bun!

i have been missing walla like crazy these past few days. don't know what it is, but something is in my air.. mostly those nights of going to pho sho, having an order of the chicken wings, some bun, a tiger beer and some sake.. so i tried to recreate the bun here. this came pretty close... better than any version i have had in these parts, for sure.

cold rice noodles, nuoc cham: garlic, jalapeno, chili paste, water, sugar, fish sauce and some lime juice. carrots, bean sprouts, cukes, cilantro, basil and more lime juice squeezed over top. i made a peanut sauce for the fried tofu: ginger, garlic, jalapenos, fish sauce and coconut milk.

a nice cold salad after seeing the movie julia, julia. this has kind of sent me into a tailspin... thinking about cooking, blogging and what i am doing with all of it. about how i NEED to get to traveling and eating and all that jazz. hoping the movie will sink in for me in a peaceful way, in a motivating way and maybe get some direction for this ship...