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BlogHer Food 2010: The Final Event, An Event Planner’s Point of View

October 13, 2010

I live in a constant state of panic. It’s exhausting. It’s thrilling. It’s nerve wracking. It’s exhilarating. It’s like a drug addiction [or so I’ve been told by concerned friends and family members]. I love Meeting and Event Planning. I love seeing months of work culminating into one event – a visual confirmation of […]

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Portugal: Sintra

September 13, 2010

Castelos de Mouros, The Moorish Castle. Last November, I went to Lisbon and Barcelona on a quick trip out of he country. What a wonderful trip that was! After spending a couple of rainy days in Lisbon, we thought it’d be a great idea to check out Sintra, just outside of Lisbon, hoping to escape […]

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Travel: BlogHer Food 2010, Getting to San Francisco from the Airport

September 9, 2010

Golden Gate Bridge Traveling to San Fran for the first time? Unless you have a ton of luggage, I highly recommend the BART! Fast, easy and generally the best [and cheapest!] way to get into the city. F Line Muni Streetcar from Embarcadero to Castro District; $2 for 90 minutes of travel. Enter from the […]

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Event: Sushi 101

August 30, 2010

Rachael’s amazing sushi rice. I have to admit the Zojirushi rice came out spectacularly – there was no burn or browned spots that I normally get from my rice cooker. The Induction Heating rice cooker did everything but dry my hair!! I may actually breakdown & buy one…but please don’t tell Rachael, or I’ll […]

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Chocolate Chip Rice Crispy Cookie

August 26, 2010

I worked in a bakery in high school, with occasional appearances in college. I never baked anything [I would’ve burned that place down] but worked the counters selling stuff. Even though I have the worst sweet tooth, I have a hard time going into any bakery because of its cloyingly sweet smell. Oh, the dilemma […]

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Portland: Food, Drinks, and more Food!

August 23, 2010

I know I must have mentioned that I’m a kuishinbo a dozen times. I love to eat. I had a list of places where I wanted to eat that was a mile long. I only had at most 12 meals that I could play around with and that’s if I was able to keep my […]

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Portland: Places to eat, People to see, and Things to Do

August 18, 2010

Who knew that Portland offered such a wealth of activities? Probably everyone BUT me. Oh, and most of the people I talked to about my mini vacation. “Where are you going?” they’d ask. “Portland! I’m so excited!!” I’d gush. “…For…work??” they’d respond slowly, completely mystified. “No! for VACATION!” Silence………… “Why?” was their only response. Ok, […]

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Pound Cake with grapefruit glaze

August 9, 2010

My mom is pretty convinced that I am this close to being diagnosed with diabetes. She has begged me to stop baking for my own good before the decision to stop eating sweets is taken away from me. I tried. I really did. I just don’t get the same thrill cooking as I do when […]

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Japan: Okayama, My family hometown

August 5, 2010

“Where is your family from?” they ask. “Japan,” I reply. “Right, but where in Japan?” they persist. I let out a mental sigh trying to figure out the best way to describe the geography of Japan, knowing that nine times out of ten they will have know idea where I’m talking about. “They’re from Okayama…it’s […]

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Japan: Nishiki Market

August 2, 2010

Every time I go to Japan I try to make it to Kyoto. I see the same things time after time – Kiyomizudera, Gion, Kinkakuji, Arashiyama…beautiful sites not to be missed but it’s important [for me] to remember that there’s more to Kyoto than just the historical sites. As I’ve mentioned before, my family [and […]