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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Fast Food Blog

I go to the Old Tea House all the time for Boba drinks and Super Spicy popcorn chicken. Their boba is usually the best. So perfectly and enjoyably chewy, they’ve turned me into a Boba snob. Notice the balls are light, not dark. I brought some organic cherry tomatoes with me, so I made kabob! […]

Happy New Year, 2013!

Happy New Year, food lovers~> I have been so busy with my Fashion blog. To Be is getting too skinny. To celebrate the New Year, I resolve to blog in To Be at least 13 times this year! Here goes: On the day I wore this outfit: We ate at Akebono in Sacramento. It’s our go […]

New York Day 2: Eating the Big Apple

Today was a long day. The food had it’s ups and downs, too. Lettuce start with First Breakfast: This waffle was freshly made, so it was chewy, warm and so yummy. 2nd breakfast included: Lunchtime was somewhat Mexican theme: Lunch Dessert! At dessert table: My sweets plate: Between lunch and dinner, there was Wine and […]