Author Archives: Julie Hashimoto-McCreery

About Julie Hashimoto-McCreery

28 year old food blogger and writer.

Saturday Sites : Week Twenty

This list made me homesick for Kauai. Manapua, free avocados and papaya, lau lau, musubi, malasadas, shave ice, saimin! How about some missed connection ads for you? Okay, not for you, for a-holes! It’s inevitable that sometime you’ll be cooking … Continue reading

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Meatless Monday: Miso Mushroom Udon with Tempura Vegetables

When it comes to a good bowl of noodles, vegetarian or not, everything EVERYTHING key is the broth. You cannot make a good bowl of noodle soup without a good stock to base things on. Growing up, I loved noodles. … Continue reading

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Day to Day Life: Week Nineteen

The last week looked a bit like this: So many pretty spring blooms everywhere. Monday was Cinco de Mayo. There was a lot of citrus involved… Because a lot of fresh citrus means really good fresh margaritas! Perhaps another good … Continue reading

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Saturday Sites: Week Nineteen

What do moms really want for Mother’s Day? These things? Some of these two ingredient sandwiches sound delicious! This microscopic look at tears fascinated me. In an entirely different way, this cauliflower chowder also intrigued me. While I don’t have … Continue reading

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Blueberry Coconut Granola

I am on a mission: from here on out, I shall post as many granola recipes as possible! Jussst kidding. Can I tell you its taken me almost thirty years to appreciate a humble bowl of homemade granola? I don’t … Continue reading

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Easy Watermelon Margaritas

When it comes to cocktails, increasingly I find myself of the opinion that minimal ingredients provide a better drink. Especially when I am making a drink at home. There was a time in my life where I didn’t think this … Continue reading

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Meatless Monday : Cinco de Mayo Recipes

We eat a lot of Mexican-style food year-round. For a vegetarian, the possibilities are vast. True, there are many non-vegetarian options as well, but so much of what my love for Mexican food centers around is the flavors. The complexities … Continue reading

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Day to Day Life: Week Eighteen

The last week, in photos: Marbled morning sky. Accidental color-coded grocery shopping. Spinach + cheese & roasted pepper + cheese tamales. Slowly growing things… Roasted strawberry buttermilk cake is my favorite Spring cake. Roasted tomatillo salsa is delicious on tamales… … Continue reading

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Saturday Sites: Week Eighteen

Here are some fun maps showing what the state you’re in, or from, is known for… My kind of sandwich looks something like this one! Whenever I have some sort of ailment or illness that seems to be approaching, I … Continue reading

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No-Knead Pizza Dough + Tomato Basil Pizza Recipes

Last week, we started off the week with homemade pizza, made with my sourdough crust. We had leftover pizza the night after. The next day, there was this risotto. Thursday night, we had a spinach lasagna somewhat reminiscent of this … Continue reading

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