Top 10 Unique Foods + Homemade Ice Cream (Without an Ice Cream Maker!) {The Grove: Top 10)
Top 10 lists are so fun! As I mulled over what to make my list about, I kept thinking about the, ahem, unique foods I've been able to try over...
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Inviting Others to Help You Remain + Simple Chocolate Syrup
“Teammates would come, and teammates would go...and teammates would come, and teammates would go. We suffered our own little family whiplash with the loving, longing, and losing and replaying it...
No Strings Attached + Cheesy Biscuits Recipe
It was Christmas time a few years ago while we were in language school, hunkered down in a bitterly cold northern China city. I had just spent the afternoon baking...
Participating to Change Eternity + Creamy Tomato Basil Chicken Pasta {The Grove: Participation}
Currently, we live on a college campus 45 minutes from the city, near a small village and a few small mountains. Our campus bustles with 40,000+ people living, working, and...
Welcome to the Table: The Serviette
The Serviette encourages people to share their tables in a way that bridges cultural and religious gaps, shows creativity, and serves others. Julie's vision both for her blog and for...
Taste Re-Born
For my birthday every year, I asked my mom to make the same meal—turkey roast, cheesy hash browns and her famous lemon JELL-O “salad.” Only in the upper Midwest...
The Power of Chocolate Chip Cookies
One of the first treats I learned to bake as a young girl was chocolate chip cookies. My mom made sure we had two homemade cookies in our lunches each...
A Mixed Perspective + Amy’s Rutabaga Fries
We are a unique family. Even in the States, we stand out a bit; more so in some areas of the country than others. But in China, where we have...
Looking Up and Out Through the Marathon of Life + Soft Pretzel Bites (3 Ways)
I tend to run away from bandwagons or doing what everyone else is doing. For example, in college, I refused to even look at the option of going to China...
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Starting New Christmas Traditions: Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
Living in China during the holidays is like living any other day. There's no Black Friday—a family favorite for me! (Although, any weekend shopping trip here can seem similar with...
