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Thoughts on: Thanksgiving in Stockholm
Being in Stockholm, David and I will miss Thanksgiving this year. Because we don’t have the day off from rehearsals, it’s also difficult to make a traditional Thanksgiving dinner of our own (i.e. I...
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Christmas Eve Dinner Menu
Planning for our Christmas Eve dinner party menu… here’s what it looks like: Hors d’oeuvres: Duo of smoked salmon + charcuterie, with sliced cucumbers and gluten-free crackers Starter: Cauliflower...
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Rosemary/Garlic/Lemon-Crusted Rack of Lamb
For the main course of our Christmas Eve dinner, I roasted rosemary/garlic/lemon-crusted racks of lamb. I found very nice, trimmed, Frenched racks of lamb at our local supermarket — Swedish lamb —...
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Cauliflower Soup w/Crispy Garlic Chips+White Truffle Oil
As the starter to our Christmas Eve dinner, I made a cauliflower soup garnished with crispy garlic chips and a drizzle of white truffle oil. This soup is very simple, light, and flavorful — and...
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Chacuterie & Smoked Salmon Platter
No cooking was required on my part here — but it was a good looking spread! For hors d’oeuvres for our Christmas Eve dinner, we put out a spread of charcuterie and smoked salmon (2 types) alongside...
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Rock the Party Spicy Ribs
We threw a birthday party for our musical director, Conrad, in our Stockholm apartment. Conrad has known David since he was 16, and we’ve all worked together on Dirty Dancing since 2004 — he’s family...
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Festive Coleslaw with Mango
I made this coleslaw to go with the spiced ribs. I wanted to infuse some sweetness to the salad to complement the spicy ribs — and had the idea to add mango into the mix. The mango adds a faintly...
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Arugula Salad w/Figs+Toasted Pine Nuts
This salad is very simple, and looks fabulous. The sweetness and texture of the figs, the crunch and earthiness of the pine nuts, the crisp and slightly bitter arugula leaves… all make for a...
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Superbowl Sunday Menu
David and I are not football people. There, I said it. We hardly know what’s going on, exactly, when we watch a game. Most years, we only vaguely know which teams are in the Superbowl until we watch...
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