Foodcation Forever

20/01/2025

This is how I felt after I asked one of my crew if they knew my reference to “Pardon me. Do you have any Grey Poupon?” and they said no. I’m also wearing reading glasses now.

09/01/2025

Happy birthday to my love ! I wish you the happiest year around the Sun with many an adventure and endless amounts of joy and happiness.

20/10/2024

This week has been a very trying and exhausting week. But it started off strong with this burger I tested for fun. It was a bulgogi burger with kimchi mayo and onion rings with American cheese and arugula on a griddled milk bread bun. Why did things go off the rails so hard though?

25/08/2024

Impromptu trip to the zoo! I’m always afraid I’m going to break the carousel animal though. Anyone else? 😂

15/08/2024

When you’re home sick but still can’t keep out of the kitchen. Testing a recipe I saw for butter swim biscuits. I’ll have to start tweaking this a bit but so far the texture is promising.

16/07/2024

Remembering to stop and soak in some sun before the summer ends.

19/05/2024

In case you missed it is having their resident pass sale through the 28th. Pay for a pass and enter for free the rest of the year! I love that the aquarium is indoors and cool for the warmer months and open past 5/6pm which makes it an option for later afternoon visits. 😂

25/03/2024

What is it they say about a red dawn? I don’t mind rain if the day starts out like this!

24/03/2024

Even when the tulip is past its prime
you can still find beauty in its decline

22/03/2024

TLDR: here’s my healthy dinner made under 30 mins. Coconut milk poached salmon with over cooked broccolini and Korean mixed grain rice.

I’ve been trying to eat healthier. Midlife brought with it some health issues that I’m trying to beat. I’m ok…just dealing with the trifecta of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes. You know, all the fun stuff. Some of it is genetic, some of it stress, and some of it is diet. I can’t control genetics and, of the other two, diet seems easier to control than stress so I’m going to try and tackle that front first. It does mean a whole load of changes for me as I’m surrounded by delicious pastries all day long but I’m happy to report that I’ve been surprisingly good with my will power. And I’ve lost 10lbs as a by product of eating mindfully, which honestly wasn’t a goal p***e. It’s taken me 43 years to be happy with my body as it is and I’ll continue to be happy with it as long as it’s healthy. But it’s not healthy on the inside. So wish me luck as I try to change the trajectory of my health! I’ll try and post more of my healthy meals on here in case anyone else is going through the same thing and needs some food ideas!

20/03/2024

I had to snap a pic of the way this Sysco delivery came in. I was scared to start taking things off the pile. Thought maybe everything would come falling apart…if that’s not some kind of symbolic representation of how I feel at times I don’t know what is 🤔😅

18/03/2024

Why has it taken me this long to eat here?!! Pictured is the half grilled chicken. $12.99 for all this food. Enough for two meals. Meanwhile in other parts of Atlanta they’re charging $20+ for less taste and portions but that’s a whole other topic I won’t get into here. 😬

04/03/2024

Scenes from the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, FL.

31/01/2024

Plum tomatoes getting prepped for a bit of roasting for our BLT sandwich!

22/11/2023

This has to be the strangest collection of flavors for dinner that I’ve ever put together but it’s all the things I’m craving lately plus the addition of tinned Spanish mackerel (G wanted to try sardines thanks to Gabby’s Dollhouse and this is what I had on hand). I have no words.

31/03/2023

Hey y’all! I’m here to tell you that we’re close to the finish line! I’m hoping to have my shop, Leftie Lee’s, open sometime in April with limited hours as we settle into the new space. Here’s the thing…we could use your help to get to the finish line. We’re hoping to raise funds to help us purchase some remaining pieces of equipment that we need for production and for operational costs around opening; a FUNraiser, if you will. Because food should be fun and we’re in the business of food. Please visit https://www.leftielees.com/launch for more information and to send a bit more FUN our way. And if you’re not in a place where donating is possible, please consider sharing this post with your network. Thank you so much!!

Hi, my name is Vivian Lee...you can call me Viv. I am a q***r Korean-American mom and chef based out of Atlanta, GA where my daughter, little “G”, and I have made our home. The inspiration behind the name of my first brick-and-mortar came from my daughter, the first “leftie” in the family (t...

02/01/2023

Hi. This is me, Viv. It’s January 2nd, 2023 and boy am I glad 2022 is over. Is it just me or was the energy of last year incredibly draining? Anyway, I’m just here so that I can look back at this post next year and say “Heck yeah! We did it!” I have a lot I’m grateful for but I’m really looking forward to killing 2023. My mantra for this year is- I am worthy, I am loved, and I deserve to attain all my hopes and dreams (imposter syndrome is real folks so just trying to drown those negative thoughts out with high vibration, that’s all). Happy New Year everyone!

11/10/2022

Is there anything more beautiful than a fried chicken sandwich?