Hello! And welcome to Lucky Taste Buds 🙂
I’m Michelle, a 20-something year-old foodie who loves to eat, create, and experience new foods. I believe my upbringing in Asia, in a food-loving family, and the past 6 years living in Chicago (a wonderful food city!) has shaped my “food-tittude”. I currently live and attend dental school in Boston and I am excited for the new dining scene!! Follow me on Yelp (michellets.yelp.com) if you’d like to read some of my restaurant reviews. 🙂
I am..
- A self-proclaimed baker! I love to improvise recipes and healthify desserts from scratch. I hope to own my very own bakery one day, right beside my dental clinic. 🙂
- A dental school student! Lower sugar and teeth-friendly recipes are what I strive to develop when I have time. Check out My Kitchen page for some examples.
- Adventurous with flavors – eating out at restaurants and testing new foods is my favorite past time.
- An ex-Finance-er. I used to work in finance and whole heartedly believe in economical food. Check out my “Faithfully Frugal” page for $$$ saving tips!
I started Lucky Taste Buds inspired by travel, cooking, and healthy living blogs.
This blog is a way for me to express my love for Real, Good Food, whether it be restaurant dishes, home creations, or something I pick up at a grocery store. LTB has been around for a while, and because dental school is currently taking over my life, updates will be random but I hope you’ll keep following me!
I hope you’ll join me on my adventure and that somewhere along the way, I can be a source of ideas or inspiration for you! Thanks for reading and please ENJOY!
Lucky Taste Buds! 
Hi Michelle! I just found your blog, and I’m already looking forward to being introduced to ‘multi-ethnic, funny-looking, or “interesting” delicacies’! Oh, and the photo above of the sunset is breathtaking 🙂
can’t wait to read more! my mom is from Taiwan, i’m half Chinese, and I would love to visit sometime, I can’ t even imagine how much food i’d want to try there! love your blog girl 🙂
i love your plan! it’s so realistic! i’m trying to stop yo yo dieting and just eating healthy and exercise often. good luck to us both!
i love the “i love food too much to develop an ED” because i am the same way. i have been at really low weights, and definitely have gone too far, but i’ve always bounced back because i just love eating 🙂 thanks for commenting on my blog btw, cuz i’m loving yours!
Oh hi, just thought I’d drop by here and I’ve discovered:
1. We both have the same goals =]
2. I was born weighing in at 11 pounds!
3. I’m adding you to my blog roll!
Seriously, you can bake me rum cake anytime!
love this about me section! your plan sounds great and really healthy without intentionally being so. dieting is no fun when there is so much good food out there to enjoy!
FABUL0US ST0RY! I adore it and cannot wait to read more and more =] I’m adding you to my Google REader <333
HAVE A L0VELY DAY, D0LL! X0
Michelle
We could be long lost sisters! I was also born in the 10 lbs range in 1985 and am Asian and have the oddity of being a chubby asian teen in the ’90’s! I am also 23 and love love love food. I was not as lucky as you, for I did develop an ed but am battleing it daily and did’t let it get too far! I would love to keep reading your beautiful blog and hear your thoughts on eats and living a healthy lifestyle! I am so glad you found my blog!
C
Hi Michelle,
Thanks so much for your nice comments on my blog!
Your blog is great! I can’t wait to read more!
Hi! lovely blog you have here and so nice to meet you!
Are you living in Chicago now? Your 4 point plan is fantastic – I should try to abide by that as well!
Hi Michelle, that’s probably one of the best complements I’ve received so far 🙂 Thanks! Nice blog too … I like the layout, it’s very 2.0 (did you do anything to the CSS?) … and I’ve noticed you love to just plaster photos all over your blog. It looks like you and I have more similarities other than just food. Just let the photo do the talking 🙂 Keep it up, I’ll add you onto my blogroll …
thanks for stopping by my blog! yours is awesome. I’m glad I found it 🙂
thanks for your sweet comment on my blog–I can’t wait to read more of yours too!
Hey! Thanks for stopping by & adding me to your blog-roll! I’ll be reading! Nice to see you here, too 🙂
I forgot to mention that I love your blog as is! And didn’t want to steal another entry on your giveaway post to comment on that 🙂 Keep doing what your doing!
i just wanted to say hi 🙂 I’m a fellow chicagoian right now as well. great restaurants here for sure!!
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Michelle, I think this is fabulous!! I’m glad that you came across my blog so I could come across your blog 🙂 I think that your “plan” sounds great — and I’m inspired to develop my own “plan” as well! I’ve been blogging too to address my genuine love for good food.
Cheers!
Hi Michelle! I saw your comment on my blog. Thanks for stopping by!! 😀 I love getting new readers and having more blogs to read too! Yay!
P.S. I’m a self proclaimed baker also.
Yay! I love your blog! 🙂 Your story is so inspiring – thanks for reminding me how important it is not to lose your love for good food. It gets put on the back burner when you’re trying to shed the pounds. 🙂 I love the creativity and experimenting! yummm!!!
Kaneil, balanceisbest
great blog! I love all the yummy foods ;]
nice to meet you!!!
thanks so much for the comment on my blog!!! 🙂
and I LOVE your food philosophy!!! i’m excited to read more!
Hi Michelle!! Thanks sooo much for commenting on my blog! I really appreciate all the sweet things you said to me 🙂 It really made me smile (which I’m sure I look like a dork doing…I’m in class, shhh!) Your About Me page is almost identical to what I’d love for mine to say…it’s all about respecting your body! I love your perspective on food and exercise…but mostly, just health overall. You have a great outlook on life, I love it! I can’t wait to read more…so I’m gonna go do just that! I hope to see you frequently on my blog, you know you’ll be seeing me on yours!!
Michelle (yay for twin names!!)
Thanks for your sweet comments on my blog. 🙂 It’s funny -I would describe myself the EXACT same way as you: a lazy cook and a BAKER! I love to bake way more than cooking. Probably because I love my sweets.
I can’t wait to see what new foods you try – I’m beginning to love new foods, too…trying to be more adventurous! I’m adding you to my blog roll, if that’s okay. 🙂
I’d love to try Honey Almond and Cranberry Currant and I also just linked your giveaway to my dinner post.
Love your blog. Thanks for sharing!
Hey! Just wanted to say I love your site. I also love your goals, very down to earth and honest. Hope alls well in Chicago. Peace from the UK
Hi Michelle!
We have a lot in common: 1. I love to bake 2. I like recipes to be short on time and nutritious (I save elaborate stuff for special occasions though). 3. I love multi-ethnic foods! Although, I am not in finance.
I love your philosophies! Eat well and be happy 😀
Michelle–You sound like the next Rachel Ray in the making, you should give the Food Network channel a call and tell them to have a look at your blog :-). I have a blog on WordPress too, that’s how I came across yours. Very nice job!
So glad you found my blog and I’m so glad to see yours! I will certainly be back!
-A
Hi Michelle,
I am glad that I found your blog. I have been struggling with binge eating for 5 years and I have been too embarassed to talk or even blog about it. Your blog is really inspirational!
Me, too! You are added to my reader and would love to look at my site and let me know what you CRAVE!
i just discovered your blog and you have some awesome food ideas!
i recently made my own food blog and would love it if you checked mine out!
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So glad I came across this blog! I’m Shanghainese and I would love to move there. I go there as often as I can ever since my mother moved back. I am totally with you on being frugal! Ugh, I hate wasting money and even spending it and I always buy things on sale. Haha. Can’t wait to read more of your entries!
Well aren’t you fun. Thank you so much for that nice comment. It really touched me. I look forward to visiting your blog more often. I like the idea of the easy, healthy and FUN approach.
I’m so glad you stopped by my blog because now I found yours! I can’t wait to read more.. it sounds like you have a healthy outlook on life in general! 🙂
Hello my dearest Michelle! Did you think i wasn’t going to come check out your blog! You are so wonderful! I love your passion for food and your zest for life! I hope to someday live in Chicago (i know you love it) and experience all the different foods at different restaurants! I’m so excited to read more!!!!
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Hi! Thanks for stopping by at my bloggy! I can’t wait to read more!
Love your blog!! Glad you found mine!!! I love edys icecream anything too!! I love the pumpkin icecream soooooo much and wish they had it all year!! Mint choco chip is my favorite icecream flavor! I see your living in Chicago, I love it there and have been there many times, my fiance was born and raised there! We are going there for new years, we did last year as well!!! Keep in touch!!
Katie xoxo Healthy Diva
Thanks for stopping by my blog. I love your food philosophy-pampering your health and taste buds!
Can’t wait to read more, and I’m adding you to my reader 🙂
Chicago… I lived there for a summer. Love Ben Pao, Brasserie Jo, and the Grand Lux Cafe. Did you make it out to SF last weekend for Foodbuzz? Keep the great posts coming. Thanks for the blog love!
Hey girl! Thanks so much for taking the time to read my blog! I added you to my blog roll! 🙂 I really love that you are in search of your happy weight I’m working as well in that area to find balance for myself and were I need to be and am happy at not what society tell me I need to be happy at!
SUPER picky eater, and im so trying to learn to cook and bake but just like you i lack patience so Im very pumped to start looking at your recipes and giving them a whirl! Thanks again for reading my blog!!!!!!! ❤ ❤
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Love your food philosophy! I’m all for great tasting healthy foods, but I’m not a fan of following recipes to a T or using a whole slew of random ingredients. Simplification is key!
Hey Michelle, thank you for your sweet comment on my blog. I’m so glad I found yours too. You best believe I’ve already checked out your recipe page – holy yum!
I love your sensible food philosophy! And the gorgeous sunset picture!
Hi Michelle, thanks for your compliments on my blog. Love your blog, would like to add you in my blog roll. Will be back often!
Hi Michelle, thank you so much for checking out my blog! I’m glad to have another Boston blogger around. 🙂
Hey women, I am trying to find you email, but maybe I’m just bad at locating it 🙂 would you like to try the granola? shoot me an email at Angelalovesfood[at]Gmail[dot]com
You are 20, like me! 🙂
GO CUBS! 🙂
Hi Michelle! Nice blog here! I also love to do short time cooking but make everything from fresh ingredients. Not to mention I do love improvise baking recipes which result in trials and errors before I got to the perfected one! 🙂
I love this!
Thank you for the blog comment, sweet girl! Some days a good dose of friendliness reminds me why I started my blog in the first place. I love your “faithfully frugal” section – please tell me we can be coupon friends. 🙂
I’m glad you commented on my blog so I could meet you! I’m a baker, cook, food-lover, and picky eater, too! I enjoyed your post about Food for Thought, as I am very much interested in learning about and spending some of my money on sustainable, organic, and fair trade products. I’m looking forward to reading more posts!
Michelle,
Thanks for visiting my blog & commenting! After having a blog for a few months, I actually burnt an entire pan of bread-so I could not resist to have it as my header. Love your blog…can’t wait to read more! I’m really starting get into photographing foods…your pics are so professional!
Heather
YOU are AMAZING!!! Thank you for your nice, nice comment on my blog: what an honour to have you stop by and pay me some sweet words!! I love your food philosophy — spontaneity all the way, babe!
xo Aletheia
I just realized now I was one of your winners. Can you email me the info again? I fear it went into my junk mail and I deleted it.
Michelle,
Could you please email so that I have your contact information. I noticed that you had expressed interest in reviewing some of our products and I look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you,
Jason Gallimore
Director of Media and PR
Blue Mountain Organics
Hiii! Thanks for stoppin’ by~Great meeting you here and hope to see more of what’s to come 😀
Hi Michelle, I am trying to put together a Boston Bloggers meet up. Interested? Send me an email at ecmadore@gmail.com!
LOVED getting to know you a little bit more!! Thanks for stopping by today! and those cinnamon rolls look AWESOME!
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