Early morning in the Normandy countryside This post was written after my first trip to Normandy. Spending only one day exploring is certainly not enough time. I could have spent all day walking on…
A foodies paradise sits in unassuming neighborhood of on the outskirts of Cincinnati. Nestled between strip malls and fast food joints. Perhaps you have heard of it? If not, let me introduce you…
I have eaten a lot of cookies in my life so I am skeptical when it comes to the best of this and the best of that. But when it comes to the butter cookie,…
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE 21 TO READ THIS POST. But you do to enter the distiller sites linked in this post. Two trips and two years in the making but we…
As I was watching Hurricane Dorian batter the South Carolina and in particular Charleston, I think back to the day we spent sightseeing and eating our way through this charming Southern City. We did…
Summers where I live can be unbearable, hot and humid so nothing gets done outside even walking the dog is short. When I had the chance to go to Alaska I jumped on the…
Alaska, the 49 state, the artic, 24 hours of sun, 24 hours of darkness, long winters, cruise ship heaven, no matter what you say about it, nothing prepares you for the vast open beauty that…
I have been attending the International Food Blogger Conference (IFBC) and other food blogging conferences over the last 10 years. I have been to some amazing cities over those years, New Orleans, Seattle, Miami, Portland…
Food is a big part of cruising. It conjures up images of fruity drinks with umbrellas, midnight buffets with butter carvings and fruits carved into flowers and to some 24 hours of food. You…
We snuck away last week to celebrate a belated anniversary. We didn’t want to go far, as we only had a couple of days to get away. Tucked in the southern part of the Blue…
The holiday season is in full swing in DC. December can be dark and dreary but there is so much to see and do that you’ll forget about the cold. I going to help narrow…
Disclaimer, for a discounted registration rate to the International Food Bloggers Conference I agreed to write three blog post about my experiences. In case you didn’t know, New Orleans is a foodie town. The bounty…
New Orleans is celebrating 300 this year, and what a past New Orleans has had during all those years. It was founded by a Frenchman, Robert Cavelier, in 1682. The Spanish ruled the city from…
The word praline is a generic term for any sort of candy made with nuts. In the early renditions of the praline they were made with almonds. As the early Frenchmen arrive in…
Reading materials Our next adventure ditches the cold and lack of snow to the hot and humid region Southeast Asia.We are packed and ready to go! All packed and ready to go We will be visiting Singapore,…
Street egg seller Hot, dry, third worldly? Do those images come to mind when you think of Morocco? They did for me. It was even more chaotic than I could imagine. 2½ hour bus ride…
That time I became a Makers Mark Bourbon Ambassador. If you follow the Kentucky bourbon trail, you will get a chance to taste bourbons at the Makers Mark Distillery. Not only can you taste and…
Well, it’s finally here. We are off on our big fall adventure. A two week European cruise. It has been two years in the planning and dreaming stages and now we are off. Do you…
Many of you participate in 3 day walks, Breast fests, fundraisers or some other event, me, I bake in support of Breast Cancer awareness month. With the statistics of 1 in 8 women affected by breast…
Many people rejoice the arrival of September, kids go back to school, Pumpkin Spice Lattes arrive in coffee shops everywhere, the weather is cooler and less humid and apples make their appearance at farmers markets. I for one…
