Did you survive turkey day and Black Friday? I ate then re-ate the crab pasta (miến xà o cua), which I have to say was pretty tasty…I’ll youtube the cooking instructions soon:  Tbe apple pie was also yummy enough for seconds and thirds:  There wasn’t really anything I needed this year that required getting up at 3am for …
A Safe And Restful Turkey Day
 It’s Thanksgiving Day here in the US so I’ll take a break from baking–and by baking I mean pop a frozen pie in the oven–to wish everyone a safe and restful turkey day. I’m cooking crab pasta this year for the Thanksgiving entrée.  You might say we pardon turkeys year-round in my kitchen! Hopefully you get to spend this holiday …
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The Sanctuary I Seek
 I lived in Phoenix for a very short time right after grad school. It was a somewhat confusing time in my life, but the aesthetics of the desertscape left a huge impact on my mind’s eye and it was clear that regardless of my internal chaos, I would always find the calm in the center of any storm by heading to the desert. …
Energizer Bunny
 Just when I was thinking about the importance of family–and distance–I got a big old jolt of it in the form of a 2-year-old energizer bunny; my 17-years-old niece Z had dropped off (yikes, since when can my baby niece drive!) her baby sister M with me very early this morning. I know I had bed hair and no …
From Me To Me
Now that my sisters and I are grown up with our own families, it’s really been ages since we’ve celebrated any big holiday under one roof. The last time we did that was about 3 Christmases ago, at my house, right after my younger sister’s fall wedding and some months before my older sister’s wedding. When Thanksgiving then Christmas rolls around, I …