{recipe} Sweet Arborio Rice Pudding
I have never been a big fan of rice pudding, but I do love risotto. When I worked at Rose Pistola we made a rice pudding with Arborio rice that utilized the same technique...
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{restaurants} Foraging for Food in Harbin, China
Oddly enough, there are basically no resources I could find on the web or in a book or really ANYWHERE about where and what to eat in Harbin, China. Being home to the fabulous...
{laugh} Ham for Chanukah?
This is one of my favorite photo from the internets that I would like to share on this, the first day of Hanukkah! A blogger saw this in Manhattan a couple years ago, and Neatorama picked...
{ligers} Siberian Tiger Park in Harbin, China
I was never really truly sure that ligers were real- it seemed like the kind of thing that gullible me would believe in and then later learn I had been hoodwinked and feel stupid...
{easter} Purple Tea Eggs (and a Great Deviled Eggs Recipe)
I had a fun Easter. It was a gorgeous day in Oakland, the first downright HOT day we’ve had in forever. So what did I do? I was inspired to combine the technique of...
{street food} Sichuan Street Food in Chengdu, China
Chengdu has the BEST street food in the world. Yep, I said it. I mean, they’re famous for it, so it makes perfect sense. There is so much variety, and there are so many...
{restaurants} Chengdu, China is for Lovers… of Food
I am kind of shocked that no person/guidebook/blog/website happened to mention that the city of Chengdu is heaven for people who love food. Somehow after having tons of great guidebooks and local advice in...
{restaurants} An Extremely Quick and Incomplete Guide To Eating in Beijing, China
An alternate, and probably more accurate title for this blog post might be “let me write down some good things I ate and drank in Beijing before I forget where they are or what...
{travel} Harbin Snow and Ice World! Part Two: The Ice
Now we get to THE ICE PART! Which is arguably the more fascinating part. If you haven’t read Part One: The Snow I strongly recommend doing that now, in advance of delving into The...
{travel} Harbin Snow and Ice World! Part One: THE SNOW
The Harbin Snow and Ice World (henceforth known as HS&IW) is a giant world of snow and ice, in Harbin, China. Whoa! I bet you didn’t see that coming from the title, eh? They...
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