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I'm Rachel, a small-town girl from Oklahoma. I just came back to the U.S. after living in Japan for the past four years. I love all things food related, and am particularly interested in nutritional, whole-food cooking from scratch. Join me in my culinary adventures, my domestic doings, and the story of my life, one day at a time.
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It’s been unusually warm here in Oklahoma lately.
Well, actually yesterday and today have been a little cooler, and by that I mean more along the lines of normal April weather (temps in the 70′s).
Last week, the high temperatures were generally in the 80′s, and on Sunday it even got into the 90′s. Very [...]
Have you ever had rigatoni pasta?
It’s like penne, but larger, and the ends are cut straight rather than at an angle like penne. Because the whole inside is larger, more chunky sauces can get inside the pasta, which is always a good thing. Good and delicious.
I love trying different pasta shapes. Now [...]
No, they’re not tomatoes stuffed with Italians. That would just be creepy…and gross.
They’re tomatoes stuffed and seasoned in an Italian style!
And they’re really really good.
I mean, when I found this recipe, I thought to myself, “Hmm, that looks good. Maybe I’ll try it out”. When I actually made the dish, and my [...]
When I was a kid, I loathed eggplant.
The only think I hated more than eggplant, was the combination of eggplant and green peppers. My mom had this eggplant casserole dish that she made every so often that contained both, and I always hated it when she made it. I would always try to pick [...]
My closet smells like syrup.
I’ve thought this ever since we moved into our current apartment, over two years ago.
Hisa swears he can’t smell it though. It’s just me. And we keep our closet open all the time, so it’s not like our closet isn’t being aired out all the time.
Not that I’m [...]

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