February 2011

Bertinet Bread by Hilary

February 25, 2011

My days of convenience are long gone. Those glorious days when I could walk out of my apartment and within a 3 block radius I would have the option of Ethiopian Food, Mexican, Sushi, Italian wine bar or tapas.  Oh decisions decisions. I’d decide on Sushi, take a right, walk 2 blocks and there would [...]

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Weekend in Paris by Lauren

February 22, 2011

Paris is the city of pure gluttony.  The food, the wine, the markets, everything.  This was my fourth time to Paris and the first two times I was there, I gotta say, I wasn’t the biggest fan.  I don’t know any French and the Parisians have a way of making you feel like a bit [...]

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Tea at Steve and Rachel’s by Hilary

February 18, 2011

I first met Steve and Rachel when I moved to England about a year and a half ago.  I was “taking a year off” and got a job as a waitress at a beautiful Walled Garden Cafe in the small village I moved to in England.  It had been my dream for years to own [...]

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Popcorn and Prosecco, by Lauren

February 15, 2011

Well, I think the title actually sums up a lot about my life.  Yes the obvious, I like food and drink, but more so, I like to think I’m a foodie, but in reality I have a little streak of white trash in me.  As much as I love and cook with whole foods and [...]

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Push for Champagne by Hilary

February 11, 2011

When I started working in London someone told me about this place around the corner where you could push a button and then just like magic a glass of champagne would appear in front of you. The thing is when I walk past this place it seems so… I don’t know… just not my scene.  [...]

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Make A Dish You’ve Never Made Before, by Lauren

February 6, 2011

“Make A Dish You’ve Never Made Before” This was theme of our 2nd Ghetto-gether. A pot luck dinner party a friend I are starting to organize  in Amsterdam once every few weeks.  What would you make?  Would you play it safe or step outside of your culinary comfort zone?  Would you make a cake if [...]

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I really do heart Sophie by Hilary

February 4, 2011

I hate to say this.  Something I do not want to admit and have been living in denial about for a few months now.  Mostly because I have a huge girl crush on her. Okay, here it goes… Im finally admitting to myself after trying numerous recipes from her cook book (sniffle sniffle).  Im not [...]

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