Tag Archives: Food

Tahini!

Probably, it goes without saying that GLN loves languages. But if you know GLN well, you also know that for us languages are most beautiful because of the connections they let us form with each other, and for this reason (as if anyone really needs...
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WEDNESDAY’S WORD OF THE WEEK — SNOW CAKE

We just had more than 3 inches of snow in the DC metropolitan area. In some areas like West Virginia, it was as tall as 1 foot! When I got snowed in on Tuesday, I pretty much spent the evening watching Chopped on Food Network....
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WEDNESDAY’S WORD OF THE WEEK — Shabu Shabu

Wow this week might be the coldest week in DC! Tuesday's temperature was below 10 degrees and felt like -9 degrees! The line to get a hearty warm soup is longer than usual. A high volume of posts from my Facebook's newsfeed is about how...
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WEDNESDAY’S WORD OF THE WEEK — BONENKAI

Did you all have a good GLN semester? The Fall 2013 GLN Japanese Foreigner Class just celebrated a memorable semester at the Sakana Restaurant. The teacher introduced a fun word for this end of semester celebration event: Bonenkai (忘年会). It literally means "forget the year...
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Foodie Friday–Creole Brunch!

Happy Friday, GLNers!  Who knew that brunch downtown D.C. could be so delightful?  A recent visit to Acadiana (901 New York Avenue N.W.) exceeded my expectations.  The scrumptious creole/cajun food had an unexpected twist.  For example, butter-jelly spread that came with the bread included creole...
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