Gluten-Free

The good news is that I ADORE THESE. The bad news is that grocery shopping in the Philippines has become un-fun. It started out being […]

So you love basil? and coconut milk? and lentils? Um, surprise! I do! I actually love lentils!

Bob Harper wants me to eat more fish. But Bob has not been to the fish market on my street, and something tells me that […]

Moped or no moped? {Dear confused reader, that is mo-ped, like motorcycle, like fun on wheels. Wheeeeeeee!} Filipino cultural assimilation is in full force as […]

I love tomatoes. Stuffed tomatoes with roasted corn, basil, and cheese?  I ate all 6 of them. So I was really sad to find out […]

Remember when I never posted Seoul pictures? We had a great time on our three-day-pre-Philippines-mini-vacation and absolutely loved experiencing Seoul. But then I left my DSLR […]

I’m hunnnngry. All.the.time. I thought I was hungry in Minnesota, but dang. This new life in the Philippines has me eating at least 18 times […]

Almonds and a Diet Coke. That was my sad lunch today. As someone who feels that lunch is one of the highlights of the day […]

This week I made caribbean jerk salmon. Spicy salmon with tons of flavor and good-for-you vitamins. Then issued myself an automatic license to eat 50 […]

I’ve always been fashionably late with… fashions. Like Capris. As a brace-faced-bad-bangs 8th grader, I was convinced that I would never ever wear them. My […]