Montségur was the last stronghold of the protectors of the Cathars in the Languedoc region, in the South of France.
Category: Travel
All things travel
Wednesday Bite: Leipziger Lerche
Discovering pastries named for songbirds in Saxony.
Postcard from Prague, Czech Republic
Bits and pieces of Prague.
Wednesday Bite: Gose Cheese
While in Leipzig, I got to taste something a bit unusual but wholly enjoyable: gose cheese.
Postcard From Leipzig, Germany
Churches, history, and beer (of course).
Quinoa, Peach, Balsamic Chicken, Chickpeas, Feta
I went home this summer. I also went to New York, where I was born, but that’s not what I mean. It’s hard, sometimes, as someone without roots, as someone who has…
Tuna and Cannellini Bean Salad
Isn’t it strange how some foods, some dishes, some flavors are associated with a place in time and space? Sensory memory is a strange, strange thing. One moment you’re walking down the…
Hotel Stories and A Cheesy, Sausagy Baguette
I’ve missed my weird part-time jobs. Weird part-time jobs have been an essential part of my successfully living in Europe for this long. There was that time I corrected (i.e. rewrote) a…
Barbecue Pork Roast, Corn, Avocado, Tomato
What is home? I know that I’m not alone in not knowing. While the same question used to cause me an unbelievable amount of anxiety, I feel as though it doesn’t trouble…
Another Salade Niçoise
I don’t feel like a foreigner anymore. I suppose it’s been a long time coming, but I had an “aha!” moment yesterday. We came out to Coullons to visit The Country Boy’s…