Vegetarian in Paris

I started researching restaurants in Paris. Being on a fairly tight budget, I think we will be getting the majority of our foods from bakeries, patisseries (pain au chocolat here I come!), markets, and street vendors. Picnics in the gardens of Paris, mmm, I just hope the weather cooperates for us.
But, for the instances in [...]

The week of pot-stickers

I have been waiting for the right opportunity to cook pot-stickers, and finally got around to it this past week. With my dad (the big meat-eater) out of town for business, I thought I could whip up a batch of these for my mom, sister and I for a light dinner. Don’t get the [...]

Jamie Oliver, Rhubarbs, and Farmers Markets

Good morning all! I meant to post yesterday but got caught up with busy saturday activities. I had wanted to write about the episode of “Jamie Oliver at Home” that I saw yesterday morning, devoted to rhubarb. I will admit thatI have never bought, cooked, or eaten rhubarb, but am now quite curious about trying [...]

Summer Cooking

One of my favorite things about being home for the summer is cooking. Cooking here at home for my family is very different than cooking in my apartment for only myself. For one thing, I don’t have to pay for groceries when I’m at home, allowing me to use good-quality products and try new ingredients. Secondly, [...]

Hello world!

This is my first blog post. I created this blog as a way of capturing the experience of being an intern at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center for 11 months. Hopefully it will be read by some of my friends, but if not, I’ll have fun writing it anyway.
My internship doesn’t start for almost 3 [...]