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Tag Archives: Baking
Here’s to the freakin’ weekend. I’ll drink to that.
And I did. Oh, how I did. On Friday night, I was invited to my friend Lena’s birthday party. But this was no ordinary birthday party – it was a macaroon-baking party. With wine. The dress code was supposed to … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Humor, Humour, Latvia, Riga, Travel
Tagged Baking, beer, Bišumuižu, Drinking challenges, expat, humor, Humour, Irish pubs in Riga, Katlakalns, Latvia, Macaroons, Miele Gallery, Riga, Riga suburbs, Weekends, Wine, Ziepniekkalns
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An O’Goddess in the kitchen
The Latvian men in my life see me as many different things – unintentionally hilarious Irish person, friend, drinking buddy, teacher, last-minute proofreader, shoulder to cry on when their mad Latvian girlfriend does something mad, Plan B girlfriend… However, the one … Continue reading
Posted in Expat, Food, Humor, Humour, Latvia, Latvian men, Love and Relationships
Tagged Baking, cake, expat, Food, humor, Humour, Latvia, Latvian cake, Latvian men, Latvian women, Making sense of a recipe book, Recipes, Traditional gender roles, Wine
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Flour Power (or lack thereof)
I have never bought flour in my life. There, I’ve said it. I am a flour-buying virgin. I have managed to survive 35 years on this planet without ever needing to buy it. I’ve never been ashamed of this fact. … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Humor, Humour, Latvian women
Tagged Bakeries, Baking, Baking utensils, Cakes, Desserts, expat, Flour, Food, Fruit, Hopeless in the kitchen, Ingredients, Latvia, Latvian women, New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, Recipes, Supermarket, Wine, Yogurt
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Expat Eye on Latvia 