48/52 STRESSING OUT ABOUT STRESS BEFORE THERE'S STRESS

H and I had dinner with his mother the other night, and because she’s super low maintenance, which is awesome, we went for some good, cheap Chinese food in this hidden gem in Richmond, Double Double Restaurant:

Pepper and pig intestine soup. A perfect level of spicy to warm up the tummy on these cold winter nights.

Sweet Chinese donut (“cow tongue so”) – so crispy and fresh and soft and omg, mouth happiness.

On the side: choi sum & sticky rice, vegetarian because H’s mom doesn’t eat meat.

Chinese donut in rice roll with the sauces for the dipping. Again, so fresh and crispy. It was 8PM and they STILL had it this fresh. A lot of places will have them fried up in the morning and sitting around all day until they’re soggy or really chewy. This tasted like it was freshly done.

How is it that I’ve never heard of this place before? Maybe because the name is sorta wack. I’ll be back before you can say… “2016 was rough”.

On a brighter note, Claire Marshall is doing VLOGMAS! How I love her videos, brightens up the season. She’s a true inspiration, role model, and overall creative genius. Watch her vlogs.

Let’s make some more memories before the end of the year.