Author Archives: Ryo

Lemon-Poppy Pound Cake

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Ryo

The only thing I knew about poppy seeds was that eating too many of them can make you test positive for opiates. Despite the lack of drug tests in my life, that caused me to steer clear of eating anything … Continue reading →

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When More Costs More

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Ryo

I have apparently gone down to one post a month. And I barely made it this month. And it’s not even a baking recipe with a story, just a random math thing I noticed at Starbucks… I was at my … Continue reading →

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Blackberry Financiers

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Ryo

The word “financier” may remind you of someone who handles money, but it’s also the name of a small cake. Financiers are usually made from almond flour. And lots of butter. And so they are delicious. At least to me. … Continue reading →

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Almost a Royal

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Ryo

I was recently in Vegas, where I played some poker yet again. Despite some (in my opinion) bad luck, and the usual bad playing, I came out behind only $91. Much better than the $500 or so I was down … Continue reading →

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The Color of Blood

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Ryo

For whatever reason, I stopped making cocktails sometime in the second half of last year. Maybe it was because I started drinking more wine (for health reasons, of course). Maybe it was increasing laziness. Who knows. Then, last week, I … Continue reading →

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Coffee Swirl Coffee Cake

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Ryo

Coffee cake is called coffee cake not because it has coffee in it, but because you eat it along with coffee. At a lot of these breakfast places, I feel like it’s just an excuse to eat what’s basically cake … Continue reading →

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10 Things You Shouldn’t Buy New

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Ryo

For whatever reason, I was reading this article about things you shouldn’t buy new. It lists ten of them, and to my horror, I realized that I have habitually bought over half of those things new. Books I totally buy … Continue reading →

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2012 in Review

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Ryo

Well the fact that it’s taken me 27 days into the new year to write something about the previous year says something about my diligence. It’s just hard to create content, you know? Well, maybe I’ve just gotten lazier, I … Continue reading →

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Lightning Sometimes Strikes Twice but I Don’t Always Score with Rich Asian Men

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Ryo

I was in Vegas for a couple of days this week for my family’s annual holiday trip there, and of course I happened to play some poker. The second night, I was a 2/5 table that didn’t break until the … Continue reading →

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The Signal and the Noise

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Ryo

I recently read Nate Silver’s popular book, The Signal and the Noise. He’s the guy who correctly predicted the winner of the election in all fifty states. The book is about how people have attempted to predict various things – … Continue reading →

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