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Monday Meal Review: Switzerland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItSbbLTJpAs I can’t stop thinking about those three girls that were found last week: Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina DeJesus. Also on my mind is Mr Ramsey, the...
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Monday Meal Review: Syria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CVMInq42c4 “Want to help me make the kebabs?” I asked Ava, gesturing toward the pile of long, metal skewers, the bowl of sour cherries swimming in water, and the ground...
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Monday Meal Review: Taiwan
I got a really neat question in my email this week. I thought I’d take a brief departure from my normal meal review to answer it, in case you’re looking for similar ideas: Hi Sasha, I came across your...
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Monday Meal Review: Tajikistan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tNsfjQ-zes It is often said that family who live in close proximity take each other for granted. But in many ways, I think it’s just as easy to take each other for...
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Monday Meal Review: Tanzania
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2OP7gffR3g Moving Beyond Your Breaking Point Summer sweat is a near constant, now. I haunt my house, barefoot, draped in loose flowing dresses, completely aimless...
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Monday Meal Review: Thailand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x8snseHl80 It took a Green Papaya Salad from Thailand to make me think about the rhythms of my life. Rat-tat-tat-tat…. Rat-tat-tat…. Rat-tat.. Rat… Rat… Tat-tat… Thwap....
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Monday Meal Review: Togo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TpCwmBinuQ “How many bites do I have to take?” “Do they have to be big bites?” “Does this count as a big bite?” The questions kept coming from Miss Emma, one of the...
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Monday Meal Review: Tonga
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTeXNUsLyZI My family almost didn’t get to try the Sweet Potatoes this week. Twice I screwed up the caramel. Once, Ava was too tired to eat. When she was better rested,...
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Monday Meal Review: Trinidad and Tobago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-fulpLZ2l8 This week, gorgeous Trinidad and Tobago helped me question what was real about my relationship in a way I’d never thought about before. The timing couldn’t...
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Monday Meal Review: Tunisia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lduh-s3nIk Crying in front of 3,000 people. Last week, I did that. We ate Tunisia and celebrated Ava’s fourth birthday right before I hopped on a plane to go to the...
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Monday Meal Review: Turkey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hIxigHjUIw After my crazy weekend in Portland speaking in front of 3,000 people, I needed some time to unwind. I was like a hot, thirsty wanderer, begging for a glass...
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Monday Meal Review: Turkmenistan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24BSRyPF1bY Our week cooking Turkmenistan was all about the bubble… bubbling Watermelon Jam, bubbling Central Asia Tea, and bubbles on the forehead. It was the bubbles...
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Monday Meal Review: Tuvalu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFKkLOzIHfg In times of plenty, it’s easy to forget about times of scarcity. When we have electricity, we forget what it feels like to read by candlelight (or not at...
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Monday Meal Review: Uganda
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AypVIF7TJk “It is better that trials come to you in the beginning and you find peace afterwards than that they come to you at the end.” Proverb from Uganda I spent our...
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Monday Meal Review: Ukraine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQwV6bgLtLU It’s almost my husband’s birthday. In his honor, I found myself thinking about love. This week, Ukraine helped me understand what works and what doesn’t, in...
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Monday Meal Review: United Arab Emirates
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rlb_JCMCIsk The batter hits the pan. Immediately, the sticky scent of dates hits the air. A few minutes later, I am alone with a stack of sweet, lacy, whole wheat...
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Monday Meal Review: United Kingdom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE6nisYDGMw Other than the perennial baseball cap, there’s not a lot of people wearing hats anymore. I don’t usually give the matter much thought, but this week, as we...
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Monday Meal Review: United States of America
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpi3PAnSc2w Friends, we are here. After three and a half years, we’ve come to the first ending. With the United States of America, North America is officially done. The...
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Monday Meal Review: Venezuela
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfoNfI3h0BU Lately, I have this crazy energy. I thought it was because I’m almost done with this four-year challenge. Or because we just ate the world in one day,...
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Monday Meal Review: Vietnam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzbdNirNp-8 “The husband eats hamburger; the wife eats spring roll” “Ong an cha ba an nem” Vietnamese Proverb Even though Keith loves hamburger as much as he always...
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