The Anti-Diet Foodie
This weekend was Mother’s Day weekend. I was lucky enough to get to see my mom this year, as she and my dad came to visit me. They were back home for actual Mother’s Day, but we got to spend a nice Friday and Saturday together. I always want to show my family some good…
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Sunday family dinner with Chris and Andrew has become one of my favorite food traditions. I need to savor ever dinner I can before I move to Boston, though I hope we can carry on the tradition over Facetime now and again. This past Sunday, Andrew was out of town for work…funnily enough in Boston.…
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I have officially finished writing about my amazing food adventures in Boston. It truly was an amazing two days of food, history, and culture. I cannot wait to be living there. If those two days were a preview of what is to come, I will be very happy in this city. Before we headed back…
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After having a delicious Italian dinner in Boston’s historic North End, we absolutely could not finish the night without getting cannoli from an Italian bakery. This was my one other ‘must’ for this trip to Boston. We checked out Bova’s Bakery, just a short block away from Florentine Cafe where we dined to our heart’s…
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My trip to Boston was off to a fantastic start. I absolutely loved Cambridge. No matter where I end up living, I can see myself spending a fair amount of time in Cambridge. I knew we’d be staying in Cambridge through dinner because we were meeting our friend from college, Megan. I asked for restaurant…
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I had limited time in my trip to Boston. We were only there for two days. That meant we needed to be strategic in deciding what to do to get in as much as possible in those two short days. Our first focus was to get ourselves fed in time to make it to my…
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The last time I was in Boston, I was 10 or 11 years old. I remember very little about the experience. So, when I made the decision to go to graduate school at Boston University, I knew I wanted to spend some time getting to know the city before I move. My trip to Boston…
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This is my final post about my time in New Orleans. My aunt and I drove from Lafayette to New Orleans with her two grandsons. We met up with my aunt, uncle and cousins from Pittsburgh, who were staying in the French Quarter. he reason they all came to New Orleans was to celebrate my cousin’s…
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I found myself in the heart of Cajun country. I have long had an admiration for “Cajun” food, or at least the versions that have been presented to me in the North. When I knew I was coming to Louisiana, I was excited to get my hands on some Cajun specialties. In the few days…
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What a wonderful time to be exploring this vast country! I have three months left of work before I get ready to move to Boston. I decided I needed something to get me through these last few months, so I planned myself an epic getaway. Over the next week or so, you can expect to…
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Catie Cooks 