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Cooking: Mahi Mahi with Asparagus in a Butter Balsamic Sauce

Cristina has always been nice to me about my cooking. Now, she will tell me when something is awful. However, I never felt that I wowed her yet with my cooking. I finally achieved that goal this week. The protein was Mahi Mahi from Whole Foods. While I might not…

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Cooking: Sharing Traditions and Memories Through Recipes

We actually had two wedding showers this past weekend. Well, I had one shower; Cristina had two. The second shower was the traditional gender biased shower where no men are allowed within a hundred meters unless they are parking cars. We are very lucky to have such great friends and…

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Traveling: Railing Around Europe

In my last post about our Europe trip, I mention the Eurorail pass. Unlike this country, rail is king in Europe. Failing at trying not to sound like a commericial, the Eurorail is the number one way to get around Europe. It is what made our grand tour of Europe…

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Eating: Figuring Out the Power of Finger Sandwiches

Party Foods On Saturday at our couple shower, they had the normal party food:  vegetable/fruit trays, dips, chicken and the ubiquitous finger sandwiches.  What is it about those sandwiches that cast a spell over all party guests? The Appeal of Finger Sandwiches Think about what a finger sandwich is: a…

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Cooking: Hummus

I keep trying to remember the first time I tried hummus. I’m pretty sure it was at Casablanca in Metairie. The two things I do remember were the texture and the fact I didn’t really know what a chickpea was. I wasn’t sure if I liked it. Since I wasn’t…

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Traveling: The Lost Days of Disney and Zurich

The entrance to Disneyland Paris Wow, did we plan poorly when we decided to go to Disneyland Paris. We should have gone to Disneyland, then to Paris. To travel to our next destination, Zurich, we needed to leave from Paris. We set up to where we had to travel to…

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