My mom loves to cook and when she is in a new place she loves to learn how to cook meals popular to the area. This is one of the travel habits that she has passed on to me. On our honeymoon, my husband and I took a cooking class on Cajun cuisine. I try [...]
Eating & Experiencing admin | 30 Dec 2009
This time last year, we were spending the holidays in Germany. These pretzels were our favorite Christmas market indulgence as we wandered through Germany and Austria. Well, that and the waffles and the marzipan, and the chocolate and the Viennese cakes and the…ok. The pretzels were not our only indulgence, but they certainly are one of the [...]
Eating & Experiencing & Participating admin | 20 Nov 2009
Last weekend we had the opportunity to visit a small-scale sustainable farm with a local group of moms. Little S had so much fun wandering around the farm, seeing the animals, and working…yes…working! The farm owners put us to work because everyone on the farm has a job! Green Acres farm is a small-scale sustainable [...]
Eating & Experiencing & Going & Sharing admin | 16 Nov 2009
Today I am dreaming of New Orleans…again! Only a short three hour drive away, New Orleans makes a fantastic destination for an overnight getaway. Yesterday I saw a commercial for Miracle on Fulton Street. Fulton and Poydras Streets in downtown New Orleans turns into a winter wonderland from November 27 to January 3. It snows! In New [...]
Eating & Experiencing admin | 05 Nov 2009
Don’t underestimate the power of the grocery store when vacationing! I love to wander the aisles of a grocery store that is new and different from the ones in my hometown, where the most exciting grocery store is Publix. It is no wonder that I get excited when I see a local grocery, a farmer’s [...]
Eating & Experiencing admin | 10 Sep 2009
I found out that my sister has moved to the birthplace of Mr. Peanut, the mascot of Planters Peanuts. I made it my mission to find Mr. Peanut and a peanut factory to tour while we were in Suffolk. I knew my kids would get a kick out of it as we love peanut butter! Unfortunately, I [...]
Eating & Experiencing & Going admin | 03 Sep 2009
When researching our road trip, I headed to PitStops for Kids to see if there were any exciting finds right off of the interstates that we were going to be on. Mayfield Dairy caught my attention, because everyone in our family likes ice cream! We got a late start from our house, drove about 6 hours and [...]
Eating & Going & Sharing admin | 27 Aug 2009
When I was younger, the main way that we traveled was in a car…usually for thousands of miles at a time. Because I was a military brat, our road trips usually coincided with major moves across country. A few days before our road trip, we would begin the preparations. The two things that I always [...]
One of my favorite places to eat on the Mall in Washington DC is the Mitsitam Cafe in the National Museum of the American Indian. The first time I ate there on a recommendation while I was on a solo trip to DC. This time I brought my kids! The Mitsitam Cafe is set up in five food stations [...]
Eating & Experiencing admin | 27 Jul 2009
Hot. Powder sugary. Doughy. Fried. Goodness.
New Orleans is only about a three hour drive from us. When I get to about Biloxi, which is an hour and a half from NOLA, I start to count the number of times I think I will be able to convince my husband to go to Cafe Du Monde in our 24 hour trip. [...]
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