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Recipe Sunday

Recipe Sunday | Pad Thai

I had never eaten Thai food before I went to Thailand, and I had no idea what to expect. I didn't know if the flavors were spicy or cheesy or if they used noodles or rice or pasta or tortillas. Really, its completely sad how little I knew. I had heard about this...

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Casa de Youngren

Lovers of Fried Chicken

We're back. If you follow us on Twitter or Facebook, you already know it - The Youngrens are stateside once again. Jeff and I landed in LAX on Wednesday, which means we've been home for a couple of days now. This is the point in our trip where we do two things: (1)...

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Casa de Youngren

Jumping In

Right now I'm sitting at the little desk in our hotel room in Kuala Lumpur. Jeff is catnapping in the other room. I'm wrapped up in a robe, with my feet tucked inside those cushy white hotel sandals that you find in the closets wrapped in plastic. Its twilight...

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Casa de Youngren

Our Last "Hurrah"

Jeff and I only have a week left in Asia, so what are we doing? We're sleeping. And eating. And then napping. You know, before we go to bed again. Don't judge. We're on vacation people. In the middle of all of this extreme laziness, though, we have built up enough...

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Casa de YoungrenSweet and Sour

It's been two weeks

It's been exactly two weeks since my last blog post. When I read that out loud, I feel a mixture of gentle relief and slight nausea. This is the longest gap of time with no posts on this blog since I can remember (which really isn't that far back - I blame the...

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