Food the Wong Way, and some other hobbies
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Pro-Tip Tuesday, Travel Edition:
the Power Outlets Hiding in Plain SightTravel Pro-Tip of the Day: my co-explorer and I often run into limited device-to-charging-cord ratios when we travel. Either one of us has packed a cord but the other overlooked it, or there appear to be too few compatible outlets wherever we’re staying. Besides using a plugged in laptop as a USB port for phone cables,…
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Snowshoeing & Other Winter Fun
in Denali National Park
Alaskan Adventures Part 1As I mentioned in part 0 of Alaska adventures, I flew in to Fairbanks around midnight. I got to sleep in the delightfully welcoming cabin (this one booked via VRBO) by about 3am, and yeah, it was in a city called North Pole. (!)* I loved staying at this cabin, and found the hosts helpful and responsive. This post may…
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What to Pack for an Alaskan Winter Adventure
Alaska – Part 0Where one can let the spirit go with joyous abandon, to sense the freedome of the wilderness. -Olaus Murie The first time I remember camping and absolutely loving it, I was twenty-one years old. My significant other and I had scored a great deal on tickets to Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula from Minneapolis. As we landed and…
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Pro-tip Tuesday: a Remedy for Sore Muscles Apres-Board/Ski
Food the Wong Way has involved a healthy dose of outdoor activity this winter, including a fair bit of snowboarding and snowshoeing, which historically has been hard on my knees and back. My friend Katherine recently talked me into going with my local German pub Prost on a ski bus, so despite appearing to have…
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MOHAI’s Edible City Exhibit – An Inclusive Exploration of Seattle’s Food Landscape
One overcast Friday, I ventured to the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) to check out their Edible City exhibit with my friend Sarah and her two kiddos. We wandered in from the parking lot feeling lucky to have found a spot (not free, max 4 hrs) to park and paid the $20 per adult.…
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Pro-Tip Tuesday: Make Creme Fraiche on the Road!
Looking for a dessert you can bring on the road to impress your friends? Here’s one I made in an AirBnB over a visit to my home state. It takes very few ingredients, little predictability in equipment, and you can bring it with some fruit for a dinner party:
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What is that?! How to try a new vegetable
Novelty is the spice of life. Oh wait, that’s variety. Well, I like novelty.. Step 1: Walk inside a grocery store, bodega or your favorite market. Step 2: Spot a piece of produce that makes your brain itch with curiosity. In this case: this delightfully geometric vegetable next to the cauliflower.
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How do you get enough sleep, but not enough sleep?
Wellness Wednesday: Week 3 Sleep Goals Recap Well folks, I can officially declare success. Last week I hit the 8 hour target average time for sleep. Hooray. Data Points (according to Fitbit data): All 2016 Average: 7 hr Pre-experiment Week 0: 7h12min (while on vacation, i.e. includes random gluts of sleeping in) Week 1 (1/8-1/14):…
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