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Right now, we are traveling. But this is still a food blog. A cooking blog, to be exact. So I’m happy this post is about our first home-cooked meal, made in a Hong Kong kitchen. Our first two homemade meals, actually—I couldn’t waste the leftovers. At home in Seattle, I have a tiny kitchen. Or… Continue reading “Tiny Kitchen Cooking in Hong Kong”
We booked our flight to Hong Kong for Presidents’ Day. In 2018, that day happens to fall three days after Chinese New Year. While a shame to miss the celebrations, the crowds in this city of almost 7.5 million sounded intense. With a late evening arrival, I had booked three nights at The Mahjong for… Continue reading “Chinese New Year in Hong Kong”
Our itinerary for nine months of travel in Asia: Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Mongolia, South Korea and Japan. We planned to go to China for our honeymoon. That was over 12 years ago. We’ve traveled in the meantime but only made our first trip to Asia in 2015. We went to Japan. Not due to… Continue reading “Nine Months in Asia”
So I might have called oyster shucking a life skill. Is it really? No, not really. But it is a fun skill to have—one I’ve put to good use since acquiring it about two months ago. Ever since our trip to Boston where we ate oysters every day for $3–$3.50 a piece, these bivalves have… Continue reading “Oysters, Oysters, Everywhere, Delicious With a Drink”
