Cover Stories

Classic. After all, who’s going to suspect a lowly food blogger of being a top Field Op? If the cover story’s any good, and this one most definitely is, a promotion to Station Chief won’t be far behind. Really, it’s just a matter of… Wait, not that particular cover story? Yikes… Then forget you read…

Dabbling in Stocks

Stocks are simple, really. Pick a good one and, if things work as they should, a modest investment up front will yield generous dividends for a long time. This applies to investments, and doubly so to soup stocks. This site doesn’t have much to say about financial planning, though, which leaves only one topic, a…

Roll with It

True, the bamboo mat that’s part of a sushi kit is perfectly applied to its task, though so too is wrapping thinly-pounded steak around fresh vegetables in preparation for the grill.  This forms an egg roll of sorts, though with flamed steak filling in quite nicely for the outer shell.  Here’s a roll set on…

Teppanyaki? Hai!

Are you surprised it took so long for this blog to feature something Japanese?  I certainly am.  Anyone who’s seen the Tokyo shrine at my office desk, and most of you have, know of my affinity for Japanese culture.    Now, at last, I get around to honoring and celebrating it. By the way, teppanyaki refers to the…