tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88115450187263667582024-03-05T16:01:12.714-05:00Onion TearsOnion Tearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434589494255157301noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811545018726366758.post-26930873285411511782016-02-27T04:48:00.002-05:002016-02-27T04:48:50.341-05:00Brussels Part Deux<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were up and at 'em at about 8:30am on Saturday morning and headed into the center. Obviously in search of waffles for breakfast. We had a walking tour (free!) at 11:00am so we thought breakfast and then walking around would be a great idea. But when we arrived at the Grand Place, it was DEAD. Like no one around and everything closed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was the craziest thing. Turns out things don't open until 10am on the weekends. But we did find one place in the center that was open for breakfast called <a href="http://www.taverne-brouette.be/" target="_blank">La Brouette Tavern</a> which was a classic brasserie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was very cozy inside. And they had waffles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Real Belgian waffles don't come with a million toppings on them so this place seemed to abide by that rule. But there was a cute little basket of optional toppings like brown sugar, granulated sugar, maple syrup, butter, and honey. The breakfast also came with meat and cheese, croissants, chocolate bread, toast, jam, and coffee. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After that we had some time to kill so we wandered around. Things slowly started opening.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It felt very French all around (even though I've never been to France).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pictures don't actually do the city justice. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We went back to the Grand Place to start our 3 hour walking tour. Our tour guide was from the Netherlands and we met people from all over the world. It was very cool. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some highlights:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Belgium is known for its comics (did you know the Smurfs were Belgian?!) and their funny sense of humor. Tintin is the most well-known and loved. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mannekin Pis is one of the most famous statues in the world. It is a little boy peeing. And tiny. They dress him up in costumes most of the year depending on the holiday or what is going on in the city. There was a large crowd of people trying to take selfies with it. Selfie sticks abound.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This the Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert. The architecture was beautiful and it was a long stretch of high-end stores (including expensive chocolate stores). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The back of the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula was more interesting than the front. The front looks a bit like the Notre Dame in Paris according to the tour guide but she wanted to show us the back of it which was beautiful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These brass shells are to guide those heading to the Camino de Santiago. They represent different pilgrim routes to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain and are placed in streets and sidewalks all over Europe. People will walk or bike and follow the shells from their destination to Spain and there are shells in Brussels!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Clearly, as the line snaked into the street. But we stayed strong, held on, and sucked it up in the name of frites. There are all kinds of sauces but it was a bit stressful so we stuck with ketchup and curry ketchup.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After this, we went to the <a href="http://www.belgianchocolatevillage.be/en/" target="_blank">Belgian Chocolate Village</a> which turned out to be meh. The website was far cooler than the museum. It was really small and confusing and not really worth 8 Euros each. I mean, don't get me wrong, we love chocolate, but thought we would learn more. I think it is because we both love food and learn about food so much that we knew a lot of the information.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tim had the Hercule Stout. What we have noticed about Europe (at least with Belgium and Germany), you always get the matching beer mug to the beer brand. In the U.S., you always seem to end up with like a Bud Light glass no matter what. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All in all, Brussels is very fun! We felt like we saw enough in the short time we were there. There aren't a lot of landmarks (like Paris or Rome) so you don't have to run around trying to see everything and can enjoy the culture and food more. I recommend it for a weekend getaway full of food.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We could not find Brussel Sprouts in Brussels. Shocking, right? But we DID find frites, chocolate, beer, and waffles. Livin' the dream. More to come about that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a nice easy flight from Nuremberg to Brussels, just about an hour. Um they served waffles on the plane!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once we arrived, I thought my cellphone would work as it is a business phone and I had them turn on an international data plan. But it did not. I had no service. My phone did not work and we needed to figure out how to get from the bus stop to our hotel. After a little bit of wandering, we connected to wifi and found we were only about 400m away. Whew.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But first we accidentally ended up at a tequila bar thinking it was Delirium. Oops. So I ordered a cherry beer that was waaayyyy too sweet. Once we finished those beers, we found the real Delirium and made some friends from Ireland and Belgium who imitated the Boston accent.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My husband will never let me live that down. I am in the land of beers and go to a bar that has 3,000 kinds of beer and I ordered another stupid cherry beer. In fact, he just asked right now if I was going through withdrawals. And I said from what? And he said you haven't had a cherry beer in 4 days. Grr.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't believe this little piece of the internet is a year old!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This day one year ago was when I<a href="http://oniontearsblog.blogspot.de/2015/02/hello-world-i-was-inspired-by-my.html" target="_blank"> told my very inspirational story</a> (not) on why I started a blog. Luckily I usually am wearing my contacts so I don't get Onion Tears very often. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lots of food eating happened in a year. And lots of flour everywhere too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, <a href="http://oniontearsblog.blogspot.de/2015/10/announcement.html" target="_blank">moving to Germany</a> for starters. I'd say that's a big deal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My husband and I traveled a bit to <a href="http://oniontearsblog.blogspot.de/2015/08/chicago-continued-and-finished.html" target="_blank">Chicago</a>, <a href="http://oniontearsblog.blogspot.de/2015/12/budapest-on-christmas.html" target="_blank">Budapest</a>, Germany (duh), and <a href="http://oniontearsblog.blogspot.de/2015/04/provincetown-adventure.html" target="_blank">Provincetown</a> among other places</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Attended <a href="http://oniontearsblog.blogspot.de/2015/03/boston-wine-school.html" target="_blank">wine school</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Attended <a href="http://oniontearsblog.blogspot.de/2015/04/after-touching-jalapenos-dont-touch.html" target="_blank">cooking classes</a>...miss you Cait and Ashley!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Successfully had a <a href="http://oniontearsblog.blogspot.de/2015/09/birthday-shrimp-and-grits.html" target="_blank">surprise 30th birthday</a> party for my husband</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Got a big girl <a href="http://oniontearsblog.blogspot.de/2015/10/platedagain.html" target="_blank">camera</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And there is even more to come this year! Brussels this weekend and Greece at the end of March. Also, my parents visit in April!! And now that I am reunited with all of my cookware after the move, I am unstoppable. Just kidding.</span></div>
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Onion Tearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434589494255157301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811545018726366758.post-83744426214546881152016-02-13T11:58:00.002-05:002016-02-13T11:58:27.045-05:00Brussels, Here We Come!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We aren't there yet but we booked a trip to Brussels for my birthday next weekend! The flight is only 1 hour and 15 minutes from Nuremberg so we are leaving Friday night and returning Sunday afternoon. Can't wait to eat ALL the waffles, fries, etc. etc. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anywho, sorry I haven't updated this too much. It's funny how once you get into a routine, you kind of forget you are in another country. I sometimes have to remind myself that I am living in Germany and that's CRAZY. T</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today there were 1 kg containers of strawberries (or erdbeeren in German) for 4.44 euro! For you Americans, that means just over 2 pounds. They were so red and juicy and possibly from Spain and in an adorable little wooden crate that I must find a use for.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, the supermarket gave out a rose to all of the Frauen (women) for Valentine's Day (Valetinstag). The young man at the cash register looked thrilled to be doing this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Valentine's Day is definitely not as big here and only slightly commercialized. My husband and I had to admit to each other that we couldn't find Valetine's Day cards for each other. Funny, right? I plan on cooking a nice meal <a href="http://oniontearsblog.blogspot.de/2015/02/hello-world-i-was-inspired-by-my.html" target="_blank">like last year</a>. Not quite as all out but easier and cheaper than going out to eat. That reminds me, my little blog is almost a year old! That's insane. More to come on that. </span></div>
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<br />Onion Tearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434589494255157301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811545018726366758.post-30507317704068308402016-01-31T14:45:00.004-05:002016-01-31T14:45:52.633-05:00Life The Past Couple of Weeks<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This weekend was pretty American. We went to a housewarming party of a fellow American co-worker and tonight we met up for sushi with some other fellow Americans that I knew from college who are also here in Germany for the military. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love seeing other countries' idea of American food. As I am sure Italians make fun of American-Italian cuisine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you saw on Instagram, my husband and I paid a visit to a restaurant called Arizona in the town of Erlangen. We had walked by it a few times before. Walking up to the door, you see picnic tables and hay. The inside kind of looked like a Texas Roadhouse (way less noisy and no <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/farrahpenn/its-time-to-discuss-how-texas-roadhouse-bread-is-the-real-mv#.brn9wyZmzV" target="_blank">amazing rolls with cinnamon honey butter</a>). They had lots of burgers, steaks, curly fries, and ribs. Typical American, duh. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was this one drink called the American Homestyle Beer that was beer with bourbon, lime juice, lemon, and ginger ale served on the rocks. Now, I don't think I have come across this in America and I was tempted to try it but went with a Moscow Mule (with cucumbers?) instead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now we are less than week to our move-in, we can almost buy a car, and we bought internet for our apartment which is going to take 2 weeks to arrive! German life is coming together in pieces.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also in exciting news, we booked a trip to Greece at the end of March!!! I am soooo excited. I have always wanted to go ever since I read/saw Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants where Lena goes to Greece and meets Kostos. Flashback right there for ya. We are staying in Santorini, like Lena.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you seen the article about Tom Brady's diet? <a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/2016/01/04/meet-the-chef-who-decides-what-tom-brady-eats-and-what-definitely-doesn/gERAd0pkpmuELDZztIA56K/story.html" target="_blank">His personal chef told all</a>. Many things that he and Gisele steer clear from make a lot of sense like soda and candy. But some of the things that cause "inflammation" he avoids like cayenne pepper, eggplant, tomatoes, and mushrooms. This is where it all goes crazy. I would be so sad without spicy food in my life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans have been released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture. It was a much needed update as the obesity and heart disease (and many other diseases) epidemics grow worse. Some of the highlights include limiting sugar intake but loosening restrictions on <a href="http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-dietary-guidelines-eggs-coffee-20160107-story.html" target="_blank">eggs and coffee</a>. #WINNING. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are interested in the clean eating revolution and wanting to know more about where your food comes from and what you should and shouldn't eat (and although I am very aware of what to eat and what to avoid, I am still confused!), I recommend watching Michael Pollan's <a href="http://michaelpollan.com/books/in-defense-of-food/pbs-documentary-in-defense-of-food/" target="_blank">new documentary</a>, In Defense of Food (based on his book of the same name). His motto is "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." Eye-opening. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That's all for now folks, I hope you are enjoying your weekend!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sunday was our last full day in the city and we found this little place for breakfast called Stika. It was adorably hipster and so good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the Roast Pork Brasho Style. He said it was like having hash and amazing hash. We had so much food left over, I was sad that we had nowhere to store any leftovers at the hotel. We clearly had two meals from each of our dishes. </span></div>
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Onion Tearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434589494255157301noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811545018726366758.post-29309410175464728902016-01-03T04:54:00.003-05:002016-01-03T04:54:40.351-05:00Bamberg<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I do owe you another post on Budapest but I will get back to that. First, I am going to talk about a little daytrip to a small city called Bamberg just north of Nuremberg in Germany.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">OH and also, my mother sent us a care package which was basically like Christmas 4 days later (and full of some of our Christmas present. Thanks mom!). I requested from her a bag of <a href="http://marylous.com/" target="_blank">Marylou's</a> ground coffee. Along with some of the other awesome gifts (*coughReese'sChristmasTreescough*) this was a real winner. For those of you not from Southeastern Massachusetts, Marylou's is a small coffee chain (known for their bright pink color) that has flavored coffees like Twix, Blueberry Pie, and Minty Lou's. Heaven.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are counting down the days until we can move into the apartment (12 days!) and be reunited with our stuff. Cannot wait to cook like a normal person again. And sleep in our own bed. And hang out on our own couch. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday we drove about 45 minutes to Bamberg. Bamberg's center is actually listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the town itself is 1000+ years old. It has a very medieval look to it which makes it a popular destination for tourists. Luckily going in January helped us avoid most of the crowds. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We didn't go in with a plan as we knew it was small and we could just wander from place to place. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love the marzipan in Germany and how they make it into really cute things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We hiked our way up to Kloster Michelsburg which is the Michelsburg Abbey. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The restaurant served Franconian specialties. Franconia is a region of Germany that lies within Bavaria (and where we are living). I had an onion stuffed with ground meat with mashed potatoes and a smoked beer sauce. So good and hearty for a chilly day.</span></div>
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<br />Onion Tearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434589494255157301noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811545018726366758.post-80455668418196038962015-12-31T16:54:00.005-05:002015-12-31T16:54:52.987-05:00Happy New Year!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is about 1 hour away from midnight here in Germany and this means I can basically tell the future. I will let you know if the world ends or not.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But seriously, thank you all for reading this teeny blog in 2015. This year certainly ended with a bang with our move to Germany and I am very excited for the adventures to come in 2016. Obviously traveling more is one of my resolutions (is that too obvious?) but I hope to make the most of my time in Europe and will be back in the States in May and September. </span></div>
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Onion Tearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434589494255157301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811545018726366758.post-531620569048513822015-12-29T14:33:00.001-05:002015-12-29T14:33:11.011-05:00Budapest on Christmas<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did you know the city was actually broken into 2 parts, Buda and Pest before it was united? The Danube river splits the two parts right down the middle. Although there are buildings and things that are thousands of years old, many were damaged between the World Wars and the occupation of the Communists and had to be rebuilt. The architecture is gorgeous. The view on the Danube is beautiful but unfortunately, most of our weekend was foggy and couldn't see the views.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anywho, after our burgers on Christmas Eve, we awoke to a quiet city on Christmas morning. Our target was the Széchneyi thermal baths. Hungary sits on natural thermal springs so spas and baths were built upon them over the years. Most of the baths are outdoors and luckily it wasn't super cold, maybe in the 40's. After extreme confusion on buying tickets, finding our changing cabins, and getting to the baths, we made it! It was 100% worth it. We were there at about 11am and missed the major crowds. Score!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then it was time for a (late) lunch so we meandered over to the Christmas markets. Our first stop was for chimney cakes also known as Kürtoskalács (PS - the Hungarian language, or Magyar, is notoriously difficult. Luckily English and German is prevalent). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chimney cakes are pieces of dough wrapped around a cylinder then cooked over a coal fire. Flavors such as vanilla or chocolate are added. They are SUPER hot as we found out. We opted for the almond one. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also had these roasted potato wedges most likely with paprika (it's everywheres) and then a large sausage with toppings. It was such a late and big lunch, I just had a Greek salad at a kebap place for dinner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. I figured out that my Mac has a slot for my memory card from my camera sooo I no longer have to wait until our sea shipment arrives to get the pictures off of my new camera. This means lots of catch up posts which I am sure you are all thrilled about.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. We found an apartment! We can move in January 15th. More to come about that. I can't wait to no longer live the hotel life and have a real, functioning kitchen. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't even know where to start since there is a lot of catching up to do. Here are some scenes from the Christmas Market in Nuremberg which we went to a few times. And consumed a lot of gluhwein (which, I'm sure you've seen on the Insta).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It feels like a fairytale because it's so beautiful and Christmassy. Also, there's lots of amazing food. Including this fellow:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So this post is going to be a mishmash of things. Just warning you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My husband and I are coming upon the end of week 2 in Germany. Still in the process of finding an apartment although we saw a great one tonight. Things are starting to come together but many things are outstanding (we have bank accounts but not German phones yet. Lots of wi-fi needed). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We went to the world famous Nuremberg Christmas Market (Christkindlesmarket) and I took tons of pictures with my totally awesome new camera. Except the wi-fi thing that I need to transfer my pictures to my laptop has been packed away by the movers and is currently over the ocean somewhere. You will have to make-do with the random pictures from my iPhone for now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In exciting news, we booked a trip to Budapest, Hungary for Christmas! We decided we wanted to go somewhere for Christmas since we couldn't spend it with our families. Upon a lot of research, it seemed like many things would be open during Christmas in the city so that helped make our decision. We are going Dec 24th through the 28th.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are stereotypical Americans and went to a Mexican restaurant in the current town we are living in, Herzogenaurach. It is called Chilli's. Amazing, right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The food was pretty good! I had albondigas (meatballs) and chicken enchilada with potatoes and salad. It was HUGE. We also had "nachos" which tasted mysteriously like Doritos with melted cheese. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh and I completely forgot to share pictures of these amazing cupcakes my friend Ashley made when we got together the night before Thanksgiving.</span></div>
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<br />Onion Tearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434589494255157301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811545018726366758.post-38899729640783695622015-11-30T13:19:00.001-05:002015-11-30T13:19:39.176-05:00The Adventure Begins<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guten Abend from Deutschland! My husband and I arrived yesterday morning. We spent that day napping and hanging out as we were exhausted from the flight. We are currently staying in temporary housing in Herzogenaurach, Germany until we find our permanent place in the Nuremberg area for the next month or so. The hotel that we are at has extended stay apartments complete with a kitchenette. And I mean kitchenETTE.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today we registered with the German authorities, got our visas, opened a bank account, and went grocery shopping. Tomorrow, I start work. We were able to fairly successfully go food shopping after finding some simple dishes I could make over the next few days. I'm sure you are wondering why bother with the cooking. Well, I spent 2 out of the last 3 weeks living out of a suitcase and going out to eat in Germany when I was here on a business trip. Then, I was home for the week of Thanksgiving and cooked a little with my family. Also, there is nothing nearby in terms of food (and I refuse to eat at the hotel restaurant every day/night). Now that I am back here, I do miss cooking on a regular basis. The movers packed everything major so I won't have access to any of my kitchen gear for a while until it arrives *sad face,* I did bring some random ingredients and my chef knife with me. Available to me in the hotel room is a couple of sauce pans and a couple of saute pans, a fish spatula, a whisk, a cutting board, dishes and cups, a microwave, a coffee maker, stovetop with 2 burners, a dish sponge, and a towel. So, I have to be creative over the next month or so.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I completely apologize. This moving to another country thing is insane! I spent the last 2 weeks in Germany for work and then I am home this week for the movers and the Thanksgiving holiday. Yesterday consisted of sitting on our couch for 5 hours catching up on our DVR while the movers did all of the work. Haha. My husband and I fly out on Saturday to officially move to the Deutschland. I promise that I once I arrive in Germany, this blog will get exciting again. I also haven't had a chance to cook much lately which is KILLING me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The movers came and took all of our stuff away yesterday so we are now homeless. A.k.a. living with my parents until we leave. We decided to go to a newer, local BBQ joint in Raynham, MA called 2 Jerks for a nice, American lunch.</span></div>
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<br />Onion Tearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434589494255157301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811545018726366758.post-8341295434689272702015-10-19T21:32:00.003-04:002015-10-19T21:32:53.450-04:00Announcement!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sorry I've been a bit of a negligent blogger lately. I have been a busy. Do you want to know why? Do you want to know the exciting announcement?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yup, for real.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have an opportunity to transfer my job to the Nuremberg area so my husband and I will be moving at or around December 1st. This just makes the blog SO much better, am I right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In fact, we went on a "secret" 5-day trip to Germany just under a month ago. I was just DYING to blog everything while we were there. So now I finally get to! We went on a "look and see" trip courtesy of the company and stayed in Nuremberg. We got to experience the culture, look at apartments with a relocation agent, andddd make a quick, little trip to Munich for Oktoberfest. Talk about a whirlwind 5 days! Now you get to hear about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seriously, German beer is amazing. This restaurant was called Zum Flößla in Nuremberg.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My husband had a schnitzel in a creamy sauce with pasta and I had pork skewers with bacon and a sauce that was close to BBQ sauce.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Really pretty, right? There was also the Alstadfest that was going on. The Alstadtfest is the "old town fest." There was an area in the city that had cottages that were little mini restaurants for different local breweries. It was fun to walk around and so we picked a random one to go into.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a VERY nice waitress who helped translate the menu for us. We got flammkuchen with bacon and onions. Flammkuchen is an extremely flat, crispy pizza. We also tried a cheese spread called Obatzter. Think pub cheese but creamier and better. Served with bread. Oh and beer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just HAD to get raclette. You might recall that I had this at the <a href="http://oniontearsblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/review-boston-public-market.html" target="_blank">Boston Public Market</a> over the summer. It is melted cheese goodness that is melted onto bread.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another day we bought a meter long sausage, fries, and currywurst. Currywurst is a large sausage with curried ketchup sauce on top of it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello Munich!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We found a random restaurant called Marmaris just outside of the Oktoberfest area. Best decision ever. It was amazing Turkish food. I had beef kababs wrapped in pita with yogurt sauce and rice. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That capped off a great trip. We are very much looking forward to moving to Germany so we can travel and experience the world. Great blog material. </span></div>
<br />Onion Tearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434589494255157301noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811545018726366758.post-82301577694078130922015-10-09T22:17:00.002-04:002015-10-09T22:17:56.553-04:00Plated...again<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ordered <a href="http://plated.com/" target="_blank">Plated</a> for the week! As you may recall, I have done this a few times in the past with Plated and Blue Apron. It is a meal subscription service where you order "plates" and you receive all ingredients to make each dish. The best part is that it is the exact amount of each ingredient so there is no waste and less dishes/utensils used in the kitchen. Also, you don't have to plan dinners! You receive all of the ingredients in a refrigerated box along with recipe cards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tonight was Apple Cider Porkchops with Butternut Squash Polenta. The recipe was for 2 servings but it made a butt-load of polenta. I also wish there was more squash that was added to the polenta but you could taste a touch of sweetness. The porkchops were cooked and then a pan sauce was created with shallots and apple cider.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Super exciting news, I got a new camera! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Usually I use my iPhone for my pictures and have a basic digital camera but wanted something a step up. I bought a Nikon D3200 big girl camera. I took a couple of pictures tonight while my husband and I were practicing cocktail recipes. I swear, that's a real thing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I bought that amazing glass at an antique store. I love how vintage-y it looks with the drink recipes on it.</span></div>
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<br />Onion Tearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434589494255157301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811545018726366758.post-51228513117262318532015-10-04T20:56:00.002-04:002015-10-04T20:56:38.450-04:00Anniversary <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday was our first wedding anniversary. And, like it was a year ago, it was raining out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bakery that we used for our wedding cake makes a complimentary, fresh top of cake if you choose not to put your cake top in the freezer for a year. We decided to opt out of freezer-burned cake and went with a new one. I picked it up from <a href="http://www.thecakeinabox.com/" target="_blank">The Cake in a Box</a> during the day Saturday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For an appetizer we order fried calamari with peppers. Dinner for me was Steak Au Poivre (pepper-crusted sirloin) with a bordelaise sauce and Tim ordered rack of lamb. The best was a flight of side dishes. Yes, a flight. In our flight was whipped mashed potatoes, parmesan truffle fries, squash puree, and creamed spinach. OMG it was perfect. For dessert, we split a vanilla creme brulee. We are on a Negroni kick and ordered a couple of those. A Negroni is a cocktail of sweet vermouth, gin, and campari. A perfect night!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I'll get to them afterwards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a continuation of the weekend, I ate even more on Saturday. Yeah, I know.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My husband received Dave Chappelle tickets for his birthday and the show was in Providence at 10pm. We decided upon <a href="http://www.trattoriazoomari.com/" target="_blank">Trattoria Zooma</a> in Federal Hill, the Italian section of the city. We love us some Italian so this was perfect.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had a drink with cinnamon and whiskey. Amazing combination for a chilly, fall night. Also, the bread came with a basil butter that I could have slurped.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For dinner, I had the Orecchiette con Pancetta which is "little ears pasta" with peas, pancetta, cream, and Percorino Romano.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tim had the Capasante Occhio di Bue which was scallops with cacio e pepe (cheese and pepper) risotto with asparagus and HUGE pieces of pancetta topped with a soft egg. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After dinner, we still had some time to kill and stumbled upon an amazing bar call the <a href="http://www.eddybar.com/#welcome" target="_blank">Eddy</a>. We almost passed by thinking it was a club or something. But it turned out to be a teeny but funky place with only a few tables and a small bar. And menu of wicked awesome craft cocktails. At first we had a standing spot then we were able to sit at the bar. The bartender was hypnotizing since he really knew his stuff. We had two drinks each full of cool ingredients like absinthe, demerara syrup (a caramel-like syrup), and black walnut bitters (not together, in different drinks). I highly recommend this place if you are in Providence and just want some really cool drinks. They have small bites too. Sorry, no pics. It was too dark inside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't make each component of the original recipe <a href="http://www.halfbakedharvest.com/overnight-cider-pumpkin-waffles-wtoasted-pecan-butter-cider-syrup-spiced-apples/" target="_blank">here</a> but did use the waffles and apples portion of it. Amazing, let me tell you. I included the recipe below just for you!</span></div>
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<li class="ingredient" style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2/3 cup warm milk (any % milk will work)</span></li>
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<li class="ingredient" style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast</span></li>
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<li class="ingredient" style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">6 tablespoons butter, browned</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2 teaspoons vanilla extract</span></li>
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<br />Onion Tearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434589494255157301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811545018726366758.post-10155073036294862712015-09-27T08:57:00.002-04:002015-09-27T08:57:17.927-04:00How About Them Apples?<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is definitely feeling like fall now in the Boston area!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am finally ready. I was in denial for a while but now I am ready for pumpkin stuff everywhere.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday, I kicked off the fall season going apple-picking with my family. We usually go to <a href="http://www.thebigapplefarm.com/" target="_blank">The Big Apple</a> in Wrentham each year. They have Pick Your Own then also have an awesome store with all kinds of fun food and treats.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The weather was gorgeous yesterday and there were rows and rows of apples waiting to be picked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We kept sampling the different types of apples which is something I've never done before.</span></div>
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It was interesting to compare Gala vs. Empire vs. Cortland vs. Macintosh. Galas and Empires were more sweet, Macintosh had sweetness but not as sweet, and Cortlands were almost grassy tasting. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mother and I split a 1/2 bushel (20 pounds). It was a lot of heavy apples to carry back to the car. After apple-picking, we headed to the store.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It smelled like heaven inside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There were all kinds of amazing treats. I bought some apple cider and honey sticks and we all split a bag of apple cider donuts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After the donuts, we were hungry for some lunch (believe it or not). We headed over to <a href="http://www.cafeassisiwrentham.com/" target="_blank">Cafe Assisi</a> just down the street. My mom and I discovered this Italian restaurant a few years ago. There are no good restaurants at the Wrentham Outlets so we went a bit further away and found this gem. They have all kinds of awesome Italian food. I ended up with a half of a chicken parm sandwich</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I held a surprise 30th birthday party for my husband at one of our favorite bars, <a href="http://cagneysquincy.com/" target="_blank">Cagney's</a> in Quincy. He almost had to work at night and I almost had a complete meltdown. But, it all worked out somehow. Even though it was next to impossible to get him to the restaurant. And then he sat us down at a table on the regular side of the restaurant before we could get to the function side. Me and my friends Kristen and Mark didn't know what to do to get him over there. Awkwardly running to the bathroom (but really function room) and back didn't help. I ended up saying "Come here for a minute..." I'm sure at that point he was like WTF. But it was a success. I got him this really cool Top Gun cake (his fave movie everrr).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, I got him a cup from our favorite bar in Chicago, <a href="http://oniontearsblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/chicago-part-2-of-lot-of-other-parts.html" target="_blank">Three Dots and a Dash</a>. Turns out you can buy the crazy tiki glasses from there! We had wine. So he had to put a straw in it to drink it. We are classy up in here.</span></div>
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<br />Onion Tearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434589494255157301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811545018726366758.post-32327053645808218512015-09-07T17:15:00.001-04:002015-09-07T17:18:59.099-04:00Labor-less Labor Day Weekend<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Holiday weekends are the best right? And luckily, it still feels like summer around these parts. I love fall but this year I am just not ready for it. No pumpkin anything until it is actually fall. My husband and I have a rule. No pumpkin, no pumpkin coffee. Nada. Last year he confessed he broke our rule at his bachelor party. I promptly ordered a pumpkin beer at the bar I was at. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The past few days have been a mix of going out to eat and cooking. I took advantage of having <a href="http://oniontearsblog.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-weekend-continued.html">the Portuguese sweet bread</a> lying around to make individual baked french toasts. Usually this is a large casserole-type breakfast but with only two of us, I wanted to control the portions a bit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used the recipe below from A Less Processed Life except I replaced challah bread with the sweet bread. The hard part about any kind of baked french toast is planing ahead as the bread usually has to soak in the "custard" overnight. I did plan ahead and was able to pop the ramekins into the oven on Sunday morning. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since that was Sunday, Saturday was pretty event-filled. In the morning, I went on a hike with 3 of my friends from college, Kristen, Jess, and Mara.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We spent a couple of hours hiking up and back down the Blue Hills in Canton, MA. The views at the top were beautiful as it was a gorgeous and clear day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At night, Tim and I went out to eat at <a href="http://locosouthboston.com/">Loco Tacqueria & Oyster Bar </a>in South Boston. We had been dying to go here and it is usually really busy. We caught it just right and were able to walk in and get a seat. Immediately, we loved the atmosphere and decor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had "The Britney" which was white tequila, muddle watermelon and mint, lemon juice, and blueberries. "A little crazy and awesome" according to the menu and perfect for summer. Tim got the Tropic Thunder with Don Julio silver, mezcal, muddle grilled pineapple, and ginger. It was amazingly smokey without being spicy from the grilled pineapple.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We split ceviche as a appetizer. This particular one had sea bass, aji amarillo leche de tigre (<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;">Concentrated key lime juice, fish, and blended aji limo according to Wikipedia), green mango, and Thai basil ice. It was delicious. A combination of fresh, creamy, and spicy. And beautifully presented.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then, for dinner, we split 3 different tacos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There were the Cola Pork Carnitas, Root Beer Braised Chicken, and Baja Style Fried Fish. Each were unique. Our favorite was the fish tacos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was too much food. But, oh well. YOLO.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Among a couple of other random things I made the past few days was <a href="http://paleomg.com/crockpot-coffee-ancho-chile-short-ribs/">Crockpot Ancho Chile Short Ribs</a> from Paleomg. Definitely recommend making these! Very easy and extremely flavorful. I made a couple of changes to it. I had bought a pound and a half of boneless short ribs so I used those but kept the sauce recipe the same. I also seared the ribs before putting them into the crockpot. I used chili powder instead of using dried ancho chiles as I could not find those. Additionally, I took out some of the broth and thickened/reduced it on the stovetop with cornstarch and water at the end. I served them with pureed cauliflower.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cauliflower actually isn't a bad replacement for mashed potatoes. Plus, since it was hot out, I wanted something lighter besides mashed potatoes or polenta (I know, not Paleo at all). You can either steam or boil the cauliflower. Then, I use an immersion blender to puree them. I added some milk but you can use any kind of liquid (water, stock, etc.) to thin them out. I added some butter for richness. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Sunday morning, my parents and I met my sisters, my sister's boyfriend, and my cousin down in Bristol, RI (where my sisters live) to have breakfast at a place called <a href="http://bristolsunsetcafe.com/">Sunset Cafe</a>. We had to get there early as they fill up quickly and we had a large party. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They serve a wide range of breakfast foods and some with a Portuguese twist. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I opted for an omelet with Portuguese chourico, cheddar cheese, and spinach. Instead of English muffins, I ordered bolos which are very similar to English muffins except larger and less dense. REALLY GOOD.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We headed back to my parents' house after that for dinner which consisted of my mom's amazing homemade burgers complete with her...homemade bacon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, she made the above bacon completely from scratch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They had all kinds of authentic Portugese foods at awesome prices ($5 wine? $7 olive oil? Yes, please!). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The market is beautifully decorated with meat, fish, wine, cheese, bulk goods, produce, sweats, and a small cafe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This might have been the smallest bakery I've ever been to. They sold maybe about 10 different things at a teeny counter. But, they had bolos. We split regular and cinnamon ones. Once my mother and I set our minds to something, we go after it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't believe tomorrow is September. Where has the summer gone? Oh yeah, it didn't start until, like, July.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was a busy, last weekend of August with lots going on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Thursday night, my friends Ashley and Shawn held a mini-party to say goodbye to our friend Cait who is off to a new adventure in travel nursing in Denver, Colorado.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was stuffed chicken breasts wrapped in bacon along with rice with basil from her own basil plant, tomatoes, and feta. There was also asparagus and...lots of wine. We watched Ashley and Shawn's wedding video as they had the same wedding videographer as we did. Then said goodbye to Cait :(.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I took the day off on Friday and after picking my cousin, Jaime, up from the airport, I headed to Country Fest at Gillette Stadium. Woohoo!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Summer concerts are the best.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Saturday, my parents had a party with some friends and family since my cousin was in town. Last year, we had a "fiesta" as a way to introduce bridesmaids and groomsmen to each other in the summer prior to my wedding. The fajitas recipe that my parents used from the <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree-drummond/chicken-and-beef-fajitas.html">Pioneer Woman</a> was such a roaring success, we have used it a number of times since! We broke out the ol fajita recipe again for this party with all the fixins'. I made a recipe called Cowboy Crack that was a dip with black beans, corn, avocado, tomato, lime, and a couple of other things as an appetizer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My sisters made homemade guacamole.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I could eat this whole bowl. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jaime grated some cheese. We ended up with a giant bowl of cheese. Oops. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a gorgeous day as it wasn't humid but sunny. Everyone gobbled up the fajitas then dove into the desserts brought by my friends Mandy and Robbie along cookies brought by my sisters' friend Britt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Um don't mind the whipped cream mess on the above delicious mini peanut butter cheesecakes. They were SO GOOD but Mandy and Robbie accidentally dropped the container of whipped cream and broke the top off. I managed to get the whipped cream out at least...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They also made sopapillas which are basically Spanish pastries with cream cheese and cinnamon. Yummm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mom also made an awesome peach sangria that was a big hit with everyone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More to come with events from this weekend in my next post!</span></div>
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