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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. Want to know more? Check here. |
Did everyone have a good Valentine’s Day? Hisa and I had a good time. We went to an art museum, went to see Hugo (really good movie by the way), and then had dinner at a nice restaurant, where I ODed on really good cheesecake with raspberry sauce and a chocolate cookie crust. *sigh* It [...] 
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 [...] When I made this lasagna recipe earlier this week, I informed my mother that one can use cottage cheese as a low-fat alternative to ricotta cheese in lasagna. I then informed my mother that although I like cottage cheese very much, I wouldn’t be using it in the lasagna this time around, as I hadn’t [...] If you’re like me, then you probably love Italian food. Namely pasta. I love pasta; all the different shapes and sizes, all the things you can mix it with, and of course all the sauces. Sadly, pasta has gotten a rather bad rep, ever since the no/low carb diet craze hit years ago. I believe, [...] I had realization the other day. I say certain things that kids today probably would thing are weird. For example: “Roll the windows up/down.” When I was a little kid, it was before automatic windows in cars were available, so we literally had to roll the windows up and down in our car. Even after [...]  |
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