We can finally breath a sigh of relief: passports have been returned to us, with six-month, dual entry visas inside. Those who followed our earlier post on the confusing process of filling out and sending the correct documents may be interested to read about what happened after we sent off our application packets, particularly if you’re considering venturing to India yourself. On the other hand, … Continue reading Coda: Indian visa process
As we eagerly await word on the status of our visa applications for India, we are in a sort of limbo. All flights and hotels are bought and/or booked, and we have done plenty of preliminary work looking through guidebooks and websites about what to see and do in each place. But nothing consumes our thoughts about this upcoming trip quite as much as the … Continue reading Trekking for Momos
Portland, Maine was one of the first places we vacationed together, as it’s a short drive–or for us, train ride–from Boston. But we return to Portland again and again because it’s also a fantastic place to visit for many reasons, not least of which, especially lately, is the vibrant food scene. We try to get up there for a couple of days once a year, … Continue reading Portland love
When we started planning this trip, we knew it would be a daunting task, given that we were setting out to plan and book every aspect of a multi-city visit to Asia ourselves. But as we’ve mentioned before, we do enjoy that part of any vacation: for us, reading and planning is half the fun. In previous posts we’ve described our process and hurdles with … Continue reading The last hurdle: obtaining our Indian visas
This is a guest post by my sister Catherine on her recent trip to Norway with her husband, Will. As they are young and on a budget–Will is in graduate school full time–I was interested to hear how they fared in what is known to be a pretty expensive country to visit. So I asked her to share her “top 10” and some tips for … Continue reading Viking ships, fjords, and food halls: tips for seeing Norway on a budget
The hot, humid weather continues here in Boston, and is such that turning on the oven or standing over a pan on the stove seems absolutely out of the question. Even grilling does not appeal in this sticky weather. Last week we had some electrical work done, in the course of which the glass on the kitchen ceiling fan broke. Until we get it replaced, … Continue reading Hot weather dining: Super easy, spicy soba with cold vegetables
The past couple of weeks in Boston have been hot. Very, very hot. And while I do like summer a lot, and enjoy warm weather more the older I get (I joke now that I totally get why seniors move to Florida), the temps these past weeks–mid 90s–have been even a bit high for me to enjoy, coupled as they are with very high humidity … Continue reading Hot weather dining: Slightly spicy, very garlicky pesto
Given that I love to cook, and have been at it for many years now with growing enthusiasm, it’s logical that I get cookbooks as gifts, for holidays, for birthdays, from family, friends, from my husband. And yes, “gifts” that I occasionally buy myself too 🙂 In addition to cookbooks, I love reading books about food: about eating, about working in kitchens, about restaurants I’ve … Continue reading Ten essential (cook)books in my kitchen
Inevitably, when you tell someone that you’re going to India and Nepal, they ask you how long you’ll be there. “A little over two weeks,” you say, “actually 16 nights in total.” And then, depending on whether they have ever traveled to that part of the world or not, they will either comment on what a fine long trip you’ve booked, or look at you … Continue reading You can’t get there from here: booking travel within India
This past weekend we had friends over for dinner, and given that it was about 92 in the shade in Boston on Saturday, there was no way I was cooking inside. A few cold salads and some nice steak tips on the grill were just perfect. But, as I often do with company, I bought WAY too many steak tips. Some went into the freezer … Continue reading Swiss chard and steak tacos, quick chipotle salsa
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