Gotta get them tacos.
Hi there! Pickle Deli Square is a collection of my experiences living, eating, and traveling the world. Currently an expat based in Valencia, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain.
All in California
Yummi Dumplings: Frozen Xiaolongbao and Wontons Delivered
Perhaps the first meal we had that wasn’t cooked from scratch, in half a year: a delivery of dumplings from Orange County. Perfect for pandemic times!
San Diego Eats: Make & Makan's Nasi Lemak
From an open trunk in the Mira Mesa High School parking lot, comes the comforting national dish of Malaysia.
San Diego Eats: Qala Peruvian Seafood & Grill
A splurge meal from a new restaurant in La Jolla
Black Cod Tacos
A simple recipe from Bon Appetit’s “basically” series results in some pretty stunning results.
Almond-Crusted Fish Sandwiches
Homemade fish sandwiches, from baked fish fingers to the telera rolls.
Lobster Pasta! Lobster Tacos!
Dining in luxury with more leftover lobster from our haul of California spiny lobsters.
Lobster Rolls made with California Spiny Lobster
From making the New England-style buns from scratch to assembling the California lobster salad.
Local California Spiny Lobsters!
Learning how to break apart the lobster and clean it. Plus, a sampling of different preparation methods: steaming, boiling, and roasting.
Squid!
Looking back at some cooking experiments in June, with the fresh squid from Haworth Fish.
Searing, Steaming, Poaching, Boiling: How We've Liked to Prepare our Local Fish
Learning that perhaps the simplest methods are the best: searing and steaming.
Fresh Local Fish and Seafood from Haworth Fish: a Pandemic Discovery
Finding the freshest, locally caught fish delivered to our door.
San Francisco Ballet: Box Seats!
A thoroughly special evening at the ballet, because the tickets were box seats!
SF Giants By Land and By Sea
On my bike rides home from the Transbay Terminal, I pass by the Giants Stadium...
Farmer's Market Bounty: July
Recently, I found out how easy it is to bike to the Ferry Building Farmer's Market on Saturdays with my trusty Dutch bike...
So Nocal: Looking for co-parent/s
In case I forgot I was in Berkeley, I came across this flyer on a telephone post while waiting for the bus...
United Memorabilia!
At United's Family Day, I was most happy to get a whole bunch of memorabilia...
San Francisco Fleet Week
Fleet Week was super cool...
San Francisco!
Crossing into San Francisco...
Springtime in San Diego
Mid-February, and the temperature was in the mid-70s Fahrenheit, i.e. mid-20s Celsius...