgers, so a marinade seemed like a natural way to use some of it up.

And the movie...well, I've seen it before but I felt like watching it again. It's my favorite romantic film of all time.

Recipe: Broiled Marinated Pork Chops