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Japan Trip 2024

Posted on April 30, 2024May 5, 2024 by Joe Del Rocco

After a long, COVID-induced wait, we finally took our trip to Japan! It was a real pleasure shepherding my family across Tokyo and Kyoto. I myself would have preferred to visit the Tohoku region this time, but it’s essential to visit Tokyo and Kyoto at least once (this being their first time to Japan). My…

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Cooking Japanese Food

Posted on June 15, 2021February 21, 2022 by Joe Del Rocco

Recently we’ve been cooking some Japanese food. I’ve mentioned before that I was once an exchange student in Japan many years ago. So Japanese food has always been one of my favorites. I didn’t cook it for many years. Takuan (たくあん) made by hand. Basically pickled daikon radish. It’s one of many pickled dishes called…

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Pandemic Tangerine

Posted on February 1, 2021July 18, 2021 by Joe Del Rocco

Fascinating 🖖. This is what a tangerine looks (and feels and sounds) like after being left undisturbed on an office desk for roughly 1 year. It was left on my desk pre-pandemic and found almost a year later sitting in the same spot untouched. It wasn’t rotten or mushy but extremely hard and light, I…

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Cooking in Quarantine

Posted on May 1, 2020July 19, 2021 by Joe Del Rocco

The stores have no yeast, flour, or baking sheets… It seems we’re all cooking more these days. Here are some of the meals we put together. Kung Pao chicken Pineapple sweet ‘n sour chicken Spicy tofu, mushroom, and lotus dry-pot Lemon parsley chicken and potatoes Callos a la Madrileña (my dad made this) Clam chowder…

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PHA Volunteer of the Year

Posted on April 12, 2019July 19, 2021 by Joe Del Rocco

Honored to be The Parke House Academy Volunteer of the Year 2019! Every teacher in the school prepared a special dish for the volunteers luncheon. It was really nice (and delicious). Love this school!

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Half-Way House Restaurant

Posted on November 10, 2018July 19, 2021 by Joe Del Rocco

Tonight we dined at the historic Half-Way House Restaurant, located in North Chesterfield, VA, halfway between Richmond and Petersburg. Though easily overlooked today, it was once a mainstay for anyone traveling south of Richmond by carriage, and was an official change and rest stop for Petersburg Coach. The restaurant was built in 1760 on a…

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Exploding Glassware!

Posted on July 18, 2018August 24, 2018 by Joe Del Rocco

This is a true story. Yesterday I brought a leftovers lunch in a rectangular glassware container that we have owned/used for years. We’ve never had any problems with it, or any others like it. Up until today I actually preferred this container over plastic containers. That is no longer the case. I heated up my…

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Tomato Hornworm

Posted on April 24, 2017July 19, 2021 by Joe Del Rocco

Here are some pictures of a tomato hornworm found on our tomato plants. We had never seen one before today. These “loopers” are much more common. I’m just glad it wasn’t one of these bad boys!

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