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Copycat Files: The Chocolate Wafer Cookie

Posted on October 9, 2017
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For the chocolate wafers: 175 all-purpose flour 45 grams, but cocoa weights can vary greatly cocoa 4 grams baking soda 1 gram baking powder 1 gram salt 225 sugar 140 gram room-temperature, butter 1 large egg, 2 if eggs are on smaller side For the filling: 55 grams room-temperature, unsalted...Read more

Copycat Files : Cream of Xxx Soup

Posted on September 22, 2017
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Hello! It is starting to get a little cold(er) here, and I find myself wanting some comfort food. The thing about being an expat is, I find myself craving foods we rarely ate but associate with ‘home’. Searching for easy dishes with ingredients easily found also can be problematic. Recently...Read more

Gratitude 4

Posted on June 25, 2017
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Some lovely: Local parks nearby for after dinner family cycles. Iced coffees. Impromptu dance parties. Read more

Gratitude 3

Posted on May 20, 2017
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Some lovely: Living in a place where you literally get to stop and smell the flowers. Spring. ‘Bathing soup. Sunscream. Lizard of Oz. Flowlers. Inshtereshting.’Read more

Gratitude 2

Posted on May 8, 2017
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Some lovely: little flamenca costumes with perfect polka dot shoes. hearing children laughing on a nearby playground. hot coffee. Read more

Paris Weekend, Days Three and Four

Posted on May 3, 2017
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Day Three was our first girls’ day, my husband had to actually work now. Today is also the day the weather turned, and not necessarily for the better. It was cold and rainy in the morning, and it made for a perfect lazy day. LB and I went down to...Read more

Paris Weekend, Day Two

Posted on April 26, 2017
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On our Day 2, we woke up and had breakfast at the hotel. The plan for the day included a museum, walking, food, walking, looking, walking. Is it obvious we aren’t big schedulers?? Our first stop was the Musee en Herbe. I had read that it was a cute stop...Read more

Paris Weekend, Day One

Posted on March 9, 2017
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While recently planning for our Crocus Break, my husband mentioned a business trip to Paris during the same time, and asked if we wanted to tag along. Yes, please!! We had been to Paris before, but of course not with a small child. We have been doing more walking and...Read more

Gratitude

Posted on February 17, 2017
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Some lovely: baking birthday cakes for daddy, with LB directing the grocery shopping and recipe order. holding hands on the walk to school, hearing “hold my hand TIGHT, mama”. Watching the ducks swim in the just-melted water.Read more

World of LB

Posted on February 1, 2017
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So LB seems to love taking pictures, and has a decent eye. For awhile, there has been a kids digital camera on her wishlist. On our last packing purge before we left, we found our old Canon digital Powershot, and felt pretty dumb! We charged it up and she loves...Read more