
Jane and Diane are roommates in LA. Jane has her own law firm and Diane was studying for the Bar exam, which I hear is terribly stressful. With one lawyer, and another one in the making, it’s only natural for them to have a 3rd roommate, Jane’s cute dog, Ally Mc Beagle!

Jane was worried that Diane wouldn’t eat during her last stressful 2 weeks of studying, so as a gift, she decided to hire my services for a personal meal service. I had a phone interview with her and she requested Korean or mostly Asian dishes, and maybe 1 or 2 dishes with whatever I wanted. So I packed up my ingredients and headed out to their apartment to cook up a storm.

I decided to make things like soba noodle salad, mapo tofu, shitake mushroom fried rice, pesto pasta with sausage, green beans and peppers, hot pepper paste baked chicken, egg-dipped meat patties, and “mook gook” (a Korean radish soup).




I did everything in a little over 5 hours and with some nice classical instrumental music playing in the background. I figured they keep the music on to keep their dog company while they’re at work or out studying. It made cooking such a relaxing and joyful experience.

I made sure to store everything in heat-proof containers (some they already had, some I provided). Then I labeled all the food with a brief description, reheating instructions and serving suggestions.

Joe and my little coworker for the day kept me entertained. Those who know me know how much I LOVE dogs, so Ally Mc Beagle definitely made me happy. She hovered near my feet all day, and kept Joe and me company.

She was also an exceptional model, as you can tell.

It’s a hard knock life, huh Ally?
I finished and Joe helped me pack it all up. We headed down to UCLA to see the campus for fun before we met up with my friend for dinner in Japan Town.
Jane texted me that night to tell me that she and Diane thoroughly enjoyed the food. They ended up having so much food leftover that week that Jane had to bring it into the office to share. I just hope Diane was less stressed, well-fed and aced the Bar!
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