by Ko Akasaka | Apr 30, 2016
Spring is in full swing in California. Warm and fresh, with bright green everywhere. Unlike during the last few years of our record-breaking drought, we had decent rainfall over the past few months, which has made a big difference this spring. It seems trees and...
by Ko Akasaka | Apr 21, 2016
The Jumbo Molten Chocolate Macaron from Trader Joe’s weighs a whopping 100 grams (3.5 oz.). It is dangerously delicious and costs only 4 bucks for two macarons. Does that sound good? I’m addicted and have been trying to hook my friends and neighbors. I am not...
by Ko Akasaka | Apr 13, 2016
I met a pretty young woman during my recent field trip in Caribbean. She introduced me to a rustic coconut confection called Cucurucho, in which shredded coconut is cooked with honey, raw sugar, papaya and guava and then wrapped in a cone shaped palm leaf. It is a...
