Eating well and becoming a great cook are two things I really want to accomplish here in Mongolia with Peace Corps. I have a lot to learn, so here I will share my experiences with recipes and day-to-day nutrition lessons that I learn. Here are some recent recipes and wines that we have tried out. Recently I also did some cream soda tasting with my great friend Jonathan.
Recent Wines
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Vinavita
LP was kind enough to share another wine with us. The wine was a 2008 semisweet red
table wine called Vinavita (5,500T / $4.50) and came
from Italy. Between ...
Posted Mar 28, 2009 9:08 PM by Travis Hellstrom
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Bear Blood
For Valentine's Day Tunga picked out a wine which, surprisingly enough, is called Bear Blood. In some countries we have heard that some wines actually have blood in them ...
Posted Mar 12, 2009 1:42 AM by Travis Hellstrom
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Acura White
Much to Travis's pleasure, and Alex and LP's dismay, Acura made it's way back into the wine tasting adventure. This time, white, also much to Travis's ...
Posted Feb 15, 2009 4:57 AM by Travis Hellstrom
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Recent Recipes
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Homemade Chips & Salsa
It occurred to me the other day that tortillas are not complicated. So we made some. And then we dipped them in stuff that tastes like salsa from the store ...
Posted Nov 21, 2009 11:16 PM by Travis Hellstrom
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Crispy Cornflake Baked Chicken with Honey Mustard
Tunga got some chicken from the capital given to her by her uncle and she gave it to me because she is a sweetie, and probably also because she knew ...
Posted Mar 29, 2009 6:56 PM by Travis Hellstrom
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Strawberry Oatmeal
Oatmeal is very healthy for you, as well as strawberries. Making your oatmeal is surprisingly easy. You can even make up a batch and save it for later!Ingredients
Strawberry ...
Posted Mar 28, 2009 8:55 PM by Travis Hellstrom
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
The good ol' chocolate chip cookie baking day.Ingredients
Chocolate Chip Cookies4 cups of flour1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon baking powder1 teaspoon salt1 cup butter ...
Posted Nov 21, 2009 11:16 PM by Travis Hellstrom
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Southern Style Biscuits
Biscuits are the South's bread and butter man, we freakin' love them! I must say, without bragging too much, that my first try at biscuits were incredible. I loved ...
Posted Sep 26, 2010 12:07 AM by Travis Hellstrom
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