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Real Wasabi

It has been a long time since I last posted.  Almost an entire year. I could make excuse after excuse about how busy I’ve been, but I won’t waste time explaining that can be spent uploading pictures. What prompted this post was the gift of two wasabi rhizomes from Ms. Azmina of Lawyer Loves Lunch [...]

Three Alarm Lentil Soup

Lentil soup is basically chili for brown people. Well, at least the way I had it growing up, it was. Every time, the recipe might be slightly different, depending on what vegetables were on hand or how spicy the cook wanted it. You can throw whatever you want into it. Also, it’s about as easy [...]

Panko Breaded Sriracha Chicken Strips

I’ve woken up for the past 3 mornings to the drumbeat of rain on my roof. The rain itself is not terribly unusual, but the sheer volume seems out of the ordinary and, aside from temporary respites, the storm doesn’t seem to be abating. It’s the perfect time to sit at home and curl up [...]

Bok Choy, Asparagus and Chicken “Stir Fry” Or: Getting a Cool New Camera And Overdocumenting Everything

Stir fry is pretty damn easy to make, even though purists might say that I’m not really stir frying because I’m not cooking it in a wok. Well, the reason I’m not cooking it in a wok is because: I don’t have a wok. Even if I had a wok, my electric stove wouldn’t get [...]

Ginger Mint Wax Tea or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Blog

I have a mouth full of wax. I can feel little gritty pieces in my back molars and a thin sheen on the back of my front teeth. I am trying to pick it off, but am slowly resigning myself to the fact that I’m probably going to have to just gargle with some boiling [...]