Month: July 2009
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Pizza Bread a Comfort Food?
Pizza bread. My mother made pizza bread with black olives, onions, tomato sauce and a truckload of cheddar and Monterrey Jack. It remains a comfort food, for me, like no other. My mother would make it when a bunch…
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How to Feel like a Stuffed Zucchini
The other day my friend's mother Josephine, invited me over for lunch. As I drove to her house I wondered if I should bring flowers or a bottle of wine or something. It seemed odd to go with empty hands,…
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The Depth of Feeling while Washing the Dinner Dishes
Last night as I was washing the dishes after dinner, I looked out the kitchen window and saw Sacha talking to French Husband. They were doing that male bonding boy thing, talking about bikes, how fast they could go, and…
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A Little Bit of Everything
I am terrible at writing back, and I feel guilty because of it most of the time. If I did write everyone back, the computer would become my best friend, lover, child, housework, food, sleep, and new way of living…
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Paris Ferris Wheel and Carnival Rides
Photos by: Chelsea and Corey, In the beginning there was a carnival in Paris. At the carnival there was a Ferris Wheel and a merry-go-round-swing, a swing that went around and around, in the Tuileries Garden, next to the…
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French Brocante
Brocante: The joy of finding something old and bringing it home as new.