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Love Is In The Air: Create Your Own Heart-Shaped Bokeh

by Karen February 13, 2012

Lately, the combination of a busy school schedule and my addiction to Instagram has resulted in serious camera-neglect. I’ve found little time and reason to take the ol’ DSLR out. So when I saw this simple lens filter DIY, I jumped at the opportunity to play around and have fun– and just in time for [...]

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Baumkuchen (German Tree Cake): A Labor of Love

by Karen January 4, 2012

As a food blogger, I’m constantly bombarded by food recipes and photos at an attention-deficit inducing rate. This has resulted in probably the largest, most disorderly bookmark folder known to man, and most of which I’ll probably never get to given the limitations of the human stomach. So, when I make it a priority to [...]

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Odd Eats: Nattō

by Valerie August 31, 2011

Folks, it’s time for another edition of Odd Eats and this time, I’m taking it personally. That is, this time we’re trying a Japanese dish and I’m half-Japanese so I better like it. Nattō is a popular Japanese food consisting of fermented soy beans. Its origins date back hundreds if not thousands of years and [...]

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iCook: Steak Salad with Warm Balsamic Reduction Dressing

by Valerie July 27, 2011

This summer I seem to be making steaks with salad almost embarrassingly often. But I just think the combination is divine and I never seem to get sick of it so it’s become my go-to meal. This particular steak and salad dish could be made with any meat good enough to be grilled on a [...]

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Photo Friday

by Karen July 22, 2011

(Image from Globetrotter Diaries)

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Cherry Pickin’

by Karen July 5, 2011

Cherry season is in full swing and a friend invited me to go cherry picking over the weekend, which luckily was the last day of the season! There were Bings… An abundance of Rainiers… So, what would you do with a bucket full of sweet cherries?

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Photo Friday

by Karen June 24, 2011

(Image from Globetrotter Diaries)

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Odd Eats: Durian, Forbidden Fruit

by Valerie June 17, 2011

Well, our last Odd Eats experience with ambergris might have been distinct smelling but at least it was subtle. This week’s Odd Eats is everything but! Durian is one of the naturally strongest smelling fruits I’ve ever come across. And apparently I’m not the only one who feels that way. In Singapore, it is actually [...]

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