Anna Mindess
Sign language interpreter by day, food writer by night; endlessly fascinated by the interplay of what we eat and who we are.
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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Jook – Comfort Food, Chinese Style
Jook, Congee, Rice Porridge = a warm bowl of comfort Sulking at home in today’s pouring rainstorm, I have one craving: a hot bowl of comforting jook. So I bundle up and drive over to the jook capital of Oakland, … Continue reading
Fresh Filo Dough at Oasis Market – not a mirage
Fresh filo dough makes a world of difference If you think baklava is simply a soggy square of solid sweetness, guess again. Tasting baklava made from fresh filo dough – instead of the frozen stuff that comes in a box … Continue reading
Posted in Middle Eastern Food
Tagged baklava, fresh filo, fresh phyllo, homemade filo, Oasis Market
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Japanese Bento Boxes – The Mother of All Cute Food
Japanese bento boxes provide children (or adults) with healthy food in pleasing and aesthetic forms. East Bay stores stock tiny vegetable cutters, egg molds and other supplies to make your own cute food lunches. Continue reading
Posted in Japan
Tagged bento boxes, cute food, Ichiban Kan, Japanese bento bento box lunch, Kawaii, Tokyo Fish Market
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The Perfect Fish Taco
In Hot Pursuit of the Perfect Fish Taco I am obsessed with Fish Tacos. Like a surfer who is eternally chasing the perfect wave, I feel compelled to top my last experience, no matter how satisfying it was. I am … Continue reading
Celebrate with your own Moroccan Party
Have a Moroccan party at Berkeley’s Saraha Home Decor, complete with colorful tents, Algerian music, hand-painted henna and home made Moroccan specialties. Continue reading
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