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Why I love DC: The Sweet Lobby

In my  macaron experience, there are a couple moments that stand above all the rest: That time that we WON the Macaronathon, even though the rest of Paris didn’t even know it was a competition. Whenever I would introduce a … Continue reading

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La Chandeleur: making crêpes and eating halos

There are so many reasons that I love the French. I love their eternal revolutionary spirit that makes them refuse to play along by anyone’s rules other than their own. I love their preference of beauty over practicality, leisure over … Continue reading

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“I am thankful for family dinners.”

Who says we have to be done with Thanksgiving thankfulness just because it’s almost Christmas?  This week one of the things I did to put off writing papers (surprise) by cleaning out my inbox and found a “i am thankful for” … Continue reading

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Christmas Cookie Time!

Remember a couple weeks back when I asked y’all for soup advice? I just wanted to thank you so much for the outpouring of comments, emails, and facebook messages that came my way with soup recipes! I am pleased to … Continue reading

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This weekend.

This weekend.It was one of those weekends where, by the end of it, you feel so full of friends, and good food, and happiness, that you might burst. You also feel so sick because you ate your way through breakfast … Continue reading

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NASHVILLE*

Sometimes weekends are for fun, sometimes they are for work, and occasionally those two things happen to be the same thing. Such was the case last weekend when I was… ….for a graduate conference and also got to spend the … Continue reading

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Bacon and Brie Quiche

I love living with James, but he is a boy. Sometimes you just need a little girl time. Which is why I periodically like to get together with my amazing roomies from last year for some girl time, and by … Continue reading

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Endives with Roquefort Sauce

Every single time I buy endives at the grocery in the US — which is not frequent as they very rarely have them — I have to tell the clerk what the are, after giving them a second to frantically … Continue reading

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Weekends-are-for-fun: Ted’s Bulletin

This past Saturday, James and I enjoyed a deliciously rainy day where we slept in, went out for brunch, went for a long walk in the drizzle, spent a couple hours awhile watching old opening them songs to tv shows … Continue reading

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Grilling in the summer…. without a grill.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that summer is for grilling. During this fine season, we are to eat the bright bounty of the garden and crisp meat cooked outside. I could live off of summer tomatoes, squash, zucchini, and … Continue reading

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