Tag: Food

Apple Pie

Hazel was teasing me a little about my pie not being “from scratch” because I used a gluten free flour blend, while she mixes her own flour blends. I pointed out that I grew the apples, and it doesn’t get much more from scratch than growing major parts of the dish. The pastry crust was […]

Match Making Japan

Kim and her mom both like matcha. Kim had expressed an interest in learning about how to make it properly, so I signed us all up for a class. It was not a formal tea ceremony, but just an informal and fun class, well done and enjoyable. Except the drinking part. Turns out I still […]

Wagyu

We have a tradition in our family where the kids get to choose their birthday dinners. Sushi has been the most common choice. Tonight, after trying a few different cuts of Wagyu Beef, Margot announced “oh, my birthday dinners are getting way more expensive. I want wagyu for my birthday!”

Ramen

The best ramen I’ve ever had. Bar none. When I was a kid, the only ramen on my radar was 10 for $1 in plastic bags. Once I was older I was vegetarian and then gluten-free, so good ramen was rare. I’ve made it and I’ve had it in restaurants, and it was good, but […]

Boba

This was the fanciest place we had boba in Taiwan. Still cheaper than at home. We got pretty spoiled by really good $1.50 milk teas at the markets!

Hualien

We took the cheap, fast and really nice train* down to Hualien, on the east coast of Taiwan, and enjoyed a couple of days there, despite the abundant rain. We got a pretty good shake from a 4.9 magnitude earthquake that was relatively close! We found tons of amazing and cheap food, including a dumpling […]

Taipei

Our second day in Taipei, Taiwan was pretty packed. Kim was working but the girls and I got up early and went to a small amusement park, which the girls enjoyed until the seats got so hot it burned. Left there and got some fast food lunch. Hazel thought she was ordering a burger but […]

Day 1 Taiwan

Exploring around Taipei, Massage and hair for the girls. some fun food.

Baking

My little baker got up at 6 this morning and made cinnamon roll pancakes. I thought they were pretty delicious. Yesterday she made breakfast tacos. We also got dutch baby pancake s

Taco Night

#9 and #10/52 new recipes for 2025 i make tacos pretty frequently, but these were significantly different recipes. Both were delicious. #9/52 Mango Jalapeno Carnitas #10/52 Orange marinade smoked tritip. the tri tip was not quite as tender as I would have liked, but still over the top delicious and a great smoky flavor.

Gluten Free Carrot Cake

Hazel made the fluffiest lightest best cake I’ve had in the nearly 20 years I’ve been eating gluten free. Was delicious and you absolutely could have served it without mentioning the gf part and no one would have ever suspected. Really good, and carrot cake is my favorite so I really enjoyed it. We got […]

Kim’s Birthday

Kim’s birthday is this month, and since her mom has been out of the country I knew she’d be craving Asian dishes. It’s always a little intimidating cooking dishes that someone grew up with, especially when it’s not what you cook regularly. But I was super happy with how everything came out. #39/52 – Green […]

Thanksgiving

Since the girls have the week off school, we normally try and travel for Thanksgiving. But Kim had some work and Margot had some party invites, so we hung out locally and I took the opportunity to make my first full thanksgiving meal in maybe 15+ years, and the first ever with the girls. Took […]

Halloween Cake

Margot made a cake, and icing, from scratch. No mixes. She wouldn’t even let Kim or I in the kitchen. She wanted to do it all herself

Baking

At this point, Hazel is just as good at baking as me. Delicious homemade gluten free Cinnamon rolls. This weekend she made blondies and lemon curd cookies. No exaggeration I would put the lemon curd cookies in the top five cookies I’ve ever eaten.

Oops

Daddy medicine for a beat up chin.

Jam

Guess who liked daddy’s grape jam?

Echo lake

Cheddar grits with poached egg and bacon at the echo lake boathouse

Boiling crab

We took Hazel to boiling crab tonight, a popular casual seafood place right around the corner from our house. She seemed to like it, especially the corn on the cob. Towards the end of our dinner, they brought out a cake for a nearby table, for a birthday. Hazel was super excited. She stood up, […]

Chopsticks

Hazel is getting pretty good with them, tonight she was eating noodle soup.

Bagel

Hazel just asked me, with great thought, did this bagel come from the bagel tree?

Bagel

Hazel just said, “when hazel finishes going potty, I will eat a raisin bagel

Fancy

Hazel’s favorite way to eat egg is poached.

Zesting

Hazel.is helping make dinner, learning how to zest a lemon.

Star eggs

Hazel likes the star shaped eggs I made.

Special treat

Mostly fruit, with a little frozen yogurt. She is thrilled.

Eating bugs

We went to a dinner at Typhoon with some friends.  It’s a Thai place in Santa Monica that is famous/infamous because many of their dishes include insects.  It didn’t phase Hazel even a little. [tentblogger-vimeo 64569926]