Product Reviews

Utah Knows Bread

It’s a blessing and a curse to have lived in a variety of places. It’s a blessing because I’ve been able to experience/explore/taste/see so many new things. But it’s a curse because I’ve fallen in love with so many of those things and then had to leave them behind when I’ve moved to a new […]

The Great Yak Escapade

I’ve mentioned before that my dad and I are into culinary adventurism. Well we were at it again for Thanksgiving! My dad emailed me at the beginning of November saying that he wanted to make something exotic for Thanksgiving, just to give it an added twist, but that he was going to surprise my mom. […]

Crazy Good Chocolate Almond Toffee and a Giveaway!

When Enstrom Candies contacted me and asked if they could send me a free 1-pound sample of their chocolate almond toffee it took me all of a millisecond to hit the reply button and say “Yes!” . . . I mean, who says no to free chocolate almond toffee? I was also curious because chocolate […]

Zojirushi: Dreaming of Bentos and Ground Sesame

I became familiar with Zojirushi the first time we lived in Japan. Zojirushi Corporation began operation in 1918 in Osaka. Their brand is very recognizable because of the elephant they use on their corporate logo. I was more familiar with their rice cookers (which are excellent if you were wondering), and so was excited when […]

Who’s your Papa? Beard Papa’s Cream Puffs

No, I’m not back in Tokyo to go to my favorite Beard Papa’s in Shibuya station (I wish!), and no, I didn’t drive back to the Costa Mesa Marukai to check out the Beard Papa’s there either. When I discovered that Beard Papa’s had made its way to the US, I looked up the different […]

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