Category Archives: food
The Cooking Habit
I’ve completely lost any desire to cook. It’s not just the heat or the expense and bother of getting Western ingredients, but that the prepared food here is not only dirt cheap but delicious! I’ve been a month and I … Continue reading
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Freezing Strawberries
In order to freeze my strawberries so they are not frozen in one big clump: I wash and de-stem all the strawberries and then spread them on a cookie sheet or some other plate or dish (aluminum pie tins work … Continue reading
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Strawberry Season
I remember once when I was a kid I was invited to go strawberry picking. (Laura, you must have been there, right?) We arrived that hot spring day and knelt by the short plants. I picked one ripe perfect berry … Continue reading
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Mark, meet Williams.
It started around Thanksgiving. I asked my friend Sierra for her osso buco recipe and she introduced me to Williams – Willams-Sonoma recipes online, that is. Every time I asked her for a recipe she would refer me back to … Continue reading
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Photo Journal of One Morning
I loved reading about Maya’s day and Nathen’s day, so I wanted to do a photo journal too. But typical me, I got distracted half-way through the day, so now it’s just a photo journal from wake-up at 7 am … Continue reading
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You Can't Take Me Anywhere
I am so susceptible to advertising and promotions that I should just stop going into stores. A couple days ago I was riveted to the Vita-mix stand at Costco. The guy was making a fruit smoothie, which I like to … Continue reading
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The Greenest Thing I've Ever Made
I posted about the enchiladas I’ve made before with Maya, which uses an incredible amount of fresh greens in the green sauce, but two nights ago I upped the ante by filling the enchiladas with greens as well. The filling: … Continue reading
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Diet Update
We are finishing up our third week of being wheat and dairy-free. It hasn’t been so hard, because I’ve just reverted back to eating more asian-style meals with lots of rice. I bought one $5 loaf of rice flour bread … Continue reading
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Oh Joy!
Today the woman I met through Freecycle and I carpooled to a market she knew about in Irvine: a KOREAN MARKET! And although I was tired and grumpy (I woke up last night at 2am to discover that Bella and … Continue reading
Flavorgirl to the Rescue!
I happened to be on the phone with my friend Maya tonight while I was cooking – what a happy coincidence for me. Her superhero name is Flavorgirl because she knows so much about food and cooking healthfully; not only … Continue reading
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