What an exciting past few days! It all started on Friday, when Zac, our beloved Australian friend, came back to Charlottesville, after two years of being back home! Zac was our neighbor in 2011 and some of my best memories are from that time. We called ourselves the Druid Gang (based on the name of… Continue reading A Nostalgic Weekend (& Citizenship Update)
Tag: local
Garden Vegetable Galette
This week's recipe was inspired by the beautiful local eggplant I found at the market. I rarely cook with eggplant so I had to do a little research to figure out what to make. I didn't want to make anything too heavy since it's so hot outside. I finally settled on a galette, which is… Continue reading Garden Vegetable Galette
Foodie Pen Pal Reveal: June Edition!
It's this time of the month again, folks! After days of impatience (can I post about it now? what about now?), I finally get to show you what I received in my foodie package this month! This month was especially interesting as both of my matches were pretty familiar with Virginia. I sent my package… Continue reading Foodie Pen Pal Reveal: June Edition!