2009 August : Looky Tasty – Adventures in NYC Food

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Recipe Testing: Sesame Wow Greens

Here’s another vegan recipe I tested for Terry Hope Romano’s upcoming international cookbook. So far, I’ve tried her fresh noodle soup in sesame miso broth, ginger marinated cucumbers, pumpkin potato panko cutlets, as well as her spicy kale coconut relish. This time I tested another one of her Japanese-inspired dishes – oshitashi, a Japanese spinach [...]

Recipe Testing: Spicy Kale Coconut Relish

I’ve been doing some recipe testing for Terry Hope Romano’s upcoming vegan cookbook, Vegan Eats World, which will feature a collection of international recipes. Previously I posted about her recipe for fresh noodle soup in sesame miso broth and it was delicious. Here is a peek into another one of her recipes. This one is [...]

Testing The Cookplus Vitamin Wok With A Swiss Chard Apples Recipe

The newest addition to my cookware collection is the Cookplus Vitamin 11-inch Wok from Lock&Lock. This aluminum wok has a vibrant red exterior and a non-stick interior coating. It is pretty light, but also seems quite durable. I decided to test it out with a sauteed dish – Swiss Chard With Apples.

Pizza box from Chicago’s Pizza

Posted by Cindy Waffles on August 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment

I came across these pictures from my previous trip to Chicago. Here’s Chicago’s Pizza. Here are pictures of the empty pizza boxes from the night we ordered from Chicago’s Pizza. We ordered a 10 inch thin crust pizza with pineapple and ham toppings. However, there were no pictures of the delicious pizza. It was great [...]

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Dumpling cookbook

Posted by Cindy Waffles on August 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The new dumpling cookbook by Andrea Nguyen is out today! I had preordered it on Amazon earlier and now I’m patiently waiting for it to arrive at my doorstep. Can’t wait!! For now, I’ll check out the sneak previews of the book available on her website. Also, check out her Vietnamese cookbook, Into the Vietnamese [...]

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Daytop Village Festival/ NY Japan Street Fair

Posted by Cindy Waffles on August 24, 2009 · 2 Comments

This past Sunday I went to the Daytop Village Festival and NY Japan Street Fair on Madison Avenue in NYC. It was part of the Daytop Village Festival which spanned from 42nd street up to 57th street on Madison Ave. The Japan Street Fair was between 43rd and 44th street. We started our adventure at [...]

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Looking back on the food and drinks at Lollapalooza

Posted by Cindy Waffles on August 18, 2009 · 3 Comments

I had a blast at this past Lollapalooza at Grant Park in Chicago. Lollapalooza is an annual music festival founded by Perry Farrell of Jane’s Addiction. This year, it was held from Friday Aug 6th to Sunday Aug 8th. I only attended the first day, but I had an awesome time even though the weather [...]

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Update from Lookytasty.com

Posted by Cindy Waffles on August 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Just came back from Chicago late last night. It was an awesome trip, from Lollapalooza to Chicago Comic Con to voyaging around Chicago neighborhoods. I managed to sneak in some food adventures… ordered some Chicago’s pizza, munched on some Wow Baos, gobbled up half price sushi at Tank, ate some pad thai at Noodles and [...]

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