Tag Archives: seasonal – winter

dukkah-roasted cauliflower

Posted on 04/03/2016 by oneexpatslife

Last week an old colleague posted one of those memories on facebook from “10 Years Ago Today.”It was a fun memory of an afterwork outing while on a business trip to Frankfurt. Me and the IT gang had been working … Continue reading →

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a new adventure

Posted on 19/02/2016 by oneexpatslife

We’re getting the band back together! This site has gone dormant since French Fridays with Dorie wrapped up and I’m happy to say that a new cookbook adventure has come along to inject a bit of life into my kitchen … Continue reading →

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the cover

Posted on 22/05/2015 by oneexpatslife

Denial. It’s usually bandied about in such a negative context, but I happen to think that denial is unfairly maligned. As part of my work I’ve attended many courses on Organizational Change and Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s 5 Stages of Grief is … Continue reading →

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winter ceviche

Posted on 06/02/2015 by oneexpatslife

In trying to figure out how to turn this week’s French Fridays with Dorie recipe into dinner, my mind wandered back to our recent post-Christmas trip to Miami. I love ceviche and my husband is a rather more recent convert. … Continue reading →

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orange and olive salad

Posted on 19/12/2014 by oneexpatslife

I’m a rather notorious last minute packer and can rarely be bothered to even pull out the suitcase until the night before I’m due to depart. I find this to be an odd trait because it so clearly goes against … Continue reading →

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lamb and apricot tagine

Posted on 12/12/2014 by oneexpatslife

I have a rather strict “no Christmas until after Thanksgiving” rule. I take open offense at stores which start trying to hawk their Christmas wares before I’ve gotten my first bite of turkey (a losing battle, I know) and I’m … Continue reading →

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pan-seared duck breasts with kumquats

Posted on 14/11/2014 by oneexpatslife

I must have had a premonition that November would be tough because I made the full month of recipes as soon as they were announced. Which is lucky because since then we have had very little time for cooking. Duck … Continue reading →

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garbure from the supermarket

Posted on 28/02/2014 by oneexpatslife

The problem with Fridays is that I’m always hungry. Here’s the deal, my husband and I do our weekly grocery shopping on Saturday morning. This is no coincidence. German shops tend to have idyllic opening hours (for the shopkeepers anyway) … Continue reading →

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moules mariniere

Posted on 25/01/2014 by oneexpatslife

I have a love-hate relationship with my induction stove. Have these caught on in the US? I discovered them first in Germany, but that may have had more to do with the timing of my transatlantic move than anything else. … Continue reading →

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boeuf a la mode

Posted on 22/10/2013 by oneexpatslife

Over the course of cooking through an entire cookbook, one gets to know the author a little through her recipes. I have never had the pleasure of meeting Dorie, but after cooking over 150 of her recipes, I’ve learned a … Continue reading →

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