READ I finished two books, you guys! I am so stoked. Little by little, the bird builds its nest, am I right? One was a novel, the other a more scientific book. Recap to follow. COOKED I made my own pesto for the first time, and OMG, why haven’t I...
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READ One book, yay! I finished Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble. (Come back for my recap tomorrow!) COOKED I tried a(n adapted version of a) new recipe for creamy gnocchi and it was a winner. We also made veggie burgers with homemade oven fries and they were so, so good. One...
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READ Nothing. Big fat fail recently, when it comes to reading. I did start a new book in May, but I didn’t get very far at all. Other things were more important, I guess. COOKED I had a lot of amazing German food, mostly home-cooked by my Mom. I have,...
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Two years ago, I shared a list of my travel essentials when I travel internationally. Not too much has changed, many of the things are still must-haves during travel, but I thought I’d update my list a little bit. The most important stuff: I might be a little paranoid, but...
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READ Reading is still slow…. still reading the same book (all month. Sigh). I actually had to re-borrow it from (a different) library because I didn’t get through it in 3 weeks. COOKED I’ve cooked modified versions of this tortellini soup. One time, we used ground beef instead of...
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My birthday was yesterday. I am borrowing a post idea from Elise for my birthday celebrations this year. I have previously done a similar post, but haven’t been consistent over the last couple of years, but I enjoy looking back on my birthday and reminisce about the moments that made...
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READ This month was slow going. I only finished one book, This might be the place. Woomp. Hoping to pick up my reading pace again in March. COOKED I found this Chimichurri beef and rice dish online and loosely followed it but substituted the ground beef with steak. It...
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I am trying a new blog feature this year which was inspired by the monthly recap posts that my blog friend Stephany was sharing last year. I liked the idea of a monthly recap so much that I decided pick up the idea for my blog. I’ve tweaked the format a little bit, but...
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