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The Silk Road Gourmet -  the first of a self-published three volume series exploring the cuisines of thirty countries along the ancient Silk Road - I couldn't hit the reply button fast enough to say yes.]]>

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http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/2009/10/2/home-is-where-the-cake-is.htmlmelissa2009-10-02T11:17:00Z2009-10-02T11:17:00Z

twice - forces you to figure that out fast. I also have a heightened appreciation of the shades of gray between what I can and cannot live without. Like, I now know that I can live without a microwave but I cannot live without a set of handheld beaters, and that I prefer not to live without a salad spinner but that's it's considerably more preferable than living without a dishwasher. And as for those dwarf-sized fridges without an inbuilt freezer that I happily waved goodbye to when we left Europe, it seems I'll force my husband to drive two hours to pick up a fridge I bought on ebay rather than live with one of those again, even if it was provided free with our apartment. But that's not being unreasonable, is it?]]>

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http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/2009/7/26/culture-shock.htmlmelissa2009-07-26T16:31:16Z2009-07-26T16:31:16Z

ricotta, and now I'm encouraging the good people of Seattle to make butter - cultured butter, no less. Watch out, next thing you know I'll be telling you to adopt your own cow.]]>

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culinary one.]]>

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really feel about it? No? Oh good, I'm glad there are still some secrets between us.]]>

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http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/2009/2/1/the-great-spaghetti-compromise.htmlmelissa2009-02-01T23:04:41Z2009-02-01T23:04:41Z

trattoria in northern Italy, a wrinkled old grandmother in the kitchen, a lot of hand gestures and an almost-illegible recipe scribbled on an empty flour sack. But then I thought better of it. No, it's better you know the truth, that where this dish really has its origins is in stubbornness, intolerance, and marital discord, with a little bit of curry thrown in for good measure. But don't worry, it has a happy ending regardless.]]>