My sister and her husband came to visit two weeks ago, and, it being crab season in the Mid-Atlantic, we thought it’d be fun to try our hand at crabbing, which none of us had ever done before. We drove out to Chesapeake Beach, armed with our chicken necks, string, and lots of sunblock. The only thing we were missing was a net. This turned out to be pretty crucial, but luckily we were able …
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Eating in Chiang Mai, Thailand
I am finally getting around to finishing up my Thailand posts (more than a year after our trip!). After ringing in the new year in Hong Kong with family last year, we spent 5 days each in Bangkok and Chiang Mai. This was the last leg of our trip, and we didn’t have a whole lot planned. Many people go to Chiang Mai for trekking and elephant riding, but the thought of bringing a squirmy toddler along on a long …
Eating in Portland, Part 2: The Asian Food Edition
Find Part 1 of the Eating in Portland series here, and eating at the Portland Farmer’s Market here. I had so much Asian food on this past trip to Portland that I have to give it a separate post (and even then, I must forewarn you this is a lengthy post). In fact, I had so much pho on this trip that my mother-in-law was astonished that every time she suggested we meet at another …
Variations on Quick Noodle Soups
Quick noodle soups have become a default meal of mine. When I started working from home a number of years ago, I found myself with a bit more time and flexibility, and so I started falling into the luxurious habit of making myself a hot lunch in the middle of the day (or mid-morning, or late afternoon, or whenever, really). And thanks to my Southeast Asian blood, what I seemed to crave most of the time …
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