Adventures in Mika's Kitchen
So, I USED to have a ton of lemongrass growing in the backyard. It’s a long story, but basically, I was standing there watering my beloved lemongrass plants when I noticed a snake slithering out of the thicket. Triangular shaped head, rattle on the tail, diamond shaped markings. Yup… a young Western Diamondback Rattlesnake had [...]
The Brown Derby restaurant in Hollywood was famous for a variety of reasons: it was the “it” hangout for celebrities back in the day (Clark Gable, Lucille Ball…), the iconic dome shaped architecture that resembled a man’s Derby hat, the supposed birthplace of the Cobb salad… and last (but not least) the origin of the legendary Brown [...]
(Original Post Date: Feb 15, 2010) Happy Lunar New Year! Yesterday marked the beginning of the year of the Metal Tiger. I’m not a big fan of fireworks, but since most Lunar New Year celebrations incorporate the color red prominently, I decided to celebrate this occasion instead with some Year of the Tiger Red Velvet [...]
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