I just experienced the longest Thursday of my life. I woke up at 4am in Manila, ready for a 19 hour trip to the US- the shortest, best connections ever!! We were scheduled for a 2:20pm arrival in Denver, perfect for getting over jet lag quickly. But what actually happened was that our plane turned …
It’s been a mango kind of a day… My friend Emilie has a mango tree in her backyard, and last fall it was sprayed so that it would flower properly and produce fruit. It was not a blessing (more like a curse!) when all the flowers fell off and clogged up her pool, but pretty amazing now …
Girl food. We all know what that is. It’s what you eat when your husband or boyfriend is traveling and you are on your own for meals. My version of girl food is all the things my husband would consider either too healthy, too light, or just too darn weird to ever call a “meal.” …
Camote Falafel with Curried Tahini Dressing… aka “Girl Food” Read More »
My children are looking forward to home leave as much or more than I am. But as I recently found out, our eager anticipation is focussed quite differently. Theda: “I can’t wait to get to the U.S.!” Sara: “I know!! Because Pa has GOLDFISH!!” Tommy: “And Cheetos!!!” Theda: “And Toaster Strudels!!!” Yes folks. These are …
International summer is upon us!! And that means the mass exodus of us foreigners living abroad, as we either relocate or merely flock to our home countries for a welcome dose of family, friends, and all things familiar. Consequently, my bootcamps are wrapping up for the season, leaving me with a scary thought: We will …
Lest you think I spend all my time making homemade almond milk and chickpea patties, I wanted to show you what I’ve been up to my eyeballs in this weekend. THE VOLCANO CAKE. Tommy had his “early” birthday party on Saturday (his birthday is not until July) to celebrate with his mates before school lets …
Sometimes I’m a killjoy at parties. Don’t get me wrong… I don’t mean to be. I love parties. But imagine this: we’re all standing around, plates in hand, making small talk. “So what do you here, Rebecca?” “Well, just call me Bex. I’m a dietitian. I…” But whatever I was going to say is lost in the …
Apparently, several more people than just my aunts and 5 others read my first post. I know for a fact that at least 3 cousins read it too… and one of them is not even on my side! Seriously, folks, I was so overwhelmed your wonderful and supportive response to my first post that I …
Have you ever prepared for or anticipated something for so long that in the end, nothing can do it justice? That’s kind of how I feel about this first blog post. I’ve been planning IT, the BLOG, for an embarrassingly long time. Like 2 years. Or 3, I can’t remember. Part of my hold-up was …
