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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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Do you like flan?
It’s super popular in Japan (they call it “pudding” though, not flan), but it seems like you don’t see it all that often in the U.S. Of course you can buy flan, and I’ve seen mixes for it, but it’s not really on the same level as things like chocolate [...]
I’m on a roll with the pumpkin recipes this season.
I’ve made some yearly favorites (pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin French toast, etc.), and I’ve also made some new favorites, namely pumpkin lasagna and pumpkin flan. I’m saving my pumpkin cheesecake for either Thanksgiving or Christmas, but I [...]
Once again, I know I’m kinda jumping the gun here with Fall, but…
I just really wanted some pumpkin bread.
I always start dreaming of Fall in August. Cool, crisp weather. Red, orange, and yellow leaves. The faint smell of smoke in the air from people’s fireplaces. The flavors of crisp apples and rich [...]
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, [...]
My fall pumpkin kick continues!
Yesterday I found myself with half a Japanese pumpkin (kabocha) and the desire to make something yummy with it.
I was also feeling kinda tired and bleh yesterday, so I wanted to make something fairly easy with said pumpkin.
Result: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Now if you’ve never had [...]

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