My most recent car buying experience took three rounds of negotiating over the course of 2.5 hours to get a fair deal. This 2.5 hours did not include time spent test driving, evaluating a potential trade-in, signing the deal with finance, and conducting the delivery walk-through. After this arduous buying process, I looked into ways … Read more
My daughter has tried a variety of preschool-age activities – soccer, gymnastics, dance, art, etc. The only activity that has stuck is piano. Considering the exploration vs. exploitation trade-off, perhaps it’s better to delay exploring new activities until she’s older and instead exploit her current interest in music. I imagined her having fun playing in … Read more
While researching museum memberships, I found many museums offer reciprocal membership to other museums. For instance, the de Young museum offers reciprocal membership through NARM at the contributor level ($299). However, the Museum of Craft and Design offers reciprocal membership through NARM and ROAM at the enthusiast level ($150). Clearly, the Museum of Craft and … Read more
This recipe is from Bon Appetit, saved here in case of link rot (with some modifications in the notes). It’s incredibly rich and creamy. Ingredients 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided 1 cup finely chopped kimchi, plus ⅓ cup kimchi juice 2 tablespoons gochujang ½ cup low-sodium chicken broth 1 pound fresh udon noodles Kosher salt … Read more
Another Costco Business special. I bought a 25 lb case of Roma tomatoes and a pound of cilantro and then adapted this recipe to help use them up. Ingredients Dressing 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons rice vinegar 2 teaspoons sugar 2 teaspoons reduced sodium soy sauce 1.5 teaspoons oyster sauce 3 tablespoons … Read more
This is an amalgamation of a few recipes I found online that I wanted to remember. I simplified the ingredients (e.g. no carrots, no celery, no milk, no lemon, etc.) and cut out any fancy equipment (e.g. no pressure cooker, no dutch oven). Everything is browned to add flavor before it’s added to the soup. … Read more
Yes, it quesadillas! I bought a 30 pack of flour tortillas from regular Costco and a 5lb bag of shredded Mexican four cheese blend from business Costco. The only way to eat it all is to try to quesadilla everything. My wife asked me to recreate the kimchi fried rice with spam from Bear’s Ramen … Read more
Costco Business sells restaurant-sized quantities of food for close to wholesale prices. A case of 35 avocados costs $16. 8 oz. of basil costs $4. Whatever you buy becomes the Iron Chef secret ingredient to use it all up. Freeze-dried strawberries are a substitute for tomatoes and take this dish to the next level. They … Read more
Terra Cotta Warrior is our benchmark for cumin lamb. It’s an excellent Shaanxi/Xi’an restaurant. It’s always packed and almost all of the patrons are Chinese (although the secret is out and non-Chinese people dot the crowd). This cumin lamb recipe from Lucky Peach Presents 101 Easy Asian Recipes tastes slightly different (cumin is more subtle, … Read more
This recipe is from Lucky Peach Presents 101 Easy Asian Recipes, where it’s described as “This bastard love child of Bolognese and mapo tofu is a de-escalated and simplified version of a dish from Momofuku Ssam bar. You will Win Friends and Influence People by serving it in your home.” It’s as delicious as advertised. … Read more