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jess (@scone) hi! six moments from yesterday, november 10, 2025. keeping this practice of updates in my daily-ish routine, rain or shine. / 1) visiting Chợ Bắc Mỹ An for rau muống, aka morning glory greens [t...

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dare to durian - dream of dragonfruit exploring 11 instances of freshness + funk in central vietnam [flavors, part I]

dare to durian - dream of dragonfruit
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jess (@scone) good things / forward momentum, underway / someone dear, back in town / truly, enjoying, this morning, a rare - the loveliest I’ve had in memory, in SE Asia??? warm oatmilk latte (sữa yến mạch)...

oat latte appreciation

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jess (@scone) hi loves. how are y’all? what’s new in your life and kitchen? / my life/mindset/kitchen is sticking with resilience, comfort & local Vietnamese market goodness. <3 / scenes - some stocking up on...

poncho series

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jess (@scone) before - after - my sale in progress at the market / this morning - I stopped short for long, green peppers at Chợ Bắc Mỹ An / took home a quite a few - 6 or 7 - for 20,000 DNG worth (aka approx...

stopped short at/for the long peppers

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jess (@scone) hi! I had a rather good lunch today. / the “rice plate”: Cơm Chay Thập Cẩm (relevant order if you caught my last missive on the ease and accessibility of mixed vegetarian rice plates across the cit...

hi. yesterday's rice plate-centric note on #substack

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jess (@scone) hi folks. sharing market scenes in da nang, vietnam from yesterday, october 13, 2025 / I came back with (fresh) fried tofu, sweet potato greens, and coconut cream. prepped my chiles and garlic. ...

sweet potato greens + my sister's cute copy/pasted whatsapp 😂rant on substack emails (I get it)

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um I just sought out a recipe I shared on the RIP vida vegan con blog circa 2011 #memories #omg #vidavegancon

the chay corner returns with rice, rice, baby let's discuss Cơm Dĩa aka Cơm Chay Thập Cẩm

the chay corner returns with rice, rice, baby

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jess (@scone) hi. testing / sharing / appreciating my time, moments & company in da nang <3 1) my conversational English (and adorable drawing) class earlier today 2) last night’s chill at a bia hall with friend...

volunteering, coffee, tofu, days that matter [a substack note]

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jess (@scone) okayyyyyy, my continued, repetitive disclaimer is that I can’t keep up THOUGH I am trying…… &&& & sharing real life moments + views + eats in these photos & going to the markets & writing & work...

market stroll + personal stuff

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granted, part of the touchscreen doesn't work and I have to use it sideways, though I mostly have a phone and that's GREAT!!!!!

my friend is lending me one 'til I figure my life out a little more : )

jess (@scone) hiiii. this is a casual photo essay of my pasta dinner the night before last.  / it features the unidentified-though-recognized-and-edible greens from the local market, and the tahini/lime vibe I’v...

pasta + a smidge of personal

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jess (@scone) hi boos.  good evening/good morning/gooood day to y’all.  I’ve included scenes below from tonight’s stop at Chợ Bắc Mỹ An [market]. / it’s persimmon season here in central Vietnam. practically, au...

persimmons + evening market stop

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jess (@scone) hi darlings. here are a few photos from my afternoon. / colorful, inspiring, lovely, literally fruitful things. // produce, people, activity, mid-autumnal/moon festival excitement. /// immer...

sweet potato, avocado, crocs

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pasta, persimmons, perseverance

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jess (@scone) hi, hi. I just typed “pasta” into my google photos searchbar looking for a brand of pasta and stopped on this one, highlighted as “most relevant” at the top. okay, it is. / circa January 2017 with i...

serious archives, circa 2017 #vegan #portland #veganironchef #scone
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jess (@scone) womp, womp well, just when I thought I was inching towards NOT being as dramatic as this past almost-year as been, I lost my phone in the Typhoon Bualoi- adjacent storms today - for reference, I took...

are you kidding me - this week was already SO MUCH (lawyers, moving, etc)

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also, are folks I know still using this??? where we ever???? hmmmm miss y'all

psssst....gentle mention: my sister gave me her travel food insta and I've been using it for a daily catch up on my meals in vietnam the past 7 months : )

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inviting you, me and chatgpt for dinner essay time: discussing 5 ways I think AI can't touch personal food writing 🔪 📓 🔪

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introducing the chay corner spotlight with Cao lầu aka Hội An noodles a closer look at ‘what jess eats' in Da Nang, Vietnam 💛 🥢 💛

introducing the chay corner spotlight with Cao lầu aka Hội An noodles
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what to expect when you’re expecting...a ninth month in SE Asia listing nine “good things” for nine months 💚 😮 💚

reflecting on nine months in se Asia

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hi loves - and whoever reads this on bluesky? wow, wow. I feel comfortable talking to an emptier room - never great at self-promotion, no matter what may come across! : )
anyway, I am gearing up to launch memberships on my substack after 4+ years of writing - and in the meantime, well....

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the chiang mai report seriously recommended eats + drinks + gems from my period in Chiang Mai, Thailand

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jess is monthly substack of culinary memoirs + tales from se asia <3 writer + avid home cook (no matter where I've wound up) with a fondness for long winters, sourdough shenanigans &amp; hot thai curries - formerly of very cold, remote locales / once upon a time Portla

updated my #buymeacoffee profile! buymeacoffee.com/jesssss <3 #omg #travel #divorce #figuringoutmylife #freelance #lalala😆

chay-chay-chay-changes photos + food tales from the road to Hue, Khe Sanh & the Lao Bao border

chay-chay-chay-changes

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