Dirty oven? Clean it up!

April 14, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

I do not enjoy cleaning my oven, including the self-cleaning kiln/incinerator function. It is just so wasteful and kind of creepy. I also find the spray oven cleaner in a scary, toxic iron lung sort of way. In the same issue that inspired the closet overhaul (see Coming out of the Closet), MS mentioned cleaning […]

Meat Pocket Short Story: Empanadas

April 13, 2013.Reading time 6 minutes.

Empanada – Spanish verb “empanar”, meaning to wrap or coat in bread. Empanadas! I have crafted another meat pocket short story – chapter 5, if you will. Read more on the early chapters here. Empanadas hail from several countries, probably completely unbeknownst the other back in the day, including Spain, Portugal, the Caribbean, Latin America, […]

You Can Bánh Tráng Anything – Exhibit One: Spicy Korean Pork

April 11, 2013.Reading time 1 minute.

In the March 20th Case of bánh tráng-ing anything, would the jury with please direct their attention to Exhibit 1: Spicy Korean Pork Bánh Tráng. Still not the most outrageous thing to be rolled up in a tapioca rice wrapper but does cross some international borders. For detailed instructions and tutorial on wrapping with rice […]

I Heart My Dry Cleaner – But I’m Not Getting (my) Down (jackets cleaned) with Her

April 9, 2013.Reading time 7 minutes.

I do really like my dry cleaner up at Harvard Market in Seattle. Why do I feel this way? Well, previously when we used the now closed Three Bears (or something bearish) Cleaner in Beacon Hill. You would take your items in and be greeted by an assortment of dusty tchotchkies, apparently there to entertain […]

om•e•let – King Crab from Cradle to Grave to Plate Squared

April 8, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

om·e·let also om·e·lette – n. A dish consisting of beaten eggs cooked until set and folded over, often around a filling. A few nights ago we dined on King Crab at Honey Court (play by play with commentary). Despite giving it our bestest, we still had some to take home. Inspired by a dining experience […]

Spring Cleaning – Coming out of the Closet

April 6, 2013.Reading time 3 minutes.

The April Martha Stewart Living magazine proposed an approach to cleaning out a clothes closet. Much like my place of employment’s lean methodology, the goal is to sort, simplify, standardize and sweep (the 5S’s). Looking for some motivation to overhaul the closet and a need to find a particular black tank top, I gave it […]