Looks like I’ll be writing mobile posts until I get a replacement laptop.
There’s always one thing that nags me, and that’s public microwave etiquitte When it comes to using a microwave at a common area, certain manners have to be followed.
First of all, if you make a mess no matter how large or small [...]

I haven’t been posting because my laptop started to act funny last week. Today it seemed to take its last breathe. While I did back up most of my files to an external hard drive…it looks like I won’t be able to recover a number of important files. I’ll see if I can [...]

I strive hard to include at least three servings of vegetables in my daily diet.  And often, I fail to meet that goal. So last week, I started to do what most Chinese parents do, make healthy soup.  I never really liked drinking soup when I was young.  Most of the time when I go [...]

Over the July 4th Weekend, I learned that kiwi is a great tenderizer for beef.  It was the first time I had heard of this, but the kalbi (Korean beef short ribs) I had were out of this world, and the secret was using kiwi in the marinade.  Kiwis contain an enzyme called actinidin, and [...]

I have to admit, this beer bartender is cool, but I hope these things never make it to the bars in NYC.  I much rather have an attractive female bartender serve me drinks and not a hunk of metal.
~ Kin

So I’m watching this new HK drama, “Speech of Silence” and I was blown away by the size of the ramen bowls in this scene.   The combined diameter of the bowls are longer than the length of the table! The story goes, if they can finish their ramen in seven minutes or less, they [...]

I think I know what I’m going to be preparing for this weekend’s cooking project.  I had a dream…and it was a tasty dream.

I’m going to try my hand at making stuffed grape leaves.  It doesn’t look to be that difficult since I have experience making spring rolls.  The difficult part is going to  be [...]

Skewered  Grilled Shrimp w/ Lime Tortilla Chips
Ten days back, I wrote I was in a prawny predicament.  Defeated in looking for a way to prepare and cook the water critters, I put them into the freezer.  Well, a simple idea dawned upon me this week and I tried it out.  I would grill the shrimp [...]

Looking to prevent the onslaught of complete food coma after lunch, I mustered up the last bit of energy to make my way to the vending machine for something sweet.  The selection was plenty but pitiful.  The only decent items I could find were the Jolly Ranchers.
After I reached into the slot and retrieved the [...]

Today is my last free weekday before I start the new job next week. I decided to head over to the Giant Farmers Market in Hackensack, NJ. I often pass it on my way to work or when I’m going to the Han Ah Reum Super Market in the next town over. [...]