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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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I don’t remember the first time I had fish tacos. I guess it was probably a few years ago when they first started becoming popular.
I’ve always loved fish though, so I thought they were a great idea from the get go.
Making fish tacos myself, however, is a more recent thing. I think [...]
Hisa and I went swimming this morning, but it was not the most pleasant swim. Actually, it wasn’t pleasant at all, because the water was freezing.
The only reason I’m able to get up at the crack of dawn and go lap swimming when I’m barely awake, is because the water is always nice and [...]
I went to the pool early this morning to swim.
I’ve come to the conclusion that I must have masochistic tendencies, because what could be more painful than getting up at dawn to exercise? And this is not just any exercise, this is lap swimming in January.
Not that I hate exercising in the morning. [...]
Today’s lunch: Chicken, bean, and cheese quesadillas, guacamole, salsa, and an apple
I meant to add some corn chips to go with it, but forgot in my early morning haze. These things sometimes happen pre-coffee.
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When I was still living in the U.S., enchilada sauce wasn’t one of those things I thought of making from scratch. I always bought the canned stuff, and didn’t think anything of it.
When I moved to Japan, however, I discovered that enchilada sauce is practically nonexistent here (note: since then it is now available [...]

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