Tag Archives: food

Namu Gaji

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

I haven’t posted much about Fat Tuesday group food excursions of late. (I’ve been making longer trips hither and yon.) Taking a break from the usual errands, chores and routines of the week, we pulled ourselves together and made a … Continue reading →

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Airport Snacks in India

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

I love salty snacks. In India, salty snacks come specially flavored and marketed for Indian tastes – with an added spicy kick. By the way, did you know that March 5th is National Cheese Doodle Day? I was informed through … Continue reading →

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Fat Tuesday Anniversary

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

We commemorated our one year anniversary of eating together today as the Fat Tuesday group, well, eating. We went off to The Boxing Room in SF where they had a special Mardi Gras lunch menu. I forgot to take pictures … Continue reading →

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Commercial Creativity

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Speaking of dinner (see previous post), have you seen this video? Just so you know, this is advertising for Chipotle.  But I think the ad is cute and nicely done – the song (by Willie Nelson), the animation, and the … Continue reading →

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Holiday Cookie Decor

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

It’s holiday time! Time to throw caution to the wind! Use and consume large quantities of butter and sugar! String flashing lights outside of the house! Wear crazy sweaters and unflattering holiday outfits! Tie bows on everything including the dogs! … Continue reading →

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Fat Tuesday Thanksgiving

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

There’s no deadline for being thankful, right? The Fat Tuesday group having been formed with the charter of enjoying food and drink along with each other’s company, decided to repeat Thanksgiving this past weekend. We went with potluck style, with … Continue reading →

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Apricot Bars – A Recipe

Posted on December 3, 2011 by

It’s hard to find good apricot bar.  Most don’t have enough apricots in them.  And/Or are too sweet.  And/Or they taste like orange gooey stuff, and not apricots. These have a lot of apricots in them.  If you don’t like … Continue reading →

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Food with Friends

Posted on November 12, 2011 by

11:11am on 11/11/11 could not pass by without food with friends. We came bearing food representing parallel lines, wearing our corduroy and our stripes, and feasted. This one was my contribution. Find the recipe for Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread and … Continue reading →

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Peanut Butter Sombreros or Spaceships – A Recipe

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

Why do we call these Sombreros? Well, they look kinda like a Sombrero. And why do we call these Spaceships? Remember the spaceship that the Jetsons used to zoom around in?  Don’t they look similar? Alrighty.  Enough now with the … Continue reading →

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Green Onion or Scallion Pancakes 葱油饼 – A Recipe

Posted on September 15, 2011 by

We call them ‘Bing’ which is  a shortened version of their Chinese name,饼.  Actually,  they are 葱油饼, which literally means ‘Onion Oil Cake’.   Most people know them from their Chinese Menu name of Scallion Pancake, or Green Onion Pancakes. … Continue reading →

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