food and life in the foreign service
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 →
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 →
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