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French Gougeres
Back in April we went to Dijon and given these little puffy, airy, cheesy bites of pastry called gougères as an amuse bouche. They were warm and had hints of sharp cheese while melting in your mouth. We were given only 4 and I left the dinner wanting more gougères. Naturally when we got home…
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The Swiss Family Carlson Find Zug
Zug, Switzerland. It’s almost a name almost worthy of Dr. Seuss. In fact, this Seussian fountain was the first thing we saw as we left the train station. Zug was actually named for some Middle Ages vernacular that has to do with fishing rights in the lake that it sits on. Zug is considerably older…
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I love Billy Collins
Billy Collins is my favorite poet (aside from Jim Danger Coppoc whose poetry I love for totally different reasons). I am writing for NaNoWriMo, as I have mentioned and I was looking for a snippet of poetry that would pop into the head of my hero and help her put the whole mystery together. But…
Mindy Carlson 