Refreshing Boba

Are you a Boba, a.k.a. Pearl a.k.a. Bubble drink fan? I am, and I am picky about the texture of the balls. I hate paying 3+ dollars for a ball drink, then have the balls get hard in the fridge. Or, maybe they served sub-par balls in the first place. Here’s how to quickly soften […]

Fanime 2013: Clockwork Alchemy’s Tea Room

This year, Clockwork Alchemy, a Steampunk convention put on in conjunction with Fanime offered a Tea Room. There visitors could relax with a cup of tea and cookies, included with membership to the convention. You could drink as much tea and eat as many cookies as you like. Wow! They had three tea selections. Earl […]

Eating Japanese in Torrance

This weekend I’m eating and staying in Torrance. I can’t wait to eat Japanese food, Japanese breakfast buffet, Japanese bakery, and Ofuro~> This is the okonimiyaki place we intend to eat at. http://www.gajamoc.com/ Their menu is huge! And their parfaits, a regularly appearing dessert in the Animes I watch, look good. Let’s get fat!

Asparagus & Strawberries Galore

              Did you know that Asparagus and Mayonaisse go well together? If it’s homemade Mayo, even better. This is Spectrum’s organic mayo.   There’s a simple way to eat silken tofu, just mince some ginger and add a dash of soy sauce. Done.   And of course, to have […]

Aromatherapy

Despite my fear of pesticides and insects, I find myself stuffing my face into a rose, nevertheless. Often I’m sorely disappointed, “What kind of rose has No Fragrance? You False Advertiser!” I yell in my mind. But this time, this time was quite a wonderful minute of my day. *breathe in* mmmm *breathe out* I […]

Psycho Donuts. Saiko, Dounatsu?

Yesterday, I attended meetings all day. Before the main meeting, we breakfasted at Psycho Donuts. This is how donuts should be. Crazy Decorated. We got the Dead Elvis and Strawberry Tac-o-nut. A custard filled donut with peanut butter and jelly drizzle, freeze dried bananas and bacon. This was so good. The peanut butter really helps […]

Strawberries on the mind and in the stomach

As a decadent dessert to finale my meal from this post, I made a simple strawberry parfait. I love parfaits, they are about fruit and dairy and presentation. There was a fused berry. I layered chopped organic strawberries with whole fat Nancy’s organic yogurt, organic creme fraiche from Cowgirl Creamery, a scoop of Talenti Stracitella […]

Pasta, pasta, salad & wine.

Living is more than just consuming edibles, there’s important consumption of visibles,  audibles,  and sensual. But boy is eating fun! Salad with ginger carrot Japanese dressing Asparagus with garlic and olive oil Macaroni and cheese with broccoli, carrots, pepper jack Spaghetti with asparagus, meatballs, and roasted garlic tomato sauce Voignier~ A slightly sweet white wine The […]

Butterbeer Latte, Why Notte?

So as you may imagine, I was quite excited one morning to pass this sign. Yes, I am a fan, especially of Super Sexy Snape. So although I don’t usually shell out the 4 bucks to buy a fancy drink, I was quite willing this time. I brought my own mug. This was a Facebook […]

Strawberry Season!

I love strawberries, do you? <3{ Their season’s just starting, and boy do they taste oh so strawberry-y already. Lunch was alfredo chicken pasta on organic salad greens. I threw together a quick salad of strawberry, carrot, roma tomato, broccoli, romaine lettuce and fire house curds (all organic). Since everything is fresh and ripe, I left […]