One of the activities that I miss the least now that we are nomads is cleaning out my freezer. My freezer was where food went to die. I would put all sorts of leftovers and bits and pieces of food in there with every intention of getting them out an reusing them. I hate to […]
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What I love about spring and fall is the contrast- the warm sunshiny days and the cool nights. I love all the variety. We got a taste of that contrast here in Hanoi this week- the temperature plunged from the high 90’s down to the mid-60’s- a welcome relief from the heat! That’s what I love
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Healthy Travel Find: Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls These are very close to my heart, I have a cousin from Vietnam and one of my favorite things that she makes are spring rolls. This is saying a lot because she is a fantastic cook and just about everything she makes is delish. But those spring rolls…
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One of my absolute favorite recipes we made at Ho Chi Minh Cooking Class was the spring rolls. While they were not the healthier, fresh spring roll version, they were some of the best spring rolls I have ever had and they were all wrapped up in fresh herbs which (slightly) redeemed them! These take
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Lately, there has been a lot of news coming out regarding fat. Some of it is true (i.e based on science) and some of it has no scientific basis. It is true that fat is no longer the villain, nor should it be. Fat is an essential part of the diet and needs to be
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