Tag Archives: Food

How to Make Your Own Affordable Olive Garden Dish

On Friday I wrote a guest post for PT Money about copy-cat recipe blogs. Corinne recently introduced me to these gems which post duplicate recipes for your favorite restaurant’s dishes. For example, this site hosts 75 different recipes for different Chili’s dishes. Pretty cool stuff. Corinne’s been very creative in the kitchen as of late [...]

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How to Make Nachos in Japan

I love sushi and I’ve been introduced to some delicious Japanese foods, but sometimes I just want some food from America. Luckily, so does my girlfriend and she loves to cook. She searches food blogs and has creatively constructed 10-15 meals that taste like I flew back to Chicago and am eating at my mom’s [...]

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Comparing Grocery Prices in Japan to America

Nerd alert: I love grocery shopping. Knowing that my huge bowl of chocolate krispies only costs me thirty-five cents is a saver’s dream. I do enjoy the occasional night out at a restaurant with an appetizer, entree, and a glass of wine but at $8-$20 a shot these nights tend to come once every couple [...]

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