(Promise you'll keep it to one, okay? Two did me in... I finally feel human again after an Aleve, a latte, and a shower.) A few months ago, I had an incredible ginger cocktail at Piedmont in...
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Long Island wines
Eric and I have been visiting Long Island wineries for as long as we've been together and we've seen many changes in the last ten years. While some wines have certainly increased in quality, one...
Russian Teaball Cookies
Nothing jump started the holidays better than my gram's cookies. Every year she made copious amounts of russian teaballs and these buttery cookies with a half a pecan on top, delicious! We haven't...
Finger Lakes wineries
The weekend of our visit was decided before we knew that a wine tour weekend was taking place. Fortunately it was centered around Seneca Lake and we were going to be visiting Keuka Lake wineries, so...
Goodbye Starlu!
We were recently saddened to find out that Restaurant Starlu, our favorite local restaurant, is closing before Christmas, so we decided to stop in for one last meal. I got my last taste of the...
best candy bar ever
White we are both fans of traditional candy bars, Southern Season has a wonderful and extensive collection of speciality chocolate. Here is one of our absolute favorites, milk chocolate with almonds...
happy turkey day!
We had a lovely Thanksgiving, here is the table all set up for dinner... It snowed all morning and then we had sunny skies. We brined the turkey again this year and the stuffing Lynn made was...
city swapping
The lovely Shelly at Really Rome organized a city swap this year for those who signed up on her blog. The main point was to send a little taste or feel of where you live to someone who lives...
my morning latte
Ever since I began hanging out with Elizabeth I seem to be craving a daily latte. So I dug out our espresso machine from the back of the pantry (where it's been living since we moved here) and put...
when Eric’s away, it’s sushi for dinner!
When Eric goes out of town I eat fish more often and it's the only time I am "allowed" to have french onion soup. It, um, stays with me, ahem, anyway... I am staying up late to pick him up at the...
herb focaccia bread recipe
I took a bread baking workshop early last year and since then I've made this focaccia bread at least two dozen times. Absolutely delicious! Herb Focaccia Bread nonstick cooking spray 4 cups flour,...
out to dinner with gram in St. Pete
We landed in Tampa this afternoon on a trip to both visit my grandmother and allow Eric to give a talk at Eckerd College (our alma mater) on Wednesday. We picked gram up for an early dinner around 5...
chicken liver pâté
My mom loved this stuff and every so often, she would make up a batch that lasted approximately three hours in our house. While shopping at Whole Foods last week, I happened to see some fresh...
our anniversary dinner
Last year we won a gift certificate to 115 Midtowne in a raffle at SchnoOctoberFest. We had a month left to use it and figured, why not make it our anniversary dinner? The first thing we liked was...
eating locally
Last night I went out with a bunch of friends to Panzanella, a restaurant attached to a local co-op market that we have been members of since we arrived in NC. They had a few special additions to...
dining in Kalispell
Our hosts, Archie and Sue, provided a varied menu for us most nights (filet mignon, chicken fried steak, bbq ribs)... ok maybe not that varied. :) But a few times, we headed into town to try our...
sweet corn
One of Eric's favorite things about summer is fresh corn from the farmer's market. His schnauzer growing up, Mandy, used to eat corn off the cob, so we gave it a try with Riesling... She loved it!...
where we ate (and drank) in Halifax
Red Stag Tavern—This touristy place (Alexander Keith brewery tours begin just outside the entrance) was right across the street from our hotel and seemed a good place to get some quick food after...
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2025 Trips
Tampa Bay, FL (Jan)
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Feb)
Villa la Angostura, Argentina (Feb)
Bariloche, Argentina (Feb)
Iguazu Falls, Argentina + Brazil (Feb)
Miami, FL (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Mar)
Boston, MA (Apr)
Kathmandu, Nepal (May)
Bhutan (May)
Doha, Qatar (May)
Bristol + London, UK (Jul)
Long Island, NY (Jul)
Slovenia (Sep)
Treviso, Italy (Sep)
Bologna, Italy (Sep)
Turin, Italy (Oct)
2024 Trips
San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Madrid, Spain (Mar)
Valencia, Spain (Mar+Apr)
Palma, Mallorca (Apr)
Croatia (May)
Long Island, NY (July)
Faroe Islands (Aug)
London, UK (Sept)
Puglia, Italy (Sept)
Matera, Italy (Oct)
Rome, Italy (Oct)
Mosel Valley, Germany (Oct)
Frankfurt, Germany (Oct)
London + Manchester, UK (Dec)
2023 Trips
San Diego (Jan)
Orlando (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Apr)
Northern Italy (Apr)
NC Mountains (May)
Long Island (Jul)
Wisconsin (Aug)
Chicago (Aug)
Oak Island, NC (Sept)
Brooklyn, NY (Sept)
Bordeaux + Rugby World Cup (Sep)
Castilla y León (Sep)
Seychelles (Nov)
Willamette Valley (Dec)