Turkey-Pesto Burgers with Grilled Onions

Do you ever go to the store with no idea of what you want to make for dinner? Last Monday was one of those days. I went to the Butcher counter and started to panic because it was almost my turn and I couldn’t focus: Hmm…that fish looks nice and fresh…So do those steaks…Dustin would [...]

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“Thai” Basil Stir Fry

One of our favorite Thai dishes was the inspiration for this meal, except that we used regular basil instead of thai basil – the kind that everyone has tons of right now that screams caprese salad or pesto. Well, we wanted to do something a little different with ours. We found it was the perfect [...]

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Pan-Fried Red Trout Fillets with Mizuna-Mango-Manchego Salad & a Simple Mango Cocktail

After weeks of writing about Swedish food and travel adventures, it feels both strange and comforting to once again be blogging from our own kitchen! This is a meal that we made a few days after returning home, but it had to wait in line until now! My cousin Nikita came over to cook dinner [...]

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Sweden Part 6: Stockholm

Simply put, Stockholm is a beautiful city – water everywhere you look, the stately palace, narrow stone streets shaded by tall, old buildings, churches, and gorgeous scuptures. The Grand Hotel wasn’t too shabby either

We headed to old town Stockholm (Gamla Stan) after checking into our rooms, where we saw the King’s palace and [...]

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Sweden Part 5: Örebro

Several people asked us, “Why did you go to Örebro?” It’s just a random metropolitan area in the middle of Sweden. Well, we had worked our way across to Western Sweden, and it was the perfect place to stop on our way back across to the East side. It does have a famous castle there, [...]

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Sweden Part 4: When in Vadstena, Drink as the Monks Drank

Leaving the city, we soon found ourselves surrounded by the peaceful Swedish countryside, where we saw the most vibrant field of red flowers. They reminded us of the scene in The Wizard of Oz, where Dorothy and her friends walk through the sleep-inducing poppy field.

We entered the town of Vadstena, known for its famous Monastery [...]

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Sweden Part 3: Göteborg

When we first walked into the Avalon, we were met with a babbling indoor water feature, colorful, modern decor, and techno music playing softly in the hallways; This feng shui certified hotel was a  fun change of pace from the peaceful harbor setting the day before.

Göteborg has a bustling, up-and-coming city feel, juxtaposed by beautiful, [...]

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Sweden Part 2: Salt & Herring in Klädesholmen

Of course I had to order the 6 varieties of pickled herring. We were staying at a hotel floating on the sea called “Salt & Sill” — “sill” means herring. Each of the rooms is named after a spice or a fruit, such as Citron (lemon) or Kanel (cinnamon).

The restaurant there has a deck that [...]

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