If you’re a frequent Costco visitor like me, you probably noticed the slew of new menu items slowly unveiled this year. It was so significant that the members-only warehouse made news this summer ditching old items like Polish hot dogs to make room for its so-called healthier options. Gone are the chocolate frozen yogurt and... Continue Reading →
San Diego Comic-Con is a busy every year for us. Between Paul prepping for Cool Jerk for the convention and me balancing work, the thing I look forward to the most is catching up with friends. If you’ve ever been an exhibitor at any convention, it’s really hard to get away from the table and... Continue Reading →
I’ve been pretty lucky as a food blogger. Since launching My Burning Kitchen in 2005 as a place online to document my journeys and thoughts, one of the best things was meeting Anthony Bourdain. It resonates even more now that he's gone. I won’t go on about how he changed the way we talked about... Continue Reading →
Part of my daily 45+ minute walk with Doctor is listening to a podcast. It’s something that makes the time go faster while being entertained and/or educated. Podcasts in my rotation include Radiolab, NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour, The Splendid Table, The Sporkful, Nerd for a Living, Forever 35, BJ Shea’s Geek Nation and just recently... Continue Reading →
If you’ve been following me on my Instagram account, you’ll know that I recently visited Scandinavia. But it wasn’t too long ago that I took food photos with an actual legit film camera. Young’uns not familiar with film photos won’t know what it’s like dropping off a roll of film to be processed, waiting for... Continue Reading →
Media tours are a funny thing. I’ve been on a few over the years like San Felipe, Montreal, Hawaii and Montana, it has never been a vacation for me. For one, with the exception of Mexico, I can never bring a guest. And two, everyone on the tour is on a strict schedule. There’s almost... Continue Reading →
But I did make this! Mashing up several properties into one spastic video that has nothing to do with the holidays. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Darlene, Paul and Doctor!
Longtime readers might know our family doesn’t eat turkey on Thanksgiving. I’ve slipped a few years giving way to baking a bird but still feel the dissatisfaction of dealing with the bones and rest of the remains. But my weekly trip to Trader Joe’s revealed a new holiday item: Turkey & Stuffing En Croute. I’m... Continue Reading →
Every fall and winter season, I like to nest and take on one big home renovation project. Since moving here, we’ve bought and assembled a storage bed, added a bunch of shelves and upgraded the tub and shower in both bathrooms. Part of taking on home projects is attributed it to the cooler weather but... Continue Reading →
What can I say about this year’s Comic-Con? Aside from it being the 15th year in a row at Paul’s Cool Jerk table and us being in the best of health, it was business as usual. While we didn’t offer any new books this year, we did offer limited edition enamel pins each with customized... Continue Reading →
My Burning Kitchen 