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OOOHHH! Oh no she didn't!

"Three percent have poked themselves in the eye with a biscuit." Seriously?

The man sure sports a lot of bling for cracking eggs.

Usually just spaghettini with sun dried tomatoes, olives, capers, chickpeas, and kale.

Nothing beats fresh corn.

I get mine from the Savory Spice Shop too. Locally owned and operated, with a knowledgeable and friendly staff. You can't beat that, really.

Better question: what's with the "safety sticks"?

My boyfriend and I took a day trip to Yokohama while studying abroad in Tokyo. After a jaunt through Chinatown and a local amusement park, we set out around 4 PM to find a temple that was supposedly a 20 minute subway ride from the center of the city. After we got off at the appropriate stop, we wandered around the neighborhood for about 2 hours. Hungry and tired, we were about the give up when we turned down an alley and saw this magnificent blue light. We had found the temple--and had we gotten there any earlier, we would have missed seeing the temple and its spectacular light show.

@Michele

I completely agree with you about the quality of Starbucks overseas. I used to love to go to Starbucks when I lived in Tokyo, but would never dream of setting foot in one here.

Slightly seared in olive oil or butter and topped with lemon.

I don't know about you, but I can't wait to eat my overpriced instant noodles while listening to country bluegrass.

I can still remember my first attempt at making a vegan pumpkin pie and watching in horror as it erupted and spewed within the first ten minutes of baking. Thank god for self cleaning ovens.

It's pretty simple to make your own dumpling wrappers too. That brings down the cost of these dumplings even more. I use a recipe from Mark Bittman's "How to Cook Everything Vegetarian."