Travel – Notes From a Messy Kitchen

A Taste of New Mexico

Like much of the state’s culture and history, New Mexican cuisine is a fascinating blend of Spanish, Pueblo, and Mexican influence. One thing is for sure, you won’t get far without being asked the quintessential question: “red or green?” This refers, of course, to chiles – the most ubiquitous staple of...

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A Taste of Portugal

Way back in January, I saw $300 non-stop tickets to Lisbon over Thanksgiving and jumped on them. It didn’t take much convincing to get Dad and Kippy to join us. It seemed like a lifetime away at the time, but before I knew it we were boarding a plane for...

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Ironman 70.3 Austin Race Recap

Well, we did it, y’all! We cleared every hurdle the universe threw our way (and there were a lot of them!) and finished our first Ironman 70.3. This made us realize just how many things have to align to get to the finish line, and I won’t lie: it felt damn good...

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New Orleans IM 70.3 (No) Race Weekend Recap

So, this wasn’t the race recap I was hoping to write. In fact, I can’t really call it a race recap because there wasn’t a race to recap. But we’ll get to that. I’ll give you a weekend recap instead, because a weekend we had. First off, travel triathlons are...

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A Taste of Ireland

Happy New Year! We have returned from Dublin. Our luggage has been returned to us. And my food poisoning has subsided, which means I can once again think about food! I’ll be honest, I didn’t have high hopes for the food in Ireland. Recalling the subpar culinary memories from my summer studying...

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A Taste of Vancouver (Sorry This Post is Past Due)

If you had any question as to which Vancouver I meant, take the apology as a cue: the Canadian one. And to be clear, it’s soor-ee. I don’t think I’ve been apologized to so much in my entire life as I was during my four days in Vancouver. “I’m sorry my...

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A Taste of Italia: Venice & Milan

I’m generally a big proponent of moderation, but when I go to Italy I change my tune. My new goal becomes eat all the things. During Victoria and my recent trip, we did a pretty good job of doing just that. We enjoyed both street food and fancy dinners, made a meal out of free...

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Jackson Hole, Wyoming

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So believe it or not, I just got back from a trip and don’t have an entire post to share with you on the food I ate. Honestly, if there’s an “official cuisine of Wyoming” I don’t know what it is, and we didn’t have it. Game meat? Nope, didn’t even...

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A Fat but Fast Weekend in Philly: Cheese Steaks & A New PR

This weekend I went up to Philly for a girls weekend and to run the Broad Street Run, the largest 10-mile road race in the U.S. With over 40,000 people, this. race. was. huge. Seriously, it makes the Cherry Blossom look like a jog with a couple of your friends....

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Swedish Pea Soup & Pancakes (Thank God It’s Thursday!)

It’s Thursday! In the U.S. that just means we’ve made it over the hump, the weekend is so close you can smell it. To the Swedes? It means pea soup and pancakes, of course! (I talked a little bit about the tradition in my Taste of Sweden post, but now I’ll...

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