Weekly Meals – Jan. 23 – 30, 2021

February 1, 2021December 9, 2022 sirisvayLeave a comment

This week has been INSANE. There is so much going on, and I’m starting to struggle to keep up. I… may or may not have had a few cheat meals this week and skipped some workout days…

But anyway, here are the tasty meals I enjoyed, made by me, friends and family:

Kimchi soondubu jjigae
- What I learned: generic grocery store brand kimchi is not as effective or flavorful as authentic kimchi from Asian grocers.
Agedashi tofu
- What I learned: READ the recipe and don’t mix up your frying oil LOL
Gumbo | Canteen & Cocktails virtual cooking class
- What I learned / note for virtual chefs: A word of advice if you are teaching a class: please consider your audience. Sure, there might be cooks among the class, but there might also be those who don’t cook often. Not pictured are baked oysters, because I threw them out. They really out here telling me to take good, ample care of fresh oysters prior to cooking them AND THEN cook them right? That’s a lot of responsibility.
Fancy ramen | made by a friend
Korean BBQ feast with family

It just dawned on me that the theme for this week’s dishes was TRYING NEW RECIPES! Aside from the not-pictured cheat meals I treated myself to, every day I was cooking food I hadn’t tried before, aka the jjigae, tofu and gumbo. These are much more involved recipes – not fit for just one solo person – so I probably won’t have them in my regular meal planning rotation, unless I know I’m cooking for people 🙂

What new recipes are you dying to try? Share them in the comments!

xo
Siri

Weekly Meals – Jan. 17 – 23, 2021

January 23, 2021December 9, 2022 sirisvay1 Comment

So far, 23 days into January, I’ve kept up with a consistent workout and healthy meal plan, and I want to start documenting them on my blog to track the progress and potentially provide anyone with new ideas for cooking!

Right now, during the COVID-19 pandemic, I’m only going to the grocery store every other weekend, so I’m meal planning for two weeks. Wasting food makes me sad, so what I try to do is look at recipes that have overlapping ingredients so I’m utilizing the most of my groceries – namely produce. It can be challenging, but it’s like a puzzle that you piece together!

This week, I cooked these dishes:

Guacamole, salsa and paleo chips
Spinach tofu stir fry
Veggie spaghetti with homemade spinach pesto
Salmon, avocado and rice
Ribeye steak, broccoli and rice — my parents got me a new iron skillet for Christmas so I HAD to try it out on the steak!
Almond milk chocolate chip pancakes with fresh strawberries and honey

Admittedly, I had more rice than I usually eat. For years, I tried to cook and genuinely enjoy cauliflower rice, but it never appeals to me, and I end up not eating my entire meal.

What are y’all cooking? What new recipes are you finding and trying out? Share them in the comments! I’m always on the lookout for new things to make 🙂

xo
Siri

Mental Health · Writing

“Saudade” Turns Three

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 sirisvayLeave a comment

Whoops! My brain goes a million miles an hour that it completely slipped my mind that my first published book, Saudade, turns three years old today.

Edit: It occurred to me I cannot math. I thought it was four years, but it’s been three since the book’s official publish date.

Feb. 11, 2018 | *Saudade* Launch Party #2

WOW. Three. Years. Old. It’s been that long already.

Saudade holds a special place in my heart. In essence, the book is about mental health – riding the scary and unpredictable rollercoaster of anxiety and depression. The truth behind the words was born from years and years of my experiences navigating through a dark place but eventually finding light in the end.

How did Saudade come to fruition?

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voice acting

My Voice Debuted in “Davenporte!”

January 20, 2021 sirisvay2 Comments

AHHHH! The moment I’ve been waiting for – my grand return to voice acting. Voice acting has been a big interest of mine for a long time. Growing up, I always wanted to entertain, however, I knew I would be a terrible actor so I chose my voice to be my vehicle – first singing and now voice acting. It’s utterly amazing to hear so many voice actors change their vocal tone, range, acting ability, and they truly inspire me to pursue down the path.

Anyway, one of the SIMs content creators I worked with back in college graciously offered me a role in his drama series, “Davenporte,” and today – episode 4 – my voice made it to the screen! See the video below:

I’m so incredibly thankful for the creator’s support and for giving me the opportunity to entertain again. And I’m thrilled to see in the comments, people are engaged with the show and don’t hate me – yet!

Make sure to follow the series on YouTube and catch up on all the drama 🙂

More to come!

xo
Siri

Mental Health · Mixed Bag of Thoughts

I disabled my social media

January 18, 2021December 9, 2022 sirisvayLeave a comment

I did it. I finally did it. After years of talking and having inner conversations with myself about it, I am getting rid of my personal social media.

Social media, in concept and its inception, was an innovative idea, but now it’s become a toxic wasteland. It’s morphed into this unhealthy black hole of doom scrolling and fun-house mirrors distorting the images, messages and your internal feelings.

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