Since I posted on K-pop this week, I thought it would be nice to do a list of some of my favorite dance performances to watch. My tastes run toward street and Latin (mostly flamenco, which I studied for 2 years), so that’s what I’m sharing here: Might as well start with K-pop then, right?Continue reading “Friday Favorites: Dance Performances to Watch”
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ATEEZ
True confession time: I went down a K-pop (Korean pop music) rabbithole sometime in April. And as I currently spend at least 15 minutes every day checking in with my favorite K-pop band(s) online, it was starting to get a little weird that I never brought it up on what is essentially a blog aboutContinue reading “ATEEZ”
Losing It
I was going back through old photos on my phone and found this one. Tali had started working on Starfish, and it was just too perfect. This is definitely me some days….
Taiyaki/Bungeoppang
I recently picked up a taiyaki mold at Cost Plus (I guess the kids call it World Market these days….) because I love the ice cream taiyaki from Uji Time in Japan Center in SFO and because what’s not to like about adorable fish-shaped doughnut-pancakes? They’re very similar in conception and taste to æbleskiver—no clueContinue reading “Taiyaki/Bungeoppang”
Japanese Straw Animal Sculptures
Mammoth Straw Creatures Populate Japanese Farmland in the Annual Wara Art Festival https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/09/wara-art-festival-japan/
Comfort Food: Kimchi jjigae
This makes me so happy. I use this recipe with a couple of tweaks from Eric Kim—plus my homemade kimchi and homemade tofu. I have never once said the words, “This has too much kimchi in it,” but I may have gotten preeeeetty close this time. Oh well, I’ll just eat it with rice. OnContinue reading “Comfort Food: Kimchi jjigae”
Ceramics Saturdays: Ding Ware
The second entry in our series on the Five Great Kilns of the Song Dynasty…Ding ware was produced at a kiln in the north of China, near Hebei, during what is known as the Northern Song, the first of two peaks of imperial and cultural power during the 300-year dynastic period. Ding wares are typicallyContinue reading “Ceramics Saturdays: Ding Ware”
Friday Favorites: Feedly Cleanup +
Here are some more favorites from my Feedly plus some other things I came across this week that I thought were worth sharing: Rise of Phoenixes on Netflix. Don’t strap in for this one unless (a) you have about 70 hours to burn and (b) you really like brocade. But Chen Kun alone is worthContinue reading “Friday Favorites: Feedly Cleanup +”
Look! I made another brick…. sourdough whole wheat sandwich loaf from A Perfect Loaf (I’m giving you that link so you can see what it’s supposed to look like. Oh well, tastes like bread.
Raven stamps are out!
The Rookery 