My mom is a good cook. I never appreciated this fact when I was growing up. I’m sure all kids take their parents’ skills for granted. How would you know without a frame of reference? Besides, the grass is always greener on the other side. I always remember envying my friends’ sack lunches while I reluctantly munched on my mother’s strange, leftover dinner sandwich creations (tonkatsu or potato salad sandwich anyone?). In hindsight, they were actually really delicious. Also–what a…
I only really cook under the supervision of my mom (or on the rare occasion when I go all out), only because she usually has all the materials/ingredients ready to go in her kitchen……
Nom nom nom… I always enjoy the Japanese deliciousness my mom puts out on New Year’s. I’m sure my love of sashimi will eventually give me mercury poisoning. It’s always a colorful assortment for…
Drove down to Raleigh to visit my sister and brother-in-law for Memorial Day Weekend. Watching the creation of Krispy Kreme doughnuts never gets old. My sister was just as mesmerized as the kids.…
Yelp did not lead us astray on this one. Delicious.…
Unseasonably warm weather called for a nice stroll with the roommates in Hampden. Delicous food, cute dogs, fun thrift shops, good times.…
Thinking I should start reviewing sushi places in Baltimore. I’d really like to find a place that becomes my go-to restaurant for Japanese food.…
I hate cooking and baking. They’re some of the last things I want to do on a daily basis. If I had a choice between instant ramen and cooking a meal, hands down, I’d…
The first-year students learned about Japanese tea ceremonies yesterday, so they let me join in. Mixing the tea is a lot harder than it looks… I definitely did not look as graceful as the…
Finally tried it today. Quite delicious! Definitely a LOT better than Mcdonald’s NASTY, overpriced  frozen strawberry lemonade that it was so heavily advertising a while ago. Trust me — don’t try that stuff. It’s…