I can’t sleep, so I thought I would elaborate on an answer for someone who asked, a couple weeks ago, what kind of rice cooker they should get. I owned four at the time, and currently own five. I figure I can give an informal perspective on rice...

So a lot of people have heard by now of the RWA removing a member of Dear Author’s bloggers from their associates roster over the #romfail tag on Twitter. I think quite a few authors in the RWA complained about #romfail because, not only was it a...

And my gods, homemade applesauce is awesome. Breakfast Bento: awesome applesauce, Bob’s Red Mill Old-Fashioned Muesli, satsuma slices. The awesome applesauce is from this recipe Natalie L. recommended. I halved the water for the slow cooker version;...

It’s an odd thing. But making bento had managed to drag me into work (as opposed to working from home) every day I’ve made it. Even the days where I spend part of the morning on the floor, wondering how I can have everything I want but still have...

Well, the prospect of making bento does get me up and, subsequently, out the door in the mornings. I think it’s just that I can have a relaxed breakfast on the ferry, rather than one rushed at home or something expensive and greasy in the ferry galley....