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Next-Level Hot Chocolate

02/22/21 | Food, Lavender

I know my last post was about hot chocolate, too, but in times like these, we could all use a little more hot chocolate I think! Also, this just happens to be a topic I'm very passionate about! Here in Minnesota it is finally warming up enough to make outdoor activities a little more palatable after a few weeks of bitterly cold temps, but now Southern states are getting walloped by cold and snow! ...

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A Hot Chocolate Revue

12/03/20 | Food

'Tis the season! At long last, today I'm doing a post on one of my favorite topics: Hot Chocolate! I may be a born-and-raised Minnesotan, but I freeze all winter! I happily drink tea and warm beverages all year round, but especially starting around November, I drink hot chocolate nearly every day (this used to be a slight exaggeration... this year it's simply the truth). Now, I am a creature ...

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How many delicious things can you put in a bagel?

09/07/20 | Food

Bagels are probably one of the few baked goods I really missed while in Germany. Europe has us beat on croissants, baguettes, bread - in general - and a host of other things, but bagels are rather hard to find. Having lived in New York City for a summer, and experienced some of the best NYC bagels (Ess-a-Bagel, Brooklyn Bagel and Coffee Company, or Tompkins Square, depending on who you ask), I ...

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Summer Peach Pizza!

08/26/20 | Basil, Food

When I heard that my family was getting a box of peaches a week from Georgia for part of this summer, I got incredibly excited! Obviously, I immediately started looking up recipes. After noting a number of tasty-looking dessert recipes, I was intrigued to see a recipe for a peach pizza. I love a good sweet-and-savory combo, so I added it to my list of things to try! After testing out a variety ...

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An Abrupt Farewell: Returning to MN

04/16/20 | Books, Food, Germany

As many of you probably already know, I am now back in Minnesota, having returned to the U.S. at the end of March. Returning home from Germany earlier than planned has been one of the hardest things I have ever done - one of the most difficult decisions I have had to make. But like so many of us right now, COVID-19 has completely changed the landscape of my plans! Things had been fairly ...

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Karneval!

03/11/20 | Adjusting to Germany, Food, Germany

When I told my family's former exchange student, Isi, that I was applying to spend my year as a Fulbright student in Bonn, Germany, one of the first things she said was: "That's one of the best places to celebrate Karneval!" My experience concurs! For those of you that may be unfamiliar, Karneval is pre-Lenten celebration that takes place in several different areas of Germany and the ...

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Looking for me? I am most likely to be found curled up with a good book, working on a puzzle, out on the trails for a run, in a practice room working on scales, in the lab working on my latest research project, in the kitchen concocting some new creation, or any place where there is food with lavender or basil.

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  • A Hot Chocolate Revue
  • How many delicious things can you put in a bagel?
  • Summer Peach Pizza!
  • An Abrupt Farewell: Returning to MN

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