There has been a lot of excitement around the house in the last few weeks: our daughter was getting ready for her role of Molly in a Tom Sawyer theatrical production. Nervous and excited, she has been rehearsing daily and counting days, no, minutes to the big premiere. On the day of the show she
Month: May 2011
Soup Kharcho
I have been having some major childhood-food cravings over the last few weeks. I don’t know exactly what triggered my culinary nostalgia. Could it be this unusually cold and rainy for this time of year weather? Or perhaps my grandma’s recent passing? Whatever it was, it just felt like I needed something comforting and warm
Slow-Roasted Glazed King Salmon
A few weeks ago, we took our kids on their first real and much-deserved family vacation. Before we had kids, my husband and I traveled a lot! Europe, Middle East, Latin America, Asia… We never expected to slow down, but things don’t always work out as planned. As you may know from reading my blog,
Happy Cinco De Mayo
Sometimes I feel that I must have been Mexican in a previous life (but then again, I also say the same thing about other ethnicities, whenever I can’t get enough of their food). I admit it, I love Mexican food. To me, Mexican cuisine is so multi-dimensional, flavorful and comforting that it is always on
Blueberry Surprise Salad
Every member in my family takes a great pride in being good at something. My daughter is really good at reading clouds, ignoring her brother’s orders, spilling milk all over her new dress, reading books in the doorways, matching outfits, and conjugating verbs. My son is very natural at making friends… and making funny faces