Hi! My name is Hali
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I love traveling, eating, and traveling to eat. When I’m not on the road, you can find me in my San Francisco kitchen, baking, cooking, and experimenting with new recipes.
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my latest recipes
Painful pastries day 1: Traditional apfelstrudel
Day 0 Like many of my pastry adventures, this one started with an episode of the Great British Bakeoff. It was specifically noted that “making…
Chocolate walnut coffee cake
This soft, moist coffee cake is studded with chunks of chocolate and walnuts. A walnut brown sugar crumble adds a sweet and crunchy finish. I…
Bread Diaries Day 9: Two-toned matcha chocolate sourdough bread
Day 0 | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 This episode of Bread Diaries brings some fun with sourdough flavors and colors.…
my latest travels
5 excellent vegetarian-friendly restaurants in Paris
Ah Paris – when I think back on my week-long trip to Paris I think of long, leisurely dinners filled with good wine and even…
Why you should visit Paris in the winter
The first time I visited Paris was in April. The gardens were green and lush, the perfectly manicured trees on the Champs d’Elysee waved gently…
A Traveler’s Reflection of 2019 (part 2)
You can read about part 1 of my travels here (which arguably is more exciting, since I go on a tour of Japan and Russia): A…
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