I hope everyone’s Wednesday is going well! First up today, I’d like to introduce a new venture of mine. As I’ve mentioned in the past, I spent my first year out of college living and working in Prague, partially assisting on a magazine launch, partially teaching English. I’ll now be writing weekly about my experiences [...]
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Last night, I had a quiet Friday evening in with a good friend for a wallet-friendly home-cooked meal. When she arrived, however, neither of us were particularly hungry, so we postponed meal preparation in favor of uncorking some riesling. Wine and conversation can be very distracting: two hours later, we realized dinner was a necessity, [...] Remember when I used to cook? After a wonderful weekend, which included a repeat visit to my new favorite play, it felt so right to finally prepare a real meal tonight. As we’re currently enduring a wave of heat and humidity (no complaints from this 90 degree lover), I didn’t want to touch the oven or stove. [...] Last year, I visited a Middle Eastern restaurant in Prague with my close friend and travel partner, who was about to depart back to the states. Perhaps it would have been more appropriate to send her off with a classic Czech meal, but being vegan, there wasn’t a single Czech dish she could eat. Plus, [...] As my cooking skills have developed, I’ve come to truly enjoy preparing dishes for others. Where I view cooking to be a relaxing, therapeutic process, I know many who find it taxing and stress-inducing. My sister (and roommate) is one of those people. Most evenings, I offer her a description of the dish I’m dreaming [...] |
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