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  • Recipe Staycation!
    Staycation!
    The pool has been calling my name all week and I've been listing to that instead of listing to my computer telling me to blog! Instead of updating you on everything I will tell you a few exciting things from the week and then blog about today! Most[...]
  • Recipe Staycation!
    Staycation!
    Ooooooh boy, welcome to Monday. Happy Memorial Day! I’m so glad I have today off to recover from the weekend! It all started on Saturday evening. Clare left town, so Erik and I took over the balcony with a bottle of wine: We took turns[...]
  • Recipe Holiday Staycation
    Holiday Staycation
    I have this whole week off from work!  My office decided to close this week as it is traditionally a slow week (unfortunately that means forced vacation time :/?) but I guess if I wasn?t ?forced? to take this time off I never would be having a[...]
  • Recipe No More Staycation
    No More Staycation
    Well our staycation was fun! We did some hiking, dinner theater, saw some caverns and the natural bridge, and I spent some awesome alone time laying out by the pool while my family went down to the beach ( I am really not a beach person, I love me[...]
  • Recipe July 4th Staycation
    July 4th Staycation
    Mal and I were supposed to spend the July 4th weekend in New Hampshire with my sister and fiance and some of their friends, but we decided not to go. With flying out West last week and flying down South next weekend, we thought we’d be[...]
  • Recipe Eating on Staycation
    Eating on Staycation
    Last week I took a staycation from work.  Hung around town and, looking to eat something kind of typical but something I don't eat much, I cooked some eggplant parm. I used Dynise Balcavage 's recipes from her book Urban Vegan .  I love[...]
  • Recipe Staycation...Boston Style
    Staycation...Boston Style
    We have had some gorgeous weather in Chicago recently. Yeah, there was a TON of rain there for a while, but since last Thursday or so, it's been really nice. I didn't cook this weekend because there was a poker run for City Heat. Actually, a lot of[...]
  • Recipe Staycation: Healdsburg, CA
    Staycation: Healdsburg, CA
    I signed-up BJ and I to take a mozzarella cheese making class at Relish Culinary Adventures in downtown Healdsburg and we decided to turn the trip into a weekend staycation. We've visited Marin and Napa counties plenty of times but have never[...]
  • Recipe Staycation....All I Ever I Wanted
    Staycation....All I Ever I Wanted
    Canceling a mini vacation on the Gulf Coast last week because Daddy was sick meant creating little adventures with my little guy, right here. Scenic boat tour around Winter Park, FL: {My little guy Tristan} {Christmas[...]
  • Recipe Flashback Friday ~Family Staycation
    Flashback Friday ~Family Staycation
    It's hard for me to believe, but its been a year since several of my family came to visit us last summer. I loved having them all here at the same time. Like a vacation for me at my own house :-) We did a lot of traveling and saw some great[...]