Archive for the 'recipe' Category
This month is my grandparents’ 60th anniversary. To celebrate we’ve planned a number of festivities, the first of which was a family dinner party. They put me in charge of the menu, which was a big responsibility, especially because the other hosting candidates were professional caterers and fancy hotel restaurants, but I gave it my all and played the granddaughter card, which definitely scored me some extra points!
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December 23 2011 | appetizers and meat and recipe and thoughts and vegetarian | 8 Comments »
I’m in Korea! After resting for a week (…or actually two), I’ve finally eased my way back into the kitchen. I never realized how difficult it would be to cook at home versus a commercial kitchen, but it’s been fun making what I’ve learned for my family. Things don’t always come out as polished and nice as I want them too, but it just makes me realize how much more I need to practice and learn.
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December 18 2011 | fromage and recipe and thoughts | 4 Comments »
I’m in San Diego! It was such a spontaneous, impromptu trip that I still can’t believe I’m here. It’s been over two years since I was last in the States, I’m having so much fun visiting even the most mundane of places (ie. supermarkets). Obediently waiting for me when I got here was 1.5 years worth of Food & Wine magazines my grandparents diligently saved for me! It’s been so much fun going through them and tagging recipes and ideas I like.
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November 16 2011 | appetizers and recipe and side dish and thoughts and vegetarian | 10 Comments »
Aside from being a little homesick, it’s also been hard saying goodbye to all the people I met during this past year. Most of the friends I made are fellow students and/or similar globetrotters like myself, so leaving France has inevitably been around the corner. Expected as it may be, goodbyes are always sad and a bit melancholy. But to make the most of it for two friends, I decided to make some goodbye brownies for our farewell picnic.
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August 04 2011 | chocolate & sweets and recipe and thoughts | 11 Comments »
A couple years ago I wrote about being a tennis fan with my sister and going to the US Open. I’ve since left New York and haven’t been back, but lucky for me I moved across the world only to land in another city that hosts a Grand Slam. Roland Garros, or the French Open, is played on a clay surface, which makes it different from the more familiar hard court surface of the US Open. My sister and I loved going to the US Open together, so it only made sense that her Euro trip to visit me coincided with Roland Garros (which ended last Sunday). I had been to the tournament the previous year and remembered how mediocre but expensive the food was so I decided to pack some sandwiches for us.
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June 08 2011 | europe and france and paris and recipe and sandwiches and thoughts | 5 Comments »
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