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The Best SPAM Musubi Recipe + The Many Flavours of SPAM

April 1, 2020April 19, 2020 admin 0 Comments hawaiian food, luncheon meat, musubi, musubi recipe, recipe, spam

Let’s be honest here, I’m a huge fan of SPAMยฎ.ย  It’s so versatile, tasty, and it lasts so long in

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๐Ÿ’ญ TALK TUESDAY ๐Ÿ’ญ [ STAYING MOTIVATED WITH I ๐Ÿ’ญ TALK TUESDAY ๐Ÿ’ญ

[ STAYING MOTIVATED WITH IG]

๐Ÿƒ With everything going on in the world and in your personal lives, I know most people struggle with periods of not feeling motivated ๐Ÿ˜”. Not motivated to create new content, to write captions, to post or engage with others on social. Trust me, I've been there ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ

If you're feeling this way, below are some of MY tips to stay motivated:

1๏ธโƒฃ Post something you genuinely and intrinsically enjoy ๐Ÿ’œ

I know most people normally post things they enjoy, but it's very easy to fall into a rut of posting for the sake of obligations, previous collab engagements, or posting for the sake of what will generate the most 'views' ๐Ÿ‘€

When you post a photo or video that you genuinely just want to share, whether it's slightly blurry, doesn't fit in your feed, or in ugly yellow lighting, you'll probably be shocked to see that most people just don't care! ๐Ÿ’ชYou'll get the same if not MORE likes/engagement, and you'll intrinsically feel more happy about it. I guarantee it! ๐Ÿ”ฅAnd if worse comes to worst, you can always delete it in the future ๐Ÿ‘

2๏ธโƒฃ Use a scheduler and plan your posts ahead of time ๐Ÿ“

Some people hate having to post every other day and would prefer to do it in batches. If you're one of these people, I'd recommend using @plannthat or @latermedia to schedule your posts and captions ahead of time. That way you just need to do it once a week (or less), and you'll get to spend more time OFFline! These tools have gotten so good now that they can help you automatically post stories, IG posts, and videos with hashtags and all that jazz at the day/time of your choosing ๐Ÿฅฐ

3๏ธโƒฃ Just post on IG stories

โญ IG stories are so much easier to post (and they only last 24 hours anyways) so take a break from posting on your feed but keep consistent with your stories! This way, you will feel less stressed about crafting the perfect post, & it'll keep the engagement with your followers ๐Ÿ‘Œ

No matter how you want to do it, just take your time, don't stress yourself out, and even take a one month hiatus if you really need to! โค๏ธ Your mental and physical well-being is #1. Everything else really does not matter much ๐Ÿง˜โ€โ™€๏ธ

#talktuesday
๐ŸŒธ LUXURY MEAL KIT AT HOME ๐ŸŒธ @blvdyvr has do ๐ŸŒธ LUXURY MEAL KIT AT HOME ๐ŸŒธ

@blvdyvr has done it again with its at-home Provisions line ๐Ÿคฏโค๏ธ This time, they're offering ready-to-cook meal kits, complete with video tutorials by the one and only @chefalexchen ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿณ

๐Ÿ‘‰ Their menu rotates weekly, from Boulevard Paella featuring local clams, mussels, prawns, Humboldt squid, lobster, ans chorizo Sofrito, to Salt Baked Sea Bream (which I've made before and it was the best fish I've ever made at home ๐ŸŸ), you'll definitely find something you like

Check out their amazing promo video (Netflix's Chef's Table watch out!) and support them if you can! ๐Ÿ’œ Meal kits are priced at $65-75 ๐Ÿ‘
[ ๐ŸŒธ PREMIUM UNAGI DON๐ŸŒธ ] Here is another TA [ ๐ŸŒธ PREMIUM UNAGI DON๐ŸŒธ ]

Here is another TAKEOUT SPOTLIGHT and this time, it's of a mom and pop Japanese shop called @takeyasushi! ๐Ÿฃ I've been a customer for years and they're known as the place you go to get authentic and affordable Japanese eats ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต

I got their Large Premium Unagi Don ($22.96) and it was delicious and so so fresh! ๐Ÿฅฐ I did wish the portion size was a little bigger for the price, but I know they provide great value for some of the other menu items so I might try those next time ๐Ÿ‘

Due to covid, they converted their whole restaurant into a pick up area and added some already packaged foods like bento boxes ๐Ÿฑ, appys ๐Ÿ—, onigiri ๐Ÿ™ for people to just come and grab. Kinda like Izumiya Supermarket๐Ÿ‘

#supportlocalnoms #supportlocal #supportlocalbusiness @visitrichmondbc
โ—GIVEAWAY CLOSED [ ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ˜ฑ FULL MONTH OF HEAL โ—GIVEAWAY CLOSED 

[ ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ˜ฑ FULL MONTH OF HEALTHY MEALS GIVEAWAY๐Ÿ˜ฑ ๐ŸŽ‰] 

๐ŸคŸ I'm not joking when I say this is one of the biggest giveaways I've done... And I'm SO jealous of whoever wins the grand prize! ๐Ÿ˜ค๐Ÿ˜ฌ

I'm partnering with @plantedmeals to give away:

1๏ธโƒฃ Grand Prize: 1 month of meals ($300 value) consisting of 5 entrees, 3 oatmeal, 3 treats EACH week for 4 WEEKS!
2๏ธโƒฃ 2nd Prize: $200 GC to Planted Meals
3๏ธโƒฃ 3rd Prize: $150 GC to Planted Meals

๐Ÿฅ• I've been eating @plantedmeals for about a week now and I can personally vouch for it ๐Ÿ‘Not only are they all plant-based and good for the environment, they taste F-ing delicious ๐Ÿ™Š and don't lack in flavour one bit! ๐Ÿคค๐ŸŒฟ I also never feel tired or sluggish afterwards ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ

Here are the rules:

1) Like this photo ๐Ÿ‘
2) Follow @eatingwithkirby
3) Follow @plantedmeals
4) Tag a friend ๐Ÿ‘ซ (1 tag per entry, multiple entries allowed)
5) Share this post on your stories (hit the paper airplane icon next to comment icon) for an additional 5 entries!

Delivery areas only include West Van to Langley. The digital gift cards are to be spent on Planted Meals website. The winner will be drawn on Apr 6th.

Winner will be announced via Stories and a DM.

โš ๏ธ I WILL NEVER ask for your CREDIT CARD INFO in order to win a giveaway โš ๏ธ Please beware of the fake SPAM account @eatingwithkirby.official and reoort them if you see them! ๐Ÿ™

GOOD LUCK!! ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’จ
๐Ÿ’ญ TALK TUESDAY ๐Ÿ’ญ I don't know how to start ๐Ÿ’ญ TALK TUESDAY ๐Ÿ’ญ

I don't know how to start this week's Talk Tuesday except to say I'm saddened. ๐Ÿ˜” From hearing about the new covid restrictions on banning indoor dining, to seeing surveillance footage of an Asian woman my mother's age get kicked senselessly on the street, to watching documentaries about how the earth is slowly dying due to climate change, it's a lot right now. ๐Ÿ’”

๐Ÿ’ญ I think about all the restaurants that may have to lay off staff for 3 weeks, their perishable meats and vegetables that will now go to waste if not enough people order take-out, and them having to frantically re-adjust everything in a span of a day to keep their business going. 

๐Ÿ’ญ I think about how crazy it is that I still see tons of people not wearing masks. And there is little to no enforcement of that, but instead the restaurants get punished.

๐Ÿ’ญ I think about how I went to downtown Vancouver recently (one of my few trips to dt), and I actually clenched my fiance's hand really hard as we were walking on the street. If people were standing behind us while waiting to cross the street, I would double check who was behind me and stand farther away. I was hyper alert the entire time because I didn't want us to get punched in the head, pushed, spat on, or physically assaulted. I never thought I would feel that way in Canada, let alone Vancouver.

๐ŸŒŸ Just like the sun that peers through dark clouds from time to time, we will get moments of sunshine. And we're not alone. No matter what, love will prevail over hate. I know it will. If you see someone in distress, PLEASE help and don't have bystander apathy where all the bystanders assume someone else will help because in the end, no one will ๐Ÿ™ˆ

โฌ‡๏ธ Please leave some ENCOURAGING words for the future in the comments below โฌ‡๏ธ

Because I need to hear it. And I think you might need to too. ๐Ÿ’œ
๐Ÿ Do you enjoy the crunchy crust of Cantonese P ๐Ÿ Do you enjoy the crunchy crust of Cantonese Pineapple Buns (่ ่˜ฟๅŒ…,ย bolo baoย in Cantonese)?? If you do, you should try @glam_gourmet's Bolo Bangs!!! ๐Ÿ‘ They're cookies that taste exactly like the pineapple crust! ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿคฉ

*btw they don't actually have any pineapple in it ๐Ÿคฃ it's just called that because of their looks

๐ŸŒŸ @glam_gourmet also sells 'Bo Deens' which are Cantonese baked tapioca custard desserts that are normally served at banquets ๐Ÿ˜œ She puts a unique twist on it and creates flavours like Totally Taro, Brown Sugar Boba, and Vietnamese Coffee! ๐Ÿ’œ They're super good too and she only makes them 1-2 times a month ๐Ÿ‘

๐Ÿ‘‰ SWIPE to see the inside of the Bo Deens!! ๐Ÿ‘‰
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