food and life in the foreign service
One great thing about the Foreign Service is that we're meeting people from all over the world. Last week, a woman with whom I worked in Tashkent was in town visiting and she invited us over to her friend's house for plov. Plov is the national dish of Uzbekistan and it is similar to a rice pilaf.... Continue Reading →
Having grown up in New Jersey, that meant summers full of fresh fruits and vegetables (New Jersey is, after all, the Garden State!). There are a number of things New Jersey does particularly well: blueberries, corn, and tomatoes are the big three. We always had corn or tomatoes at dinner every night during the summer... Continue Reading →
When a couple we met in Grant's A-100 training class got married, we sent them a 10-inch nonstick fry pan as a wedding gift. In their thank you note, they included one of their favorite recipes for the pan. We happened to have received a 10-inch nonstick in our wedding presents, so Grant immediately tried... Continue Reading →
The other night, my sister Laura and I made grilled pizza for dinner, which many people never think of doing. In college, every internship I had was unpaid, but I did manage to walk away with books from every one of them. My first internship was at a magazine and one of my writing jobs... Continue Reading →
One afternoon in Tashkent, I was walking around the backyard with Scarlett when I realized one of the trees in our backyard was a sour cherry tree. Feeling like a modern-day pioneer woman, I decided to make a pie. I wouldn't recommend pitting six plus cups of cherries without any help (a willing friend, spouse,... Continue Reading →
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