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More adventures in food!
I've found that now that we're in our new house, we're cooking much more often at home, which is nice on the budget and in the realm of making our house feel like home. And I'm happy to report that several of the meals have been DE-LISH! Here's a few highlights:
Beer can chicken: Whole chickens are incredibly inexpensive here - even for ones that ( Read more... ) -
Cooking adventures
It has been suggested to me to log my cooking triumphs and failures and I thought, that's a fantastic idea! So here's an entry on all things cooking related...
I've joked that South Africa is keeping me on a diet. Fast food is a very rare find here (McDonalds and KFCs can be found and I had Subway today, although it was fairly disappointing) so I ( Read more... ) -
Care Package List
Lots of folks have wondered what kind of care package to send. Here's a running list that I will update from time to time. The items listed below are either 100% unavailable in South Africa or they are so incredibly expensive, it really is cheaper to have someone ship them to us from the States than to buy them here.
Our contact info:
Will & ( Read more... ) -
First real weekend in SA
Friday was a CRAZY day at work. I only met with two partners, but believe you-me, that was ENOUGH. My work is certainly cut out for me here. After work, my colleague picked me up and we went to a new grocery store (they intrigue me!) and then picked up Will before heading to a friend's house to have a guacamole contest and watch the opening ( Read more... ) -
French Laundry Menu
Forgive the absence of appropriate accents, etc. as I don't have them for this journal.
Canapes of cheese puffs and tuna tartare "ice cream cones" (FABULOUS!)
Oysters and Pearls - "Sabayon" of Pearl Tapioca with Island Creek Oysters and White Sturgeon Caviar
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Chilled Cucumber and Asian ( Read more... ) -
Honeymoon update! With pics!
What a honeymoon! We had the absolute best time in California and Wyoming (and Idaho)! I can't believe its over and that I don't get to drink before noon, see amazing mountains, or be with Mr. Will every second of every day. Here's a lengthy rundown of the who/what/where/when!
Monday, June 16
Arrived in Napa and spent the afternoon wandering ( Read more... ) -
YAY!
A massive shout out to my fantastic friend, published author Zhubin Parang, Esq., for getting into McSweeney's Joke Book of Book Jokes! Yay! I am so proud of you, Zhubie!
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Taking me back to ZA!
Before I left South Africa, I had Alta, the fabulous innkeeper of the best place I have ever stayed at, the Bohemian Guest House, write me down her Tzatziki recipe that I grew to love so much during my stay. I'm sharing it here because I was able to replicate it at home and am so happy to have success! I have tried to make tzatziki before but ( Read more... )