Each year, my company has a gingerbread competition in December. It is my favorite time of year. I get to combine my work with my passion. Structural engineering with baking. The competition is composed of the visual presentation, an oral presentation, then a shake table test where we shake it until it falls down. I … [Read more…]
Unless you live under a rock, or you are American, you would know that the World Cup just finished up. I was rooting for Brazil to win, but as you all know, Germany kicked their butt and took the title. Sorry Brazil….Why do I bring up the World Cup on a food blog? Because I just … [Read more…]
Lately, I have been reading a book on how nutrition affects your body and disease within your body. The book is called The China Study by T. Colin Campbell & Thomax M. Campbell. It has been an interesting read so far. It definitely makes me question how I (and others around me) eat, how the … [Read more…]
Little Ethiopia One of the perks of living in the Los Angeles area is the food you get to try. Only in the largest cities in the world will you get to sample from the cuisine of so many countries. And because LA is the melting pot that it is, I was able to sample and … [Read more…]
Never once, in all my time of watching anime (and that is a lot) and of being obsessed with Japanese culture, did I ever hear of Shabu Shabu. Thanks to my wonderful husband’s recommendation, I can now share with all of you, the wonderful and addicting experience of Shabu Shabu. We met up with some … [Read more…]