It's used as a colorant for a lot more than just food. My dad got some at the Asian market one time, and he was surprised that it is edible. I think he uses it in stains for furniture, or something...

Also, if you want a round pancake to have a letter on it, pour the letter shape first, give it a second, and then pour out the round pancake background on top. Of course, you can make a lot of othe...

Honestly, I like my eggs fried over hard. No runny yolks for me, please. Scrambled would be good on a sandwich, I think, though I usually go open-faced in which case it doesn't matter. ...

I know there are words and other pictures in this post, but all I can see is gelato. That is almost cruelly unfair. So jealous I'm drooling.

I think I'd be more likely to drop it, or drag it through something. Also, those rings never fit my fingers even as a kid. :(

I'm with the others who said they like the before picture better. I think it has a little more character than the after pic.

Definitely check out Just Hungry, and it's sister site Just Bento. That Morimoto book is amazing as well, though not really beginner friendly. I've had this book, A First Book of Ja...

I really don't love lettuce on sandwiches that much, so if it's there it will be just a little bit, and definitely not on a hot sandwich. So, not a big fan of just veggies sandwiches. ...

Lemon meringue cupcakes!! OMG! Thank you for this one.

I wouldn't do it for my house, then again it isn't really intended for that. But if the plastic version actually looks like the food then it can be a good menu display for a restaurant.

Oooh, that sounds tasty. But then, I drink things like this all the time--I'm usually not even awake for breakfast. I like an orange/pineapple juice mix with some strawberry syrup or t...

Argh! I keep seeing rhubarb here, but can't find any myself. I can't remember the company name, but I did have a rhubarb soda recently. That one smelled fantastic, but didn't taste lik...

I'm with roseslaw, who needs dinner when there's cheese and crackers? I usually like hard cheeses like cheddar, gruyere or manchego (though sometimes havarti or even a laughing cow wed...

Also, yes rice crackers are awesome. Nori maki arare, the bigger kameda age ichiban, and the little sakura shaped ones are my faves. Don't usually think of them in terms of a standard cracker, tho.

I hate water crackers, they just don't taste like anything to me--a bit like thin hard tack. Saltines are okay, but I really only eat them when I'm feeling sick. Favorites: wheat thins...

Ok, I realize this post is almost 3 years old but I wanted to add this suggestion: Cottage cheese on curry. Nice hot spicy curry, maybe with some fluffy rice underneath, and then strai...

I never keep leftover rice in the fridge. Mine always goes into the freezer for the next time I want soft, fluffy rice. It doesn't dry out there like it does in the fridge.

I'm just starting slowly, so I don't have that much stuff and it is all in containers, but I have: -'patio' tomatoes (with first little green specimen) -basil -rosemary

Well, since you asked... I've discovered my first tomato today!!! It's just a little tiny green thing, but I'm excited, obviously. Also got a good crop of lettuces (mesclun mix), some ...

Here's a recipe for furikake with radish tops, bonito flakes and tiny dried shrimp: ...