I saw this little guy at the corner store on my street and had to pick it up. I asked the clerk where it came from, he promptly flipped it over and said California, pointing to the sticker. A little more research tells me they came from New Zealand. It is a relative to the [...]
I was in the Chelsea area yesterday after World Hoop Day, and Tomo and I decided to get some Japanese food. Just a few blocks away is an izakaya that I wanted to check out. They had a huge selection of sake, and a few types of shochu too. One thing that really stood out, [...]
After baking a quiche earlier this week, I still had 1/2 of my crust dough left. It seemed as good a time as any to bake a pie. I decided to bake a pecan pie–one of my all time favorites–which, admittedly I have never baked before. I looked at a few recipes online, and then [...]
I used to often make quiches (that’s a countable noun, right?), but these days my pseudo obsession in Japanese couisine usually takes over. It was refreshing to know I can still cook my favorite old school dishes. My mother always made quiches growing up, but I like a firmer one then she does, so my [...]