April 2011

So NOT fit for a Queen… by Hilary

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    I know I know, I’m a horrible ex pat living in England.  Actually… I’m hardly an ex pat.  I love my country even though Donald Trump and Sarah Palin might be running for President. Anyway… I  feel I should have a whole post about the Royal Wedding.  In my mind I had planned [...]

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Dutch Class Reunion by Lauren

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Living in Holland, speaking Dutch is a little bit like a double-edged sword.  Everybody in Amsterdam speaks English, business is conducted in English, and honestly sometimes I forget that it’s not even my boyfriend’s first language.  So you don’t really need to know Dutch to flourish in Amsterdam, but because of that you’re also not [...]

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Defending your Life by Hilary

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It was a sunny Sunday afternoon and Lauren and I were lounging in our bathrobes outside.  We were surrounded by sprawling green lawn in the middle of Amsterdam.  Each of us with a glass of white wine in our hands, totally relaxed having lazy conversation.  On one side of us lie two beautiful naked girls [...]

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Make Your Favorite Street Food by Lauren

April 13, 2011

Filled with confidence with my bad ass dumpling making mad skills after our private party with Fong, I made an encore of both vegetarian and meat dumplings for Friday night’s Ghetto-gether.  (for more info on what a Ghetto-gether is, click HERE and for the dumpling recipes, click HERE) I’m always on the search for the [...]

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The Ugly Dumpling by Lauren

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Sometimes I think I’m a better cook than I actually am.  Since I’m totally self-taught, I really only cook by recipes.  I’m really good at following directions which make me  a good executioner but I don’t have the vision that most chefs have, the instinctual playfulness of pairing ingredients together that creates a spectacular flavor [...]

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Bringing some Mexico to England… well sort of. By Hilary

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I lived in California for 10 years of my adult life. Basically my entire 30’s and then some.  About  7 years in Los Angeles and 4 years in San Francisco.  When I moved from Los Angeles to San Francisco I missed the authentic Mexican food.  I’m not saying it’s still not damn good in San [...]

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Next Ghetto-gether Event Announcement for Friday April 8th!!

April 1, 2011

As some of you awesome blog readers know Edible Europe along with Rima Freeman have been hosting monthly Ghetto-gethers in Amsterdam.  If you’re new to the site and wondering what the hell is a Ghetto-gether, well here it is: We all need to eat, so why not do it together?  Ghetto-gethers are a little underground [...]

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