In the book The Hate U Give, Starr, the main character, was at her uncle Carlos’s home when she decided to eat this snack: Peanut Butter on graham cracker. It’s quick and easy to make. But I was hesitant in making this because I’ve never tried the two ingredients together. But it turns out that … [Read more…]
In the book The Hate U Give, Starr eats a freeze cup. She then explains that a freeze cup is when you make koolaid, pour it into a cup and then eat it frozen. It’s like a popsicle. It’s amusing because I used to eat them but I had never named it. I’m not even … [Read more…]
In the third chapter of The Hate U Give, Starr’s dad asks Starr and Starr’s friend, Kenya, to goes to the restaurant next door to order them some food. Her dad asks for some beef ribs, potato salad and okra. Finally, something American. I don’t often cook traditionally American food. Besides venturing into Asian cuisine, … [Read more…]
I have written so much this year. I am really proud of myself. It’s a difficult taks to keep up with a blog, take care of a family, and work full-time. This 2017 year in review post is about the most viewed blog posts of 2017. I want to thank everyone who takes the time … [Read more…]
In the books or manga I sometimes discover foods that I have never eaten before. In Good Morning Call, I had created a long list of these foods. The one that I really wanted to try was pasta with amatriciana. My family is a strange American family that doesn’t eat very much pasta. We now … [Read more…]
In the manga Good Morning Call, the heroine of the story accidentally broke a couple expensive bowls when she ran into a ramen shop worker, Issei. A customer ordered them and they were being delivered. Upset, Issei insisted that Nao work in the shop to pay off the broken bowls. One of the other menu … [Read more…]
In the Manga Good Morning Call, the main character, Nao, imagines herself working at a cute cafe selling cute menu items. Iced mint tea and Lemon honey waffles were the what she imagined serving to customers. It sounds delicious. I wanted to try it. And so I did. The Lemon Waffles The ingredients for waffles … [Read more…]
In the book Veil of Roses, Tamila goes to Starbucks where she is given a free sample of Mango Kiwi tea. She is confused and tells the barista that she isn’t interested, but he keeps giving it to her. My initial thoughts are: Starbucks has other things than coffee (I don’t go there because I … [Read more…]