My friend said we should go to a book reading, since it was by a food blogger. I actually didn’t know who Pim Techamuanvivit was but I thought it sounded fun. So off we went!
We chose our seats and thumbed through her book for a while, trading laughs and funny quotes from her book, “The [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘foodie’
November 10, 2009
The Foodie Handbook Book Reading (with Queen Pim)
November 2, 2009
Shiitake Stuffing for a Minnesota Holiday Potluck
Once upon a time, I attended a potluck, with a savory bread pudding in tow. It was much, much loved. And my hopes of eating the leftovers were not to be – it was entirely demolished! I was so proud of myself because I thought I had completely invented the recipe, and it was the [...]
May 19, 2008
Kotonk Chow Fan // Spam Fried Rice
Beware of Hawaiians. They will laugh at your “mainlander” accent. They thought I talked funny because I am a kotonk. I speak native Californian! Meanwhile, they spoke pidgin. Who’s right? Ah, when in Rome…do as the Romans do. And in Hawaii, that means, fall in love with Spam. From the Honolulu Star-Bulletin:
Hawaii residents consume nearly [...]
May 3, 2008
Luxurious, Lazy and Thrifty – Poached Eggs
If you have a little vinegar, and a small pot, you can have the most glorious poached eggs. Do you need silky golden yolk slipping away from a firm white? Don’t get me started!
Poaching away. Happily.
Adorned with a stripe of salt and black pepper.
Digging in!!!
Lately, I have been thinking about lowering my fat intake by [...]
April 22, 2008
Kitchen Feng Shui
So…I’m not a resident of NeatFreakStan…I’m sure my friends would be shocked if I even got a tourist visa. But even I know that without some kitchen feng shui, your cooking is dead (or at least, miserable!). A few weeks ago, I helped someone reorganize her kitchen. This kitchen was a rather hardworking one [...]
