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    Hiking fuel

    I had an action-packed weekend, fueled by some tasty fish meals. Friday we had crab cakes and baked sweet potato fries, which were both a little overcooked, but still satisfying. I followed the "Most...

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    The cherry on top

    The cherry on top of a long weekend is a short week. Last weekend really jump-started our motivation to explore every inch of Hawaii and I cannot wait for this one. Valentine's Day was super low key....

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    Abalone

    Fridays just before a three-day weekend are the best. Sometimes the anticipation of a full 72-hour respite is arguably better than the actual respite. But I'm confident this weekend will live up to m...

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    Fish wine

    Last night as I ate my fish, I drank wine poured from a fish. It was a little goofy, but this wine was well-rated for, as you would hope from the packing, pairing perfectly with seafood. The claims we...

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    Re-dos

    We cooked three delicious fish meals at home this weekend, all of which qualify as re-dos. (I've probably mentioned before that my mom has always written "re-do" by the repeat-worthy recipes in her c...

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    Superbowl secret

    I am back home in Hawaii today. I was telling my colleague that I can't decide if the trip to and from Washington is shockingly long or shockingly short. But I think I'm leaning towards the later. It...

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    Home for the holidays

    Well, my out to eat streak has finally come to an end. Lloyd and I moved from Newport, RI on Friday and are now at our respective parents' homes in Texas through the holiday. We're meeting up in W...

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    Hawaii here we come

    No better time than a dreary, drizzly day in Newport to announce our duty station for the next three years. The morning of Jan. 5, two days after our wedding, Lloyd and I will be on a plane to our ho...

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    Herb-crusted tilapia

    Now that I've aired my complaints about having no kitchen, I'm back to talking about meals in restaurants. Newport is a bustling tourist spot in the summer, but by this time of the year it's quite...

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    Homemade sushi

    I'm now in week five of having no kitchen, and the void is palpable. Taking a kitchen away from an RD is like taking a canvas away from a painter - my art is totally stunted. So what am I doing to cop...