Category Archives: Holidays and Celebrations

Happy (Belated) Fourth!

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

Camping on Ocracoke Island, NC It is a rare gift to be celebrating our homeland’s independence in our actual homeland. Living abroad we usually try extra hard to be patriotic, in fact, Phil figured out that this was his first … Continue reading →

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Happy 2012!!

Posted on January 1, 2012 by

Or as we like to think of it….the year of the cookbook. I think word got out that Phil and I like food – both to cook and consume. Maybe people read this blog after all! We got a total … Continue reading →

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A Year in Review and an Update

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

It has been quite a year for us at malawithafork. We’ve lived in three different apartments, visited four different countries (and one special administrative region), we’ve started new adventures, made new friends and said “see you soon” to old. We’ve … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas from America!

Posted on December 26, 2011 by

Warm Christmas wishes from Connecticut! Phil and I had a blissfully chaotic week on the east coast with family and friends from Florida, South Carolina, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. I feel blessed to have such willingly mobile family to eat, … Continue reading →

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A Sense of Community in My Corner of Bangkok

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

Last Sunday our housing community of Samakee Gardens up here in Nichada Thani hosted a potluck Canadian/American Thanksgiving dinner. In these stressful times of flooding here in Bangkok holing up in my apartment, cooking all weekend and reflecting on my … Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween from the ‘Du

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

Capitalizing on the extra holiday in Chengdu, away from the Bangkok floods, Phil and I enjoyed a Clara and Jeff (of Fresh Ginger fame) Halloween trivia party. To the evening’s snack table we brought these Halloween inspired buckeyes or as … Continue reading →

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China in a Year

Posted on July 31, 2011 by

I’ve thought a lot about this day, marking my first anniversary of living in China (I can almost picture Phil rolling his eyes as I type this – he’s on two years in Chengdu and probably close to four in … Continue reading →

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Happy Fourth!

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

What’s with July and nationalist holidays? The 90th anniversary of the Communist Party, Canada Day and of course, the fourth of July, there’s a lot to be celebrated in a long weekend! Phil and I celebrated the fourth on the … Continue reading →

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Ashley’s Chili Cook Off Birthday Party

Posted on March 3, 2011 by

We celebrated Ashley’s 27th birthday on Saturday by hosting Utopia’s first and only chili cook off. There were seven entries, each with distinct flavors and characteristics ranging from good old fashion American, Texan, Sichuan, Indonesian, veggie, Guinness stew/chili and our … Continue reading →

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Chinese New Year Part V: The End

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

Yesterday marked the final day of Chinese New Year festivities. For some, the final day of vacation, for others the last day of fireworks, for Phil and I, the evening we share with a million other people contemplating Chinese capitalism … Continue reading →

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