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Recent Posts
- Bye, Bye, Holidays — and a Crazy Stuffing Recipe for Next Year
- Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar in Walnut Creek
- Silicone and Garlic: Just Say No
- New Costco Product: Hot Smoked Norwegian Salmon
- TEPCO as Dishware Obsession
- Happy Easter 2011!
- Jazzed-up Matzo Brei for Breakfast
- Open Letter to Costco II
- Merritt Restaurant & Bakery in Oakland—not so good at first try
- Cafe Leila in Berkeley
- Easy Chocolate-covered Strawberries for Valentine’s Day
- Make a cheese souffle at home
- Did a “drive by” at Delhi Dhaba & Chaat in San Pablo (CA)
- Affogato: Quick, wonderful dessert
- Kirkland Fresh White Truffles
Tag Archives: personal
Berry’s recovery
We are all exhausted. Berry proceeded to pace around the house at intervals with the e-collar, trying to jam himself through small spaces. When we was not doing this, he would stand near the bed staring at us and crying, … Continue reading
Berry’s surgery
Berry, the actual akitachow of akitachow.com, is having surgery today. He has two eyelid growths and two masses on his trunk to be removed. In addition, they will be aspirating something on his stomach to make sure it’s not malignant. … Continue reading
Matt’s visit to Hong Kong
I’ve been meaning to post more photos from Matt’s 2007 trip to Hong Kong. Since I have no food news to report today I’ll do that here. We have: Aaron, Matt’s cousin and host, with his friend, Tracy, in Shenzhen, … Continue reading
The men of the house
Pix of the menfolk. Here’s a photo of the founder of the feast (on the right). He works hard so I can do this kind of thing much of the time. He’s not easy to photograph because he hates having … Continue reading
A dog in a car
Berry is unhappy in the car, as you can see here. He should be happy, though, because he knows that I always get him a McDonald’s double cheeseburger without condiments when we have to go to the vet or something … Continue reading
The big wooden Frankenstein family fish
I’ve been thinking about the wooden fish today. This is an item residing in my kitchen. The fish, constructed of boards of wood affixed and carved in the shape of a fish, inscribed and lacquered, was made for Steven’s grandfather, … Continue reading
50 Main Street, Binghamton, New York
This has nothing to do with food. I’ve been thinking that it’s about time I posted a bit about my father. I haven’t been able to bring myself to look at the funeral photographs and personal effects I shipped from … Continue reading
The funeral
If we are told as kids that we have to go through a morning like this in the distant future we wouldn’t believe it and, even if we did, we wouldn’t be able to grasp it. Thank God, since this … Continue reading
My father died today
My father, Frank Jerome Valencia, passed away early this morning at the age of 69.
They need to tell you about this kind of day in advance
My father is in a coma and I spent the day glued to his bedside in a reclining chair with a string of Christmas lights on over his bed. He loves Christmas lights. The nursing supervisor, who is very nice, … Continue reading
