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Category Archives: Outside the US
Paris: The Best Lunch

Anytime you you are invited to an Italian man’s house in Paris for lunch, without exception, accept the offer. Continue reading
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Nonna’s Braciola (Beef Olives)
This is exactly what my Italian Nonna would have made, had I had one. It is so very old school and lovely a dish to prepare on a chilly evening. You can make it ahead up until the baking time … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, By Ingredient, Italian Flavours, Kid Friendly, Mains, Outside the US, Recipes, Tomatoes
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Broodje Haring (you heard me)
I’m standing in the middle of Albert Cuyp Market, in Amsterdam checking out a pair of size 39 orange clogs, you know for kicking around in, when my husband, Jeff says he wants to take me to lunch. I narrow … Continue reading
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Scotland
Remarkable BeautyWe took a family vacation up to Scotland last week. It’s a wonderfully, fascinating place for so many reasons– not the least of which its people.I think the average American tourist might overlook Scotland, hitting the more well known … Continue reading
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Manchester
Manchester is like the Chicago of England. Here’s the video of an afternoon we spent there.
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Bath
Bath is a UNESCO World Heritage site and about one of the coolest cities I have ever been to. If you can, get there.Watch my video of Bath, here.
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Amsterdam
The summer that I was twenty-one, living on the Cape, waitressing and pondering my next great life experience, I toyed with the idea of moving to Holland. I had never been there and knew next to nothing about it, but … Continue reading
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Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
I am not kidding you, this is the name of a town in Wales. They claim it is the longest single word in the world… I wouldn’t argue with that.Things to do in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch: 1) Stand beneath the train station … Continue reading
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Edinburgh, Scotland
We’ve just returned from Edinburgh. The kids had a week off of school and it is within driving distance so the six of us decided to pack up and drive north to Scotland’s capital city.I had asked friends if they … Continue reading
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Xenophobic Confectioners
Dana and I met in German language class four years ago. She had just moved to Switzerland from Minneapolis, and I had just arrived from Georgia. We hit it off right from the start, developing a friendship as close to … Continue reading
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