Category Archives: Food

Thai Coconut Curry

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Rebecca

If any of you were to decide to drop by unannounced around dinner time, more than likely you would find either me or Scotty standing over a simmering pot of creamy, savory, spicy, yumminess, adding in handfuls of freshly chopped … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food, Recipe | Tagged Coconut oil, Green curry, Thai, Thai curry, Thai green curry | 5 Comments

San Francisco

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Rebecca

After four beautiful days in Chicago Scotty and I made our way to San Francisco. We had decided to combine the conference trip with our Thanksgiving visit to my family. Doing so meant we would get to hang out with … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, travel | Tagged San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area, Tartine Bakery | 3 Comments

Dinner with Jim

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Rebecca

About two weeks in to my mom’s stay, our dear friend Glen and Audrey arrived in Paris. You may remember that they visited us in Scotland last May – and they made another trip to see us in Paris. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural Difference, Entertainment, Expat Info, Food, Friends, Just for Fun, Life in Paris, Paris, Thoughts, Visitors | Tagged Dinner Club, France, photography, travel | 3 Comments

Le Cordon Bleu

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Rebecca

For a birthday present my mom said that she wanted to take me to Le Cordon Bleu for a cooking class. Well, that sounded like a great idea to me, so a couple of days after she arrived we headed … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food, Paris, Recipe, Restaurants, travel | Tagged AOC Minervois, Cook, Cooking, Cordon Bleu, French cuisine, Julia Child, Le Cordon Bleu, Life, travel, Wine and food matching | 5 Comments

Friday morning market and health food stores in Paris…

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Rebecca

Scotty and I have been mostly shopping at the local supermarchés but they leave something to be desired. There are several within a 10-15 minute radius of our flat but they leave a lot to be desired. The Monoprix is the nicest … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food, Life in Paris, Markets in Paris, Paris | Tagged Carrefour, Expats in Paris, Food, Food and Related Products, Franprix, Health food store, Living in Paris, Monoprix, Waitrose | 2 Comments

Whole Food Salads

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Rebecca

So lately I’ve been really into cooking with wholefoods–grains, legumes, pulses. My favorite thing to do with all these fun ingredients is to use them in salads. I’ve been roasting veggies, soaking pulses, boiling beans – and it’s been so … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food, Recipe | Tagged Bean, Bean Salad, Chickpea, Cook, Garlic, Healthy Cooking, Recipe, Roasted Veggie and Bean Salad, Salad, Wholefoods | 1 Comment

Robyn O’Brien

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Rebecca

Being back in Edinburgh has been wonderful. It just feels good to be settled again and able to reconnect with friends, work on projects, clean out closets, cook in my own kitchen. Yesterday an Anthropologie opened in Edinburgh! It’s probably … Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, Food | Tagged Anthropologie, Barbara Kingsolver, Edinburgh, Food, Food allergy, Genetically modified food | 2 Comments

Greening A City

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Rebecca

A while ago I wrote a post on the sad but lovely ruins of Detroit. Today I came across a couple of articles (NY Times article by Mark Bittman and Food Among the Ruins by Mark Dowie – this one is long … Continue reading →

Posted in Back in the States, Community, flowers, Food | Tagged Detroit, Mark Bittman, Michigan, Outdoors, Recreation, Urban area, Urban Exploration, Urban Greening | 3 Comments

Foodie Notes

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Rebecca

When it rains it pours. Scotty and I don’t usually go out to eat very often, preferring to cook at home. Unless the restaurant is really something special, I tend to enjoy homemade food over your standard dining-out fare. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Arezzo, Food, Italy, travel | Tagged California, Cooking, Food, Foodie, Foreign Cinema Restaurant San Francisco, Home, Navarre, Navarre Restaurant Portland, North Sea, Pok Pok, Portland Oregon, San Francisco, Solomon, Tartine, Tartine Bakery, The Kitchin, The Kitchin Restaurant Edinburgh, Tom Kitchin | 6 Comments

Music and Meringues

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Rebecca

And the winner of the music giveaway is: Amanda! Thanks everyone for your suggestions – I’ve found some good music to add to my playlists. I have been doing a lot of cooking lately and it’s been a good creative … Continue reading →