Hey there! 
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 normally go jogging/running.
In fact, I haven’t gone jogging in years. I have good reason though.
Years ago, I took up jogging, and after a few months of jogging regularly, I got patellar tendonitis in both knees and had to do six months of physical therapy before I could bend my knees/walk up [...]
I know early spring seems an odd time of year to be baking pumpkin muffins, but early March is generally still cold enough in many places (Not you Hawaii. Curse your continuously warm weather, white beaches, and delicious Mai Tais) that one can still enjoy the tastes and smells of winter (cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, [...]
Now, I’m not much of a cupcake person really. Of course, I haven’t tried any of those super gourmet cupcakes that are all the rage in the U.S. these days (I think they became popular after I moved to Japan). Usually I find that cupcakes are too sweet for me. When I do want something [...]
Sometimes it’s really interesting being married to a scientist. Just when I forget he does experiments in a lab coat all day, he’ll throw something sciencey at me, and I’ll remember that, yes, I’m married to a scientist.
As a disclaimer, let me just say that I’m not really much of a science person. Sure, [...]

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