Christmas means different things to different people. To some, it’s all about stress. To others, a time to get together with family. Sometimes, these two coincide. Christmas when I was growing up…
Nearly a month ago…
Nearly a month ago, I made my first of two Thanksgivings this season. We turned grocery shopping into a team sport and bought more butter than should ever be purchased at once….
La Sidreria
I’m sorry it’s been so long. Please say that steak makes up for it. I am still in Paris, but I’m so overloaded with work, I hardly know what to do with…
I’m Sick
I’m a lousy sick person… probably because I’m never sick, and I don’t really know what to do with myself when I actually am. I whine and moan and complain to anyone…
Markets
For those of you who do not speak Basque and may have been confused by yesterday’s post, agur is Basque for “goodbye.” Yes, I have left San Sebastian, back in my home…
Agur, San Sebastian
As someone who often uses too many complicated words to say very little, I find it oddly fitting that the only thing I can think of to say today is agur. Agur…
La Rioja
Yesterday, I skipped class to drink wine. Due to past actions as well as the fact that I am only a recent college graduate, I feel the need to clarify that statement:…
Pasta with Mushrooms and Gorgonzola Sauce
Note: Please be aware that this post was scheduled to go up on Halloween, and then my WordPress had a fit and died most unfortunately. Put yourself in a Halloweeny mood if…
Things that make me blissfully happy:
The smell of wood-burning fires. The taste of hot apple cider. The smell of wood-burning fires and the taste of hot apple cider together. Skiing and singing to myself when no one…
Gâteau Basque
I don’t know if the universe has a plan: I may be cocky at times, but I’m not nearly cocky enough to pretend I have any idea what the universe may or…