A Little DC in Detroit

Last week, two of my dear DC roommates, Chelsea and Melissa, made a pitstop in Dearborn. Chels is moving back home (before moving to London!) and the girls decided to turn it into a mega roadtrip, which we fully endorse. Anyway, we had a delightful brunch and talked about how strange and cool it was that we were all "growing up."I only lived in DC for the briefest of years, but it was spectacular, thanks mostly to my roommates. I didn't realize that...

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A Flying Saucer of Delight

So we haven't explored Detroit too much yet, but we have managed to grab tacos in Mexicantown twice.Turns out, I could eat tacos al pastor every meal of the day!I'm down with any street that has a tortilla factory and an opportunity to make Warren do this:Plus, we scored a churro at La Gloria bakery.My love for churros is deep and abiding. I could literally go to Disneyland just to eat a churro and leave. This churro was not as delicious as Disney's...

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The Tale of Two Strawberries

Or, rather, seven pounds of strawberries. Our friends took us berry picking a few weeks ago and we had a blast! The kids were total experts and put us to shame.We did manage to turn our truckload of berries into two delicious treats: freezer jam and strawberry rhubarb pie, our favorite! Warren has become a master pie maker and I can't complain--especially when he uses this fabulous all butter crust. Delish! We are super pumped that we finally invested...

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