As much as I complain about the Embassy’s cafeteria food, there is one thing I have to consistently hold myself back from eating everyday… Dessert! I have such a ferocious sweet tooth, and the Nepalese cooks always lure me with some sort of cobbler or chocolate pudding cake kept at a toasty temperature. Perfect for …
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Touch football and plastic lenses
Farrell got me a Diana telephoto lens for Christmas, from my new favorite photography site Photojojo, and I decided to try it out during a big game of (day after) New Year’s Day touch football. Since the lens is made of plastic, it gave everything a soft blur and messed with the colors a bit. …
Ending 2009 with a boom
What. A. Year. Seriously, there were some big changes. Starting my lovely little blog, graduating college, entering into the fabled “real world”, getting engaged (!), and moving all around the freakin’ world. I used to keep track of how many times I’ve been on a plane, but considering that last year consisted of flights from …
Midnight snacking on fried frog
Imagine this scenario: You’ve just traveled several time zones to the right. It’s nearing your normal bed time, your hotel room is dark and cozy, but the combination of a messed up body rhythm, an earlier nap, and the bustling street sounds below you are forcing you awake. And worse? …you’re hungry! What do you …
Black sesame seed ice cream
Trust me with this one. I know it sounds weird, right? As a typical East Coast girl, black sesame seed was never a flavor I came across anywhere, nevertheless in ice cream. But one day, I stumbled on Ice Cream Ireland and got the idea to try it out for myself.
Baking spree: Iraq-themed cupcakes
Prior to finding this heart-breaking piece in the New York Times Style section, I had a flash of brilliance back in D.C. concerning my future career plans. “When I’m done with this whole ‘traveling and living in third-world countries’ thing, I should totally open a trendy cupcake shop in the city!” And every new bakery …
Tame nature in KL
I didn’t really anticipate that my recent vacation to Malaysia would include so much nature-oriented activity. Though, I guess the only thing I really planned on doing was noshing through Malaysia’s fantastic cuisine. And I did. But there’s only so much eating one can do in a day. Sometimes it’s necessary to walk around a …
U.K. Christmas Ball
Sometimes I forget that there is some small bit of glamour associated with working at an embassy, and with the holiday season upon us, this meant the British Embassy Christmas Ball!! It was an opportunity for everybody to dress up nice, ditch work for a couple hours, eat some fantastic British food (like Yorkshire pudding?), …
Baking spree: vegetable pesto lasagna
How could I possibly spend a day catching up on all of my favorite food blogs without wanting to do some food blogging of my own? Luckily, I have my stockpile of drafts dating back to my random Baghdad interlude in Wash DC. Some of the veggies I used in this dish may be out …
Malaysia: Truly Asia, Bukit Bintang
When I last left off, Farrell and I had just thoroughly enjoyed our first meal in Malaysia and were finally ready to explore the area around our hotel, settled on Jalan Bukit Bintang. Of course, monsoon season starts in November, and it was raining. Lucky for us, there were three luggage shops in a row …