Side Dishes

The End of an Era, by Lauren

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The plane swirled over the bay as the mist hung close to the headlands.  It landed softly in San Francisco and  for the first time in a year in a half I was “home”.  But I wasn’t home.  SF hasn’t been home for almost two years now.  But because I’ve still had my flat there, [...]

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A springtime cleanse, by Hilary

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I keep hearing the same thing over and over in my head lately, “ordinary people do extraordinary things”.  Mostly the voice pops into my head in the morning while I’m walking to work. Over the last two weeks I’ve really started to think about this quote (as it’s constantly haunting me).  Then it hits me.  [...]

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A Very Belgian Xmas Part Deux, by Lauren

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After a massive Thanksgiving with my family in Texas with way too much food, I was not even mentally ready for Christmas.  Usually I don’t have to worry about Christmas dinners since I don’t celebrate the holiday and Christmas consists of a movie and Chinese food.  But the last two years I have been lucky [...]

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A Double Life by Lauren

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I’m leading two lives. Double Lives. Like 007. I’ve started a new job in London. So now, like Hilary, I am commuting three days a week to London. By plane. I fly in early on Tuesday morning and then out on Thursday after work. It’s a bit exhausting but I feel incredibly lucky to spend [...]

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Ladies Night Dinner Party by Lauren

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This past year has been about enjoying the little things in life. It’s about opening my eyes and allowing myself to see things from a new perspective.  To not judge. To not read too much into anything.  It’s been a year of new experiences, living in a new country, new language, new jobs, new foods, [...]

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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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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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