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    Since I’ve been gone…

    Happy 2009 and aloha! A lot has happened in the last couple weeks. I've welcomed a new year, a new husband, and a new home (Oahu, Hawaii) in to my life! It's all been overwhelmingly wonderful, and no ...

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    Home for the holidays

    Well, my out to eat streak has finally come to an end. Lloyd and I moved from Newport, RI on Friday and are now at our respective parents' homes in Texas through the holiday. We're meeting up in W...

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    Street food

    Most street food is both finger and fast food (two of my favorite things). Unfortunately, the cities I've lived in lately are pretty sparse in the street food department. Actually, a new articl...

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    Herring Caesar salad

    Last Friday I wasn't feeling great, so while Lloyd went to Foxwoods for a last hoorah with his classmates, I stayed home and had pizza and a salad delivered. The next day, I turned the leftovers...

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    A great day

    Today is a great day. First, Lloyd graduated from his Basic Lawyer Course and was promoted to 1st Lieutenant. I'm so proud of him and was pleased to have the chance to pin on his new silver bars....

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    Hawaii here we come

    No better time than a dreary, drizzly day in Newport to announce our duty station for the next three years. The morning of Jan. 5, two days after our wedding, Lloyd and I will be on a plane to our ho...

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    Microwave pasta

    My world has been completely opened by a new discovery I made on Friday. I can make pasta in the microwave. It never occurred to me before, but noodles plus water plus a microwave-safe container f...

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    Herb-crusted tilapia

    Now that I've aired my complaints about having no kitchen, I'm back to talking about meals in restaurants. Newport is a bustling tourist spot in the summer, but by this time of the year it's quite...

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    Homemade sushi

    I'm now in week five of having no kitchen, and the void is palpable. Taking a kitchen away from an RD is like taking a canvas away from a painter - my art is totally stunted. So what am I doing to cop...

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    Seafood stuffing

    We had a delicious Thanksgiving with Lloyd's parents and sister who flew up to Newport for the holiday. Due to my meager kitchen, it was a restaurant Turkey Day at 22 Bowen's on Newport's waterfr...