Jury Duty Treat
Pamplemousse Pâtisserie et Café Today I reported to jury duty for the first time. I’ll admit that I exhausted every possible postponement, but today I finally performed my civic duty. As much as I...
View ArticleNeal’s Coffee House
Neal’s Coffee House @ Burlingame I’ve driven past Neal’s Coffee Shop a hundred times and every time I thought, someday I’m gonna go in there and have a diner meal! Well, now that I’m leaving the Bay...
View ArticleVegan Donuts
I’ve been living in my new home for about two weeks. Besides taking the dogs out for their exercise and my trips to Target and Home Depot, I haven’t gone out much. The great perk about my house is...
View ArticleRed Bean Mochi
I just opened this box of red bean mochi. I bought it from Nippon-ya in Japantown last month and packed it in my duffle bag right before the move. I totally forgot about it until now! I’m glad that I...
View ArticleSprouted Kitchen: Nectarine & Fennel Salad
It’s been a lifetime since my last food post, so it feels really great to finally share photos of food, and good food at that. If I were asked to choose a theme for my life lately, the theme would...
View ArticleTrouble Chai and Pie
The August Break, Day 1 #breakfast When in town, must get in Trouble. For breakfast: chai soy tea latte and a blueberry apple pie.
View ArticleBento Bento Bento
The August Break, Day 2 #circles San Francisco souvenirs: Chicken, salmon, and eel bento boxes from Osakaya in Japantown (plus yummy California Rolls). These totally hit the spot. And, unrelated to...
View ArticleSpaghetti
The August Break, Day 4 #love My sister made spaghetti last week, and she made the sauce from scratch. It was so good, I helped myself to an extra-large second serving. Her secret ingredient: tomato...
View ArticleGyoza and Soba
The August Break, #taste These photos were intended for Day #9, prompt: taste. I had some pot stickers and noodles today, a quick and ever so tasty dinner, courtesy of Trader Joe’s.
View ArticleVegan Donuts
I’ve been living in my new home for about two weeks. Besides taking the dogs out for their exercise and my trips to Target and Home Depot, I haven’t gone out much. The great perk about my house is that...
View ArticleRed Bean Mochi
I just opened this box of red bean mochi. I bought it from Nippon-ya in Japantown last month and packed it in my duffle bag right before the move. I totally forgot about it until now! I’m glad that I...
View ArticleRed Curry
Oh yay, reunited with Thai food at long last! We had shrimp pad thai, red chicken curry, and corn soup. Deeeelicious.
View ArticleCandy Menu for Trick or Treaters
Man, I used to love Halloween. My sisters and I would dress up and chaperoned by our patient father, we would haunt our neighbors and return home hours later with shopping bags full of candy. Score!...
View ArticleMmm… Donuts
Some gratuitous shots of donuts just because. Here they are featured on this Ikea dish with cover. And below, along side a steaming french-pressed cup of jo.
View ArticleMore Groceries
potatoes I’ve driven past Market of Choice dozens of times and I finally dropped in today. California expats on Yelp have compared it to Whole Foods and it’s a fair comparison, I guess. I’ve been to...
View ArticleNeal’s Coffee House
Neal’s Coffee House @ Burlingame I’ve driven past Neal’s Coffee Shop a hundred times and every time I thought, someday I’m gonna go in there and have a diner meal! Well, now that I’m leaving the Bay...
View ArticleVegan Donuts
I’ve been living in my new home for about two weeks. Besides taking the dogs out for their exercise and my trips to Target and Home Depot, I haven’t gone out much. The great perk about my house is that...
View ArticleTrouble Chai and Pie
The August Break, Day 1 #breakfast When in town, must get in Trouble. For breakfast: chai soy tea latte and a blueberry apple pie.
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