Monthly Archives: June 2007

give me cupcakes

Posted on June 27, 2007 by mariko

I think I have a warped sense of appropriate sweets consumption. I have been craving cupcakes for a couple weeks now but haven’t succumbed (the truth is I’ve been too lazy to go buy some), so I pat myself on … Continue reading →

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A dream come true

Posted on June 24, 2007 by mariko

One of my lifelong dreams came true on Saturday–I won a cake walk. I remember cake walks from school fairs in elementary school. How I longed to win a fluffy, beautiful cake. I think I worked up the nerve to … Continue reading →

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This and That

Posted on June 20, 2007 by mariko

– Beware of cheap printer toner cartridges. I purchased one from a place that will go unnamed, and I swear it destroyed my printer! The funny thing is I believe I have used non-brand name toner cartridges before and had … Continue reading →

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FOUND: One frozen yogurt photo

Posted on June 19, 2007 by mariko

I found the missing frozen yogurt photo! I’m afraid it is not all that impressive, so this is rather anti-climactic, isn’t it? If you like the tart, sharp flavor of plain yogurt, then you would like this frozen yogurt. This … Continue reading →

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I was going to talk about frozen yogurt

Posted on June 18, 2007 by mariko

but some of my photos disappeared from my camera. How does that happen? Anyway, if the photos of frozen yogurt don’t resurface, I guess I’ll just have to make more. On Saturday Peter coerced five of his students to come … Continue reading →

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first I had no stove

Posted on June 17, 2007 by mariko

Now I have no kitchen. I just did the dishes in the bathtub. I’ll try to get a post up tomorrow!

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Rice Ball Central

Posted on June 11, 2007 by mariko

I am still on a rice ball kick, and I now have a tool that makes life much easier–a rice ball mold! A while back I experimented with the rice balls by brushing on a miso paste and broiling them … Continue reading →

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new duds

Posted on June 8, 2007 by mariko

It’s taken me months, but I finally finished sewing this shirt! Here’s a shot of it in the shade: And a shot in the sun: I used a pattern out of one of my Japanese craft books (Blouse Pants Skirt). … Continue reading →

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the great brownie experiment continues

Posted on June 7, 2007 by mariko

After I made that last batch of brownies I began thinking I should experiment with different kinds of brownie recipes, just to see how different they are. I ran across a recipe for The Best Fudge Brownies Ever on the … Continue reading →

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stuffy love

Posted on June 5, 2007 by mariko

File this away in the “more stuff I’d like to be making” category. I was pretty excited to receive this review copy, since I am familiar with the original, Japanese version of the book. How genius and crazy is this? … Continue reading →

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