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Book Review: Punk Cookery

July 26th, 2008 at 6:36 pm » Comments (0)

Punk Cookery, The Punk Rocker’s Cafe Cookbook, Vegetarian Specialties by Ian Finn

My review

rating: 5 of 5 starsI certainly haven’t tried every recipe in this book, but I have tried enough to know that it is spot on for what it is offering, which is a variety of grubbing, basic vegetarian […]



The Buick ate My Planet (and My Food Supply)

May 12th, 2008 at 10:14 pm » Comments (2)

Back in the day, A- had a zine called the Buick ate my Planet.  I don’t remember how many issues came out, but I do remember that it included suggestions of car-free trips and resources and told stories of living car-free in the bay area.  Anyways, I only bring it up to steal the great […]



Cake Gallery

March 24th, 2008 at 3:18 am » Comments (0)

Here are my best cakes:

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Happiness

February 15th, 2008 at 5:46 pm » Comments (0)

My friend A- is always doing studies. If she is considering making any kind of change in her life, she researches it from every angle. She reads about it, she interviews her friends or acquaintances about it. I love seeing her go through this process and getting asked questions that make me think deeply […]



Manpuku-yum!

February 10th, 2008 at 11:00 pm » Comments (0)

J- and I recently found this place, Manpuku. It is a good thing because we have also been finding a budget.  We used to love to go to Kirala, often on J-’s brother’s treat.  It really wasn’t sustainable to rely on Kirala for our sushi desires.  Manpuku is certainly not the highest quality sushi around, […]



Anarchy Cake

February 4th, 2008 at 5:30 am » Comments (0)

Our friend A- just had a birthday. Actually, I had only met A- once and he was at the opposite end of the table, so we hardly talked. But, there was an immediate connection and when I got invited to his suprised party, I was excited to make his cake. It turned out […]



Z-’s first birthday cake

August 28th, 2007 at 5:02 pm » Comments (0)

It was the first birthday party of my “adopted niece”, Z- today. I was there for her mom’s labor and her delivery, as well. It was nice to see everything going so well after a year. I regret not being able to make it to S- more to see her, mostly because […]



How to Stop Time: Heroin A-Z

November 15th, 2001 at 11:16 pm » Comments (0)

“Addiction can show us what is deeply suspect about nostalgia.  The drive to return to the past isn’t an innocent one.  It’s about stopping your passage to the future, it’s a symptom of fear of death, and the love of predictable experience.
And the love  of predictable experience, not the drug itself, is the major damage […]



Food Snob

November 15th, 2001 at 11:12 pm » Comments (0)

My Sister died from clogged arteries at the age of 40 about 6 years ago.  She weighed over 500 lbs.  She couldn’t walk more than a block without resting, had really bad knee problems and ate all the time.
My father is diabetic.  He gives himself insulin shots like 5 times per day and he still […]