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Picture Time: Europe Edition

I had such an amazing time at RARE Edinburgh 2022 and then bopping around Scotland, Great Britain, France, the Republic of Ireland, and Northern Ireland. It was so nice to be back on the road after over two years stuck at home. Click on the photos for details, and stick around to the end if […]

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Food Hometown Tourist

Since I’m Grounded…

Typically, this is the time of year I start to rack up frequent flyer miles. But, thanks to a global pandemic, my travel plans are on the chopping block. So, instead of a) running around and potentially becoming a COVID vector, or b) moping about relentlessly, I figured I’d put a little effort into a […]

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Food Travel

What is Time? Lessons I Learned in 2019

Alternatively titled; How I Learned to Take a Break. You may have noticed that things have been a little quiet around here. I needed a break, so I took one (with only minimal amounts of guilt involved). Basically, I over-committed myself and had to do a little back burnering. Between writing a new book, polishing […]

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Food

Golden Raisin Sour Cream Coffee Cake

The perfect quick and tasty treat for that leftover sour cream from taco night. (Or, in my case, a sale at the store that was too good to pass up!)

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Food Travel

So Long 2018 – Lessons I Got Outta Last Year

2018 was a big year. With that, I picked up a few lessons, some equally big and a few small, but helpful. Here is what I learned, or relearned, traveling and eating this year: Sometimes the best thing you can do for yourself is sit down and have a drink. You can’t make flights run […]

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Food

Grammy’s Banana Bread

So, how many bananas do I need?

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Broccoli Corn Bake

A dish that tastes less odd that it sounds.

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Food

Apple-Date Squares

Hint, this is another cleverly disguised coffee cake!

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Food

Lucy’s Peanut Butter Cookies

Alternatively titled; How I Ate Almost Two Dozen Cookies Worth of Dough.

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Food

Mrs. Jeffery’s Oatmeal Cookies

In making these cookies, I came to several essential conclusions about both my grandmother and great-grandmother. They either had memories like elephants (yes, I know that phrase doesn’t hold-up in the court of science), or they had a lot of time to start at the stove. These women wrote nothing useful down, except what they […]