March | 2014 | Pen & Palate

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Shameless Self-Promotion

We are completely thrilled to be finalists in Saveur’s annual best food blog awards, in the writing category, and we would love, love, love it if you guys voted for Pen & Palate. Voting closes this Wednesday, April 9th. You have to register, but we promise it only takes 10 seconds! Just click here! And you get to choose a cute avatar. (I chose cake. Tram chose knives.) We’d be very grateful for your support. Thanks!

-Lucy and Tram

For those of you who are new to the blog, here are some of our favorite posts from the archives:

Thanksgiving Tamales

How to Start a Grease Fire

Cioppino

Todo Junto

Spanish Tortilla Sandwich

Vietnamese Coffee Panna Cotta

Spinach and Cheese Empanadas

Health Cocktail

It’s Only a Lobster

Linguine with Slow-Roasted Tomatoes

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Moderately Healthy Lentil Sausage Soup

illustration: tram nguyen

Lately I’ve had a lot of deadlines, which means I’ve been giving myself a lot of leeway in the “eating like a functional adult human” department. I have this tendency, when I’m stressed out by work, to let everything else – cooking, sleeping, making my hair look nice, fulfilling other basic obligations – go by the wayside. During these trying times you can usually find me in my bed with my laptop and my cat, wearing my kimono, and eating takeout pad thai.