http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/Food, Travel...and more FoodThu, 22 Oct 2009 14:57:19 +0000All original content copyright (c) 2008 Melissa Kronenthal.en-USSquarespace Site Server v5.8.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/)melissaTue, 20 Oct 2009 16:12:27 +0000http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/2009/10/20/friends-beets-enemies.html21390:146973:5558841http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-5558841.xmlmelissaFri, 02 Oct 2009 11:17:00 +0000http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/2009/10/2/home-is-where-the-cake-is.html21390:146973:5293732twice - 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?]]>http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-5293732.xmlmelissaTue, 08 Sep 2009 15:45:22 +0000http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/2009/9/8/hello-deutschland.html21390:146973:5105979http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-5105979.xmlmelissaWed, 12 Aug 2009 01:20:27 +0000http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/2009/8/11/satays-staff-of-life.html21390:146973:4834410http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-4834410.xmlmelissaSun, 26 Jul 2009 16:31:16 +0000http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/2009/7/26/culture-shock.html21390:146973:4753901ricotta, 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.]]>http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-4753901.xmlmelissaWed, 08 Jul 2009 20:06:05 +0000http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/2009/7/8/10-great-things-to-do-and-eat-on-pei.html21390:146973:4546278culinary one.]]>http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-4546278.xmlmelissaFri, 26 Jun 2009 11:32:07 +0000http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/2009/6/26/on-the-road.html21390:146973:4448465http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-4448465.xmlmelissaSun, 31 May 2009 17:04:39 +0000http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/2009/5/31/ricotta-in-print.html21390:146973:4148118http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-4148118.xmlmelissaWed, 27 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/2009/5/27/brown-butter-bliss.html21390:146973:4064604really feel about it? No? Oh good, I'm glad there are still some secrets between us.]]>http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-4064604.xmlmelissaTue, 12 May 2009 02:13:54 +0000http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/2009/5/12/5-things-for-spring.html21390:146973:3943753http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-3943753.xmlmelissaTue, 21 Apr 2009 20:22:00 +0000http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/2009/4/21/a-cordial-affair.html21390:146973:3659494http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-3659494.xmlmelissaTue, 31 Mar 2009 20:32:00 +0000http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/2009/3/31/oeufs-of-march.html21390:146973:3365095http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-3365095.xmlmelissaMon, 23 Feb 2009 23:23:00 +0000http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/2009/2/23/what-not-to-do-with-meyer-lemons.html21390:146973:3083575http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-3083575.xmlmelissaSun, 01 Feb 2009 23:04:41 +0000http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/2009/2/1/the-great-spaghetti-compromise.html21390:146973:2940781trattoria 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.]]>http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-2940781.xmlmelissaWed, 14 Jan 2009 22:56:22 +0000http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/2009/1/14/squashed-resolve.html21390:146973:2832920http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/rss-comments-entry-2832920.xml