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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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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 [...]
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, [...]
Fall is coming. For some it’s already here, and in other places…well…the temperature has actually dropped to below 100 degrees! Wohoo! Time for a jacket! And still other places, like Texas, are too busy to notice or care whether it’s fall or not, because they’re on fire and trying to do something about that. Power [...]
I had a dream last night that I was “The One” (I tend to have a lot of these…), and I was traveling with Gandalf, who was leading us through the wilderness to my destiny. I’m still not sure what my destiny actually was, but it involved a lot of traveling. In the first part [...]
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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