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Rules: The Oldest Restaurant in London

Deanna — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:49:07 +0000

Wandering through the streets of London can be a magical experience, especially in the winter season. Even more exciting is going to local pubs to warm up on a chilly day. Now if you are wanting history, good food and a immensely amazing atmosphere, you have to go no further than the oldest restaurant in [...]

Starbucks (SOMA) in the Embarcadero District – San Francisco

Deanna — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:38:30 +0000

Embarcadero Starbucks on Spear So I am a big Starbucks connoisseur, and visit any Starbucks I can to see where is the most conducive to reading, writing and working. In my search through San Francisco for a Starbucks that is cozy, warm and has a great staff, I have found my favourite one yet! The [...]

Sake in San Francisco at Ozumo

Deanna — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 07:01:44 +0000

I have been frequenting a Sushi restaurant here in the San Francisco Embarcadero district, which is nice and close to the Financial District and the SOMA area. As you might know (or not), I have difficulties wheat-beers and some overly sugary drinks, so when I want something aside from a non-alcoholic beer, I tend to [...]

Touring London Solo – Where to go & What to do (non-touristy)

Deanna — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 16:15:20 +0000

So in my past couple weeks I have learned that traveling in London is not very conducive to a solo/single traveller, well that is if you want to do all the tourist-y activities. Now what is brilliant for someone travelling and touring London England on their own is the fact that people here are just [...]

Finding A Vacation during the Olympics to O’ahu-Hawai’i (With A Kitchen)

Deanna — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:44:57 +0000

Oahu is the third largest of the Hawaiian islands, and known as being one of the busiest vacation spots. I personally prefer Kaua’i for its lush tropical greenery and quiet solitude, but when planning a vacation on a budget I can’t be too picky. Finding a decently priced vacation with flight and accommodations included can [...]

Martha Stewart Baking Handbook – Blueberry Muffins Recipe (Revised into Pumpkin Oatmeal Muffins)

Deanna — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:00:36 +0000

Round 2: Wheat-free Muffins The next project in the Martha Stewart Baking Handbook that I thought I would attempt would be muffins. The pictures in the book and the recipe seemed fairly straight forward, and I figured it would be a good recipe to try to adapt to a wheat-free recipe. The recipe is Blueberry [...]

Martha Stewart Baking Handbook – Chocolate-Glazed Gingerbread Cake Recipe

Deanna — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:28:13 +0000

Round 1: Wheat-free, Chocolate-free, & Healthier Version of Martha Stewart Baking The first recipe I tested out in the Martha Stewart was the Chocolate-Glazed Gingerbread Cakes (found on page 191). While the recipe seems straight forward I had to reassess how I would tackle it in a wheat-free and chocolate-free way. As noted in my [...]

Follow-Up: Baking Project Experiment- Martha Stewart Baking Handbook

Deanna — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:02:56 +0000

A few weeks ago I mentioned that I was going to be trying out different recipes from Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook. Well, after substituting wheat flour for rice flour in a few recipes, I realized that a majority of the recipes in the cookbook are able to be wheat-free and yummy at the same time! [...]

Christmas (Wheat-free) Baking Project Experiment: With Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook

Deanna — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:15:20 +0000

The Christmas season is here, and I have nearly finished marking final exams, and I have no experiments or major research to do over the holidays. Therefore it is time to do my own experiments at home, and buy some baking cookbooks and make use of my oven and baking supplies. My baking cupboards are full [...]

Cute Super Mario Power-Up Mushroom and My Love of Bento Box Design

Deanna — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:10:16 +0000

I have always been a fan of cute bento boxes, and when @nachoman recently sent me this link I was quite excited. http://annathered.wordpress.com/2009/06/21/how-to-make-a-radish-mushroom/ This bento box creator took a radish and cut it up to look like the Power Up Super Mushrooms in the Super Mario video games for Nintendo (which as a child I [...]