Category Archives: Catch-all
How to sneak in some fruit into your fussy eater’s breakfast – Banana Pancakes
A friend of mine, Pete, and I were discussing consumer behavior and analytical techniques marketers use to drive purchasing. If you hadn’t already guessed it, yes, we are both MBA’s (Makes “B” Average, as somebody once pointed out). Anyway, we … Continue reading
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A very veggie ham
As you know from my tagline, I am a carnivore in rehab. While I really miss eating meat, I don’t regret my decision to quit. However, I don’t let any chance to try a meat substitute go by. As many … Continue reading
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A very satisfying breakfast – Sweet and Savory Crepes
My wife was born in Belgium and spent a lot of years in Europe when she was younger. Having developed a taste for crepes early on, one recent Sunday morning her cravings started again. Waking up, I found her hunched … Continue reading
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A winter warmer – Thukpa Noodle Soup from Tibet
India, especially the region around Delhi and Himachal Pradesh, has a lot of people who migrated from Tibet. These are folks that escaped the Chinese invasion into Tibet and now call India their home. When I was in college in … Continue reading
The Art of Jugaad – Making Pizza in India
Lack of resources, while terrible in itself, does wonderful things to people. Many of you may have heard of William Kamkwamba from Malawi, who, with a little more than tremendous willpower constructed a windmill from scrap. If you haven’t read … Continue reading
An easy dessert for the holidays – Pain de Genes with Pecans and Chocolate
Pain de Genes (Genoa Bread) is a classic french cake made with almonds. In France the cake is made by using both sweet and bitter almonds. Since bitter almonds are not readily available, not necessarily a bad thing since they … Continue reading
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Go Crazy Cheesecake – Guest Post
Here is the first of many guest posts on this blog. Shubhra Srivastav is an old friend of mine from undergrad. While she is a technologist by training and profession (she has degrees from IIT, Berkeley and Columbia and works … Continue reading
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Picky Kids and Food 1 – Egg Salad Sandwiches anyone?
Don’t know about you guys but we have some significant challenges keeping our kids fed. The older one is picky and there is a subset of food in the known universe that she would deign to eat (fruit of any … Continue reading
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Tofu Banh Mi – Vietnamese Sandwich
For years the French colonized Vietnam. While one can argue both for or against colonization, there is one thing that there is no argument over: the French introduced the baguette to the Vietnamese and that was undeniably a good thing. … Continue reading
Mango Ginger Mint Sorbet
We have been living in a furnace for the past month or so. Temperatures in Dallas, TX (where I live) have been over 100F (38C) for over a month now. Yesterday was 109F (43C). It is nasty, dry heat. In … Continue reading
