We totally nerded out this past weekend. It started on Friday with a screening of Lord of the Rings in concert at the Filene Center at Wolftrap. As in full orchestra,…
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The day started innocently enough: we packed our large cooler with enough Bon Chon chicken, snacks, beer and "victory punch" (recipe below) to feed an army and met up at Front…
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We made it to the beach last weekend just in time to enjoy a heat wave of 90+ degree weather. We were caught in Friday DC traffic on the way…
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In the evening we met up with some friends at an Asia After Dark event at the Freer Sackler Gallery. The theme was "Korean Soul Train" The invite encouraged costumes. Naturally,…
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I can't recall how many times we have visited and ate our way around NYC. It's hard not to visit and eat at our favorite restaurants. On this trip we decided…
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We took a last-minute trip to NYC this past weekend. With not much time to plan (and with that time cut in half due to procrastination) we discovered that our usual…
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Living in a place that has actual seasons I've noticed the gradual progression of spring flowers: first the daffodils bloom, letting you know winter is just about to be over, then…
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My mom's recipe for Vietnamese beef stew with lemongrass - bo kho xa - is one of my favorites from childhood. Eaten with hand-torn hunks of fresh French bread dunked into…
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I somehow managed to squeeze into my 15-year old ao dai to attend my younger cousin's wedding to her beau of 12 years this past weekend in Houston. She had a…