Food - Oral Fixations

October 5, 2010October 4, 2010

In My Belly: Liberty Fish Company

Download episode 4 of In My Belly. Feel free to pair my food podcast from Monterey Bay with hot coffee and lemon juice. Squeeze the lemon juice over those huge oysters on the half shell.

In August, we celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary in Monterey Bay.

On our first night, we indulged in couples pampering at the Spa by the Bay and 5-star cuisine at Peppoli in Pebble Beach.

I woke up early the next morning to work on my St. Petersburg lectures. I worked up an appetite and the Liberty Fish Company delivered.

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October 4, 2010

Russian Beer

Original post on my Eurotrip Photoblog

In St. Petersburg, I had issues ordering vodka.

At a cafe near my hotel, I told the server I wanted to sample their vodka. She looked horrified and said she didn’t understand English. I thought this was odd since we managed to go through my orders for an appetizer, dinner entree and a cocktail.

“So sorry,” she said, refusing to offer any selections on what some people call Russia’s national drink. I gave up and asked for the bill.

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July 15, 2010

Over rice

This week – I was hungry for white rice and home cooking.

I made my family’s chicken adobo and added kidney beans. Trust me – it works! The kidney beans soak up the soy sauce and vinegar broth. I think it pairs nicely with the chicken that has been simmering for about an hour on the stove.

My favorite part of this dish is spooning the thin, savory broth over white rice. Yum!

My comfort food comes in all shapes, flavors and complexities. Oddly enough, memories of my lola has me heating up a bowl of white rice and smoked cheddar sausage in the microwave.

I also add pads of margarine over the rice. I know – weird right? Good thing I’m not pregnant!
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