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FoodAugust 1, 2008October 26, 2011

Crab, Oysters, Shrimp & Pasta for $14 a Plate

Listen to this post: Crab, Oysters, Shrimp & Pasta for $14 Audio The Challenge? To cook a seafood meal for three, for under $20 a piece with fresh seafood purchased at the local Chinese Cultural Center (best seafood in town). Actual per person cost? Less than $14. This post is a fo…

FoodJuly 8, 2008April 13, 2011

Strange Food & Odd Ideas

Feeling lazy? Listen to this post instead: Listen to this post I like odd food. So long as the smell is good, I can usually master my eyes/mind and down most things. Occasionally I'll find a texture that's over the…

FoodMarch 5, 2008April 13, 2011

Fish, A Frying Pan and $9

Howdy all, I've decided to follow up on my previous post in which I shared my technique for cooking a live Dungeness crab, shrimp, squash and salad for $15. For today's project I chose salmon, sole, yams, and a side s…

FoodFebruary 3, 2008February 11, 2008

How To Eat Like A Millionaire On A College Budget

Dinner is an incredible thing. It's one of the few times during the day where we pause, come together and enjoy simple pleasures. I love good food and for a while fell victim to a common mis-perception. I mistakenly beli…

BackpackingNovember 3, 2007March 9, 2011

Florence, Italy

After an exhausting train and ferry ride I eventually arrived in Florence. I had pushed hard in order to ensure that I arrived in time to meet up with an old College/dance friend studying outside of Milan. I arrived Wedn…

BackpackingOctober 17, 2007March 9, 2011

Prague Part 2, Vienna & Bratislava

Bit of time to kill before I catch my bus to Croatia, so hopefully I'll get caught up! It's brutal how easy it is to fall behind and I hate writing when things are not still fresh in my memory...but here goes! Prague continued: The show and ballet I saw were both the highlights, but in general Pr…

BackpackingOctober 14, 2007March 9, 2011

Prague

Unfortunately, the computers in this hostel are located in the bar area...soo we'll see how much I get written before I get interrupted and/or can't focus any more. There are people starting to show up so I imagine it w…

BackpackingOctober 10, 2007March 9, 2011

Oktoberfest Day 3

After pushing hard the previous two days we took it easy Sunday morning. We slept in until about ten and then kicked around the hostel until about twelve when we went for a bite to eat. After washing up we decided to sto…

BackpackingOctober 8, 2007April 13, 2011

Castles, Lakes, Oktoberfest & Fall

All right, I finally figured out what a Czech Kruna is worth, managed to get some food, and have some semblance of an idea what I'm doing. That said, back to it: Luckily Oktoberfest ended at 11 pm as I mentioned in t…

BackpackingOctober 8, 2007May 4, 2010

Oktoberfest @ Munich – Day 1

Woke up bright and early Friday morning to meet Amber. We connected without any problem and then both made our way to the U.S. consulate so she could apply for a replacement passport. After a long bit in line we conn…