food and life in the foreign service
When I got married, one of the things my mom gave me was the "More-With-Less" Mennonite cookbook, something she and my dad had often cooked from in the early years of their marriage. Although I haven't used it nearly as much as I should have (as everything we've tried has been excellent), one of the... Continue Reading →
In early September, we took a little day trip to Maastricht, in the Netherlands. Partly because we wanted to visit a new place and partly because I specifically wanted to visit the cool bookstore there that I had read about in an article on beautiful bookstores around the world. Our trip was great and someday... Continue Reading →
It was recently Scarlett's birthday -- our baby poodle is now four years old! Very exciting. Although we didn't throw a party like we did for her second birthday, I did bake her the same cake as I did then. The humans (Grant, my brother who was visiting at the time, and myself) weren't as... Continue Reading →
In August/September, we went back to the States for our R&R. The trip was great, and we were able to be with my entire family for the first time since something like Christmas 2012. Plus we were able to spend a lot of time at the beach, something I always want to do. While at... Continue Reading →
Not to be confused with my June 17, 2013 post, Serbian Food, Belgrade Restaurants... It is nearly a year later and I can safely say that my thoughts about food at post remain unchanged: I love Serbian food. Although I don't think I could eat ćevapi every day, I can happily eat it quite often,... Continue Reading →
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