We totally missed the Perseid meteor shower this weekend since it was thunderstorming the whole time! Andrew and I had also made tentative plans to go to Newport, Rhode Island, as well to do the cliff walk, tour some mansions, and eat seafood, but the bad weather got in the way of those plans too. … Continue reading Another Queens Food Adventure
Friday Favorites 8.10.18 I mentioned it about a month ago, and I’m finally following through—Friday Favorites is here! This list will be coming to you on occasional Fridays, and it’s where I’ll share some links to things I think are exciting, fun, thought-provoking, or otherwise share-worthy. Here goes for the inaugural post! Are you watching … Continue reading Friday Favorites 8.10.18
I hope everyone had a great holiday week! We took advantage of the midweek 4th of July holiday and traveled to North Carolina to spend some time at the beach with Andrew’s family. We were nervous because the forecast called for thunderstorms the entire time, but the weather was actually pretty perfect, and we had … Continue reading North Carolina Beach Holiday
It’s not often that I miss a Monday post, but last Monday I was attending my grandfather’s funeral and didn’t really feel like writing anything. He died at age 92 after living a long and full life, recently celebrating 68 years of marriage to my grandmother. Even while struggling with Alzheimer’s and prostate cancer, he … Continue reading Food & Family: Brooklyn Edition
We took the bus up to Boston for the weekend to visit Andrew’s sister, see our former professor Ran Blake and his cat DekTor Dutra, and have some favorite foods from our New England Conservatory days. It was a wonderful and full weekend! After a longer-than-expected bus ride from New York we were ready for … Continue reading Boston Weekend
Eating and Drinking in Porto (Part II) Where I left off last week, I think we were eating pastries and drying out from being drenched during a thunderstorm. Andrew and I weren’t ready to let a bit of rain stop us from exploring more of Porto, so after warming up, we walked over to Livraria … Continue reading Eating and Drinking in Porto (Part II)
Eating and Drinking in Porto (Part I) WOW. I had a feeling I would love Porto, and I was RIGHT! What a beautiful city, and the food was REALLY tasty. And of course the port. That was tasty too. We arrived at our Air BnB, which looked like this: !!!!! And soon went out to … Continue reading Eating and Drinking in Porto (Part I)
Lisbon Eats We’re in Portugal for the week to celebrate my birthday! The week started in Lisbon, and since Andrew and I had visited once before, I wanted this visit to be more about relaxing and eating than seeing the sights. We arrived at the Lisbon airport at 6am (what can I say, the cheapest … Continue reading Lisbon Eats
Lo-Fi Gourmet’s Guide to Costco: The Best (In My Opinion) 15 Things to Buy I’m not gonna lie—I love a deal. I regularly shop at multiple neighborhood grocery stores just to get the best prices on things we regularly purchase: Mr. Lime has great deals on produce, but for organic bacon, Union Market is the … Continue reading Lo-Fi Gourmet’s Guide to Costco: The Best (In My Opinion) 15 Things to Buy
It’s that time of year again—blog birthday time! On February 15 two years again, Lo-Fi Gourmet was born. This sort of occasion is an opportunity for reflection on how things have gone thus far and on how I want them to go in the future, and I’ll definitely do a bit of that in this … Continue reading Happy 2nd Birthday, Lo-Fi Gourmet! Chocolate Raspberry Cake
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