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Holiday Parties: Victoria on a Budget

I know, I’m excited too! I mean, how often can you use the words “Victoria” and “budget” in the same sentence?! So it’s that time of year again – time to start planning various Holiday events. Office parties, family get-togethers… for this article, I have chosen three local venues that I can personally recommend for [...]

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Swedish Christmas Porridge

Swedish Christmas Porridge

One of the highlights of Christmas at my parents’ house is Swedish Christmas Porridge (Julgröt). My mom makes it the night before so it’s ready to eat Christmas Day, between opening stockings and unwrapping those first presents. If you like rice pudding, you’ll LOVE this! It’s a pretty simple recipe – basically it’s rice pudding, [...]

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Italian Family

Take me to your lasagna

Imagine… You’ve been abducted by aliens. You’ve been stolen away from your real life. Your family is gone. You are brought to some unfamiliar place. They don’t speak English. They don’t eat the same food that you do ________________________________________________________________________________ Imagine… You’re surrounded by relatives. You’re at some house for a party. Your parents have disappeared [...]

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