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Yukata Dinner and Fireworks
On Saturday, my darling asked me to wear Yukata (casual summer kimono) for dinner. At first, I refused to wear it because I forgot how to wear it and was very muggy outside. My darling at last searched for an instruction at YouTube and taught me how (read full article)
Bon-voyage & birthday cake: taking "30" on the road
Dear readers, Can you believe that we're already in the second week of August? This summer has flown by faster than Steven Slater escaped via emergency slide! Each year, my birthday tends to stretch from a 24-hour fiesta to a 30-day celebration (read full article)
A Study in Miniature
Artist-Bruce Cook "Cooked Glass"Travels AbroadGerman GlassGlass KissesOne of the joys of owning our 99-year old home is filling the built-in cabinets with displays of my collected pretties. You can see from the photos that I adore blown glass an (read full article)
mooli’s + yu-foria
Before you say anything – yes, I am possibly the last food blogger to eat at/blog about Mooli’s in Soho. I’ve passed its lime green shopfront on Frith Street countless times, but unable to resist the siren call of noodles at neighb (read full article)
Austin .. feel the peace!
I know .. I know .. it’s a cooking blog not a traveling one. But I can’t resist sharing these pictures and my experience with you! In fact, my colleagues in work asked me last day to prepare a dish for them next Monday, since we are (read full article)
New York .. a different perspective
The day after coming back from the USA, and eating more than zillion of waffles and another zillion of pancakes, I opened my laptop and started to search for the basic waffles recipe I have made before! I remember that this recipe was the best (read full article)
Colorful Carrots and Dukkah Oh My
Rainbow Carrots with Dukkah Dip My international travels this year have introduced me to so many new foods (um, no, not carrots). Not content with simply trying a dish that I really like and being satisfied with the mere memory, I (read full article)
A BBQ Nation: Meatopia 2010
As part of our ongoing look in to the people, sights and tastes thatcreate a BBQ nation, SmokeInDaEye.com travels to Governors Island near New York City for Meatopia 2010, a festival of meat featuring over 30world class chefs and competition barbe (read full article)
Lunch at Viajante
“Have you heard of Viajante?” asked a colleague of mine last week; he had just read Marina O’Loughlin’s review in the Metro that morning. Yes, I had, but had not yet made the trip east to try one of their tasting menus. We qui (read full article)
Happy Birthday Minx!
This is the fourth birthday I have celebrated for my dear friend Claire. She used to write a blog called The Domestic Minx and then began her world travels again. She lives down under on the great continent of Australia, where she is a wonderful writ (read full article)
NEWS: The French Women Don't Get Fat Cookbook
"Filled with stories from Mireille’s childhood in France, her life in Paris, Provence, and New York, and her extensive travels and meals for business and enjoyment, The French Women Don’t Get Fat Cookbook is a beautiful, practical lifestyle guide (read full article)
songs of sapa (chargrilled pork patties + vermicelli salad)
Vietnamese food was always something I enjoyed eating out, but never dabbled with in my own kitchen until I got hold of Secrets of The Red Lantern a couple of years ago. Although I still shy away from making large vats of beef broth for Pho, a lot o (read full article)
An Easy Recipe For Meat Loaf
Great as a main meal, or a light lunch - this meat loaf is also perfect for picnics or lunchboxes !Meat loaf is not something which I make very often – I’m not sure why not, as each time I make it the family enjoy it and it is so easy to throw to (read full article)
What I’ve Learned Lately
Lately I have been poetically bumping into other like-minded people. Gently ones who wear their hearts on their sleeves. It’s all because we are a part of BlogCatalog, Fried Eggs, Half Hour Meals and BrooWaha. Luckily we were drawn to these spo (read full article)
Weekend round-up: Hamptons
Hypothesis: for some reason, my Hamptons-bound transportation method seems to be an eerie indicator of how my weekend will unfold. Case in point, the Long Island Railroad: from my first experience three years ago to my most recent jaunt in June (read full article)
Weekend round-up: Hamptonizing
Hypothesis: for some reason, my Hamptons-bound transportation method seems to be an eerie indicator of how my weekend will unfold. Case in point, the Long Island Railroad: from my first experience three years ago to my most recent jaunt in June (read full article)
A trip back in time... Gold Rush Country!
My family and I are back from our little summer vacation and have returned to the reality of homelife: laundry, dirty dishes and other fun chores. This year we took a one-week road trip and attended a beautiful wedding for my cousin, camped in the br (read full article)
Homemade Pasta with Sausage and Grape Tomato Sauce
It's been a whole year since I first started Acquired Taste and almost 100 posts (92 to be exact). I wanted to synchronize the two blog marks at the same time, but I just didn't get to unfortunately. I have however made something I kept saying (read full article)
Baker Babes Bakery Takes To The Seas
In the past, we've enjoyed sharing some of our travels with you. Last week we were reminded of the wonderful sights and attractions available right here in Cleveland, Ohio our home town.It all started with a phone call from James the personal chef to (read full article)
Family Vacations and Warm Duck Salad with Gingered Currant Sauce
Many of you may recall that my youngest is away at summer camp in a counselor in training program (CIT) for four weeks this summer. This is the same camp he has attended for the past five years only this year, instead of being just a camper, he is le (read full article)
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