Rose water and cardamon sugar cookies

Diary of a cookie addict

Age 0 -1: Didn’t know about cookies. Mostly feast on my mom’s milk.

Age 1- 5: Saw cookies for the first time in cartoon (Burmese people don’t eat or make cookies). They just looked like brown circular things. Wondered why western kids love them. Honestly, cookies looked and still look disgusting in cartoons. My favorite dessert was pure sugar straight from a sugar bag (yea, I was macho like that even as a kid).

Chickpea mini donuts (Vegan and gluten-free)

Yum


I believe that one of the greatest fears of my family is me starving alone in the United States. Even after my constant reassurance that I can actually make decent food, they are still skeptical. It is true that my family have seen my food posts on Facebook, but until recently, I realized that they thought I am googling food pictures and posting them. Well, I actually cannot blame them because I literally have never set foot in the kitchen back in Myanmar. I honestly don’t even know what the inside of my kitchen looks like back in Myanmar. But, still, I laughed so hard for a solid five minutes until my non-existent abs hurt. I just find it extremely entertaining that the idea of me googling and posting food pictures is more plausible for them than me holding a knife and actually cooking. (Way to have an absolute faith in me, mom). So, every time, a relative come visit California, my family would send loads of Burmese food that can easily feed a family of 10, in hope that I don’t starve. And, I am not even exaggerating.