food and life in the foreign service
When we go shopping for groceries, sometimes I'm really good about planning the menu ahead of time, and sometimes we just grab things -- a pork loin here, chicken breasts there -- and say we'll come up with a recipe later. This roast pork loin was one of the former. I hunted around for a... Continue Reading →
Grant has been sick, off and on, for the past few weeks. As a surprise for him when he finally began to feel better, I decided to try my hand at making cinnamon rolls from scratch. In Uzbekistan, one of our housekeeper’s specialties was cinnamon rolls, and they were incredibly delicious. While I was a... Continue Reading →
I know, a lot of pumpkin spice on the blog -- and not a whole lot of blogging; I'm full of reasons/excuses. First and foremost, Serbian takes up a lot of my brainpower, with not much left over for the blog. I'm trying to get better about it but it also happens to be college... Continue Reading →
Fall flavors have such wonderful elements that evoke feelings of warmth and comfort and, unsurprisingly, when the temperature begins to drop, I often have the urge to bake something. It is the time for hot apple cider, mulled wine, and warm goodies from the oven, like these cupcakes. Their sweetness is not overpowering, and I've... Continue Reading →
If the availability of Starbucks' pumpkin spice lattes weren't enough to make one aware of the changing seasons, the advent of cool days and cooler nights certainly means autumn has arrived. In addition to layering, riding boots, and pumpkins, fall is the time to break out the big pots and begin making soup again. When... Continue Reading →
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