food and life in the foreign service
I love cookies and am always on the lookout for new recipes, especially new almond cookie recipes, because almond is Grant's favorite. Way back when we were in language training at FSI, he once had a particularly long day, so I decided to bake him cookies as a surprise. Knowing I didn't have almond paste... Continue Reading →
When I set about making a cake for Scarlett's birthday, I wanted to make an ombre cake. Three layers, light to dark pink. But that's a lot of cake and I think even I would have a tough time finishing it before it started to go stale. So then I decided the cake would be... Continue Reading →
As I recently mentioned, it was Scarlett's birthday earlier this week. To celebrate it, I decided to make a cake, even though I haven't made one in years (literally. something happened to one of my cake pans before I arrived in Tashkent and I didn't purchase a new set until right before packout for Belgrade, so... Continue Reading →
I love watermelon and recently, I've been taking advantage of the rock-bottom prices (we've found them for as low as roughly 8 cents/lb) and delicious melons that Serbia has to offer. My latest thing is making watermelon granita. Not only is it delicious and refreshing but it also looks pretty impressive -- yet is incredibly... Continue Reading →
I recently had my first taste of Serbian food -- and it was delicious. We went to this hole-in-the-wall place downtown that Grant had previously been to, and as we were on the early side, we had the place nearly to ourselves. We had the very traditional, very Serbian ćevapi. Grilled ground meat, but nothing like... Continue Reading →
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