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My $300 rice cooker

CF / September 30th, 2013 / 13 Comments

Growing up in an Asian family, I always used rice cookers. I never even considered cooking rice in a pot (who cooks rice in a POT?!) until my late teens when my white friends cheerfully informed me that they *always* cooked rice in a pot. I was aghast. Rice cookers are marvelous inventions. You just add a scoop or two of rice, a scoop or two of water (depending on the type of rice!) and hit...

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Being a good Craigslist buyer

good Craigslist buyer, Craigslist, buyer, seller

CF / September 2nd, 2013 / 20 Comments

Recently, I’ve been helping a friend get rid of some stuff on Craigslist. I’ve always been pretty good at selling things on Craigslist and for the most part, it’s easy. Listing is free, browsing is free, and Craigslist takes care of anonymizing your email for you. I like it better than eBay because it’s local and you don’t have to bother with shipping. But at some point,...

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August Garden Update

Garden Update, homegrown, gardening at home, gardening

CF / August 19th, 2013 / 10 Comments

Another month of summer down means another month of gardening has passed us by. Last month, we showed off our new community garden and the seedlings and plants that we had in the ground. This month, Vancouver has had a long bout of sunny, warm weather, followed recently by some cooler showers. This can only mean one thing – harvest time! New Community Garden Despite the monstrous tomato jungle...

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Repair or Replace the Fridge?

Replace the Fridge, refrigerator problems, ref, refrigerator, freezer, home appliance

CF / July 22nd, 2013 / 21 Comments

A few days ago, my fridge stopped working. First the freezer stopped freezing things reliably, then the whole fridge had cooling issues. All this while Vancouver had temperatures in the mid-to-high 20s! Needless to say, Brian and I lost most of our food stash and the stuff that we did cook didn’t taste quite right. Photo Credit: hankinsphoto via Flickr While we were waiting for the technician...

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