Restaurant Reviews

Exploring New Horizons In Your Food: 5 ways to use Miso Paste
Looking for ways to use miso paste because you’re tired of same old boring way? It’s time to take your miso game to the next level and show off your culinary skills. Trust me, miso paste is not just for the die-hard sushi fans out there. It’s time to expand your horizons and explore the

Lula Bistro Restaurant Review, Guadalajara, Mexico December 2016
Lula Bistro Lula Bistro is located about 15 minutes from the center of Guadalajara by car, in a seemingly industrial area right next to some train tracks. The restaurant feel was very modern/minimalist with a warehouse feel. Concrete floor walls and ceiling and dark lighting. They had downtempo and jazz music playing the whole time,

Homemade Bucatini with Fresh Herbs and Zesty Breadcrumbs
Bucatini is type of pasta which is very similar to spaghetti but it has larger and thicker noodles. The thick noodle strands of bucatini gives a bit more bite to your pasta dish and I made it successfully with my pasta extruder. Nothing is better than homemade pasta! Making fresh homemade pasta with Kitchenaid Pasta

Mexico Trip December 2016: Part 6 Guadalajara
One day in Guadalajara… We were walking by some street performers and one of them was covered up in silver paint. You know, like pretending to be a statue that doesn’t move. He was off to the side maybe maybe 15 feet away. We were standing there for a minute or so watching this other

Vanilla Bean Ice cream with Bourbon
Vanilla Bean Ice cream with Bourbon! Guess what I’m going to be doing this weekend?! Making ice cream!!???????????? I just got a gallon of milk and quart of cream, so I should be able to churn out a few quarts yea? Yaaa!! This is one batch that I’ll be remaking. Vanilla bean is one of

Mexico Trip December 2016: Part 5 Mexico City Can’t Get Enough!
Mexico City Day 3: Condesa and Coyoacan For breakfast, we thought we’d give this highly rated coffee shop/bakery called Rosetta a try. It was close to our hotel and always seemed to be busy when we walked by it. The coffee was good but the poached eggs were blah. Chocolate croissant was decent. This place

Mexico Trip December 2016: Part 4 Mexico City Discoveries
Day 2: Juarez and Chapultepec Park The second day we did a lot more walking again. Our daily average on this trip was around 20k steps per day. It’s always good to get your steps in when traveling! Our itinerary was: Zona Rosa, Juarez, then Chapultepec Park, and finally Polanco. All by foot! The day got off

Mexico Trip December 2016: Part 3 Mexico City Never Gets Old
Yo. Here is the next part of my Mexico trip in Mexico City!! After Puebla, we spent another three days in Mexico City and it easily could have been double that. With each visit, I’ve always found something new there. Whether it’s food, a neighborhood or a park, there’s plenty to see and do. As

Japanese Style Macaroni Salad with Tuna
One of my favorite Japanese style salads! I love macaroni salads. I love potato salads. I love my carbs. And yes, all go so well with barbecues. I know it’s not barbecue season yet, but this one is good enough to stand on it’s own without one. How can this be!? Drum roll….. Tuna! Canned

Japanese Green Tea Ice Cream (egg yolk free!)
Matcha Ice Cream is a delicious and rich ice cream that’s made lighter without eggs! The secret? Corn starch, which enables the ice cream to maintain a thick creamy consistency that ‘s quite similar to egg yolk based custards. Matcha green tea lends an earthy and sweet aroma. If you’ve never had matcha ice cream
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Konnichiwa! (Hello!)
