May 6th, 2009

“The New Vegan Cookbook” has been sitting on my shelf for much too long without having the spine cracked. Sometimes things are too hectic to try out new things, and I feel like my life recently has been a good example of that.
Regardless, The New Vegan Cookbook has the prettiest pictures of any of the [...]
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June 28th, 2009

Soap is great. It makes you feel clean and smell better, which I find to be one of the simplest pleasures in life. However, the difference between a mundane experience and a refreshing one comes down to something as simple as soap.
And Tracy over at strawberryhedgehog makes great soap, which is, not coincidentally, vegan-friendly. [...] [...]
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June 27th, 2009

Not exactly sure what Bunzo means, but it is a great place in downtown Kumamoto that calls itself Italian, though how authentic it is is, frankly, a little debatable. Some Italian, some French, and some uniquely Japanese things like potatoes on pizza.
The first time I went it was on the recommendation of a professor [...] [...]
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June 27th, 2009

You don’t always have everything you need to make a recipe perfectly. Sometimes you don’t even have access to a recipe. So what do you do? Make some curry!
Staying in Japan like I am now, it is often hard to find the ingredients that you would hope to find for curry (like coconut milk, [...] [...]
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June 26th, 2009

Yakisoba is one of my favorite things to eat. The thin noodles fry up quickly in some olive oil and then you can add whatever you want in the way of vegetables, mushrooms, etc.
It is also pretty cheap, at about $1.50 for 3 servings. Anyway, to prepare, just fry up some yakisoba in a [...] [...]
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June 23rd, 2009

One day when I was rumbling around town visiting temples and shrines after I meeting I happened by an Indian place that wasn’t on the local map. What luck, I thought. I love Indian food and was wondering if there was any around.
So I decided to stop in. The place is small and has [...] [...]
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