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Sunday, June 21, 2009. As i am not doing a good job of updating my blog ive put some links up to other people's in the hopes that you will keep coming to mine to connect to theirs when I'm being negligent. Hey its heroic that youre even trying to post with all thats going on.And whats the temperature? How are the projects wrapping up? June 30, 2009 at 7:49 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Natalie Grillon, PCV. Corps de la Paix. View my complete profile. Murr thoughts- food fashion humor.

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natalie in mali: July 2008

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Sunday, July 13, 2008. Food situation in Mali. Some of you have been asking abotu the food situation in Mali with the food crisis going on. Mali is self-sufficient in millet and sorghum so the prices haven't gone up too much here for thost staples, but the price for a sack of rice has gone up alot. Here's an article our country director just sent us that you might find interesting. MALI: Food situation looks positive. Source: http:/ www.irinnews.org/report.aspx? Gao, 1,200 km north of the capital, Bamako...

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natalie in mali: June 2008

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Tuesday, June 3, 2008. Top ten things "you think you know but you have no idea" (in no particular order):. 1) Malians don't celebrate birthdays. Most Malians don't even know their ages. In the past births haven't been registered, most people don't have birth certificates. When a kid gives you his age, he could be off by several years. We had an interesting conversation several weeks ago about whether Oumar was 4 or 5. 2)There are alot of big scary bugs. 3) I sleep outside with cows and goats. Speaking of...

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natalie in mali: September 2008

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Wednesday, September 17, 2008. Planting with my women from our tree nursery training. Theres a tree underneath the sac, they're protecting it from the inevitable goat. There's also a tree in this picture, i swear we actually planted. Almost one official year! October 1 will mark the one year anniversary of my arrival at site. I however have not been at site recently! Tunisia is like a islamic french greece. how so you ask? Here's some pictures, you'll understand the greece thing from these? I usually try...

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natalie in mali: November 2008

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Friday, November 28, 2008. Happy thanksgiving from Mali! We're heading out in a couple hours for a big thanksgiving meal in Sevare with duck, pie and ice cream. This may sound unhealthy but I've been almost starving myself all day so I can eat as much as possible tonight! First off.THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! Or if you have any old books in English or French that you'd like to get rid of please leave me a comment and I can send you an address to send them to. Any help is greatly appreciated! Its almost time f...

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natalie in mali: May 2008

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Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Quick update but better than none? Some pictures above of my classes, my little brothers with their clay animals, the garden etc. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The contents of this website are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the U.S. government or the Peace Corps. Natalie Grillon, PCV. Corps de la Paix. I am a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mali helping with Natural Resource Management. View my complete profile. Links- some from Africa, some must reads from US.

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Read Meat: March 2009

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Cooking and Eating My Way Through My 20's. Monday, March 30, 2009. The simple roast chicken. When I first began cooking a few years ago I found a recipe on Epicurious called. 8220;my favorite simple roast chicken”. By Thomas Keller. My interest immediately peaked since Keller is probably the. In America and currently has two of the . 160;restaurants in the world: . He’s known for incredibly advanced cooking, now specializing in sous-vide, but this recipe seemed both basic and delicious so I tried it.

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Read Meat: February 2009

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Cooking and Eating My Way Through My 20's. Thursday, February 26, 2009. Pappardelle with whole shrimp in a fish broth. The salmon with beets, spinach, crisp apples, and horseradish cream sauce. Different angle to see the roasted beet and horseradish cream sauce. Miami, FL 33138. Tuesday, February 24, 2009. More press for the Malbec. About Argentinian Malbecs a few weeks back: . This month's Food and Wine magazine has a. Wine store in Adams Morgan. . Friday, February 20, 2009. DC Food and Wine Festival.

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Read Meat: January 2010

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Cooking and Eating My Way Through My 20's. Monday, January 11, 2010. Read Meat Turns 1 - A Recap of the Year in Food and a Look Forward to the Next. With Read Meat celebrating it’s first birthday yesterday, I thought it would be fun to recap my favorites of the past year, look forward to the next, and voice what I hope to see more of in DC. It’s hardly encompassing, but here are some trends, ideas, dishes, restaurants, concepts, and more that caught my eye:. Favorite New Food Trend - Olive Oil Ice Cream.