With Her (In Gratitude)

A few years back, I went to a yoga class with a friend.  I had been having a tough year.  Actually, the toughest year of my life. I was sad almost all the time.  Three-quarters of the way through the class, I went into pigeon pose and unexpectedly I started to cry. I didn’t understand [...]

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Feature Foreign Food: Romanesco

Whenever I see ads for adventure food shows like No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain or Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, I’m always tempted to watch them.  As you may be able to tell from my series of posts on foreign foods, eating is one of my favorite aspects of travel!  But, as a vegetarian, I [...]

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Feature Foreign Food: Stroopwafel

I used to write about fruit and bread. But, when you can have oooey, gooey, chewy, caramely goodness, who needs vitamins and minerals? So, to re-launch my series of posts on foreign foods, I’ve decided to go with my absolute favorite Dutch food thus far: the stroopwafel. The stroopwafel (in Dutch, syrup waffle) has a [...]

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