I discovered I have a new super power: sourcing an uncredited (food) image in under 10 minutes. Boring, you say? Given the number of unsourced images–particularly food and comics– on tumblr, Facebook, and Pinterest combined with the seeming inability of users to 1. check for a source before sharing/reblogging and 2. not share uncredited images…
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Kitchen Library 2013.12.13
Working on a big recipe write-up of my new party trick while preparing for holiday travel and a new computer (transfer ALL the files?) has me busy, so in the meantime, here’s what I’ve been reading.
Liebster Questions and Nominations
I received a food-related Liebster of these last year from The JWs Do Japan. This year, my friends over at Comparative Geeks nominated I’ll Make It Myself for another! Sankyu! The questions they asked are more about my taste in geekdom than food, so if you ever wondered what I do when I’m not contemplating my next…
Submit Your Halloween-Food-in-Japan Images & Links!
Every year, I like to do a Halloween-in-Japan post to track the increasing popularity of the holiday and see how Japanese marketers and people celebrate it. Since I’m Stateside this year, I’d like you to help!
New Resource: Food Substitutions for Cooking and Baking in Japan
Throughout my four years in Japan, I had to figure out solutions to issues with ingredient availability and cooking equipment to be able to eat the food I wanted. I’ve just started a new resource with some of my tips for what to substitute and what to make at home. Some of them seem really…
Kitchen Library, 2013.8.29: Japanese Food
Putting the focus on links about Japanese food, I submit for your approval adorable animal doughnuts, what is and isn’t healthy about “the Japanese diet,” wagashi, and more!
Cookpad Launches English Site (クックパッドの新しい英語でのレシピ)
Via Just Hungry. For those cooking in Japan, you may be interested to know that Cookpad, Japan’s most popular recipe site, is now being translated into English. I’m always a little skeptical of English-language guides to cooking in Japan, mainly because there are rarely ingredient translations and sometimes the measurements are in imperial instead of…
Kitchen Library, 2013.08.19
In this much belated edition of Kitchen Library: “fun” with moving, I love Fremont, and retro food links.
The Import Store, Preserved
During Dragon Fest, I headed over to the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience. Although I had initially gone to see the art exhibitions, I also discovered that the museum includes the storefront of the former Yick Fung Co. grocery, preserved as it was when it closed in 2008. The store was…
Happy Pride!
Check out these rainbow cupcakes from Yellow Leaf Cupcake Co.!
Kitchen Library, 2013.06.20
In this Kitchen Library: cooking without recipes, the best pies in Fremont (not the worst in London), and the history of bourbon. Cooking Sans Recipes First of all, 待たせた, blackberries. I’ve been waiting.
Kitchen Library 2013.06.13: Reading
In this Kitchen Library (Reader), articles on gendering food, fear of “fatty foods,” History of the Food World Part 1, and a cake rant. By the way, some of these have shown up on my Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr pages–follow me there for your daily dose of fandom sweets, craft beer news, and gender rants.
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