Boba Milk Tea

I used to have a major addiction to boba milk teas. I would stop by Sam Woo every single day before class. As with any of my addictions, they seem to slowly disappear. I recently rediscovered this yummy drink and I've been drinking it almost every single day since.Boba is really easy to make at home....

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Vietnamese Chicken Curry (Ga Ca Ri)

I made this before leaving for California. I typed up a recipe but can't find it on my computer. I was a little distracted. I received bad news around 1:00 PM on Thursday afternoon and then spent the rest of the day trying to figure out how to get everything ready so that I could leave for California....

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Vietnamese Vermicelli Noodle Bowl (Bun Dac Biet)

I'm finally back in town. Actually I've been back since Saturday night but I am still in an emotional rut. If I don't think about it too much, I'm okay but once I start to think about it...well I get really sad. Life is just not fair sometimes.Everyone at work thought I took a week long vacation....

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Coleslaw

I'm posting a recipe for coleslaw that I made last week. I won't be posting for at least the next week. I'm on my way to California for the funeral of a loved one whose life was cut way too short.½ cup mayonnaise¼ cup milk¼ cup buttermilkjuice of 1 lemon juice1 ½ tablespoons apple cider vinegar1/3...

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Nikon Customer Service Sucks

I am the ultimate consumer and referrer. If a have good experience with a company, I will rave about it to all my friends and I will insist that they need one too. In these tough economic times, I would like to believe that companies are really focusing on their customer service. I still believe that a product is only as good as the company behind it.Below are companies with great customer service:-...

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Marshall Field’s Famous Chicken Potpie

The Cook’s Illustrated Simple Chicken Pot Pie recipe is very similar to the Marshall Field’s recipe. Cook’s Illustrated simplified it by using chicken breasts instead of a whole chicken and frozen puff pastry instead of homemade piecrust. I made something in between. I didn’t want to use puff...

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Cream Drop Biscuits

Not food related but I had to post a few pictures from today's game. I took the day off and went to the last regular season home game. We were at the game on Tuesday night and after the Braves lost and the Rockies won, we thought about the possibility of the Rockies clinching a playoff spot at home....

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