Travel

We’re on vacation, Cookie Madness style! It involves eating giant bagels… …visiting grocery stores. And eating cupcakes “for research purposes”. If you haven’t guessed, we’re in NYC eating cupcakes, seeing shows and walking through museums. We spent some time in CT as well, visiting family, friends, and dropping in on the test kitchen at Taunton Press. [...]
Published on June 24, 2011

For Spring Break, we took our first-ever cruise on Disney’s new ship, The Disney Dream. I have so much to tell you, but I’m also looking forward to getting back in the kitchen so I’ll try to keep it brief. If you’ve never taken a cruise and want some info or if you’re a seasoned cruiser who just wants to weigh in or share some tips, read on and feel free to comment or share. I already miss The Dream.
Published on March 22, 2011

More New York Sweets
Published on January 29, 2011

Chocolate Infused Lunch
Published on December 11, 2010

This week I was invited to Hershey, PA to get to know the faces behind The Hotel Hershey, Hershey’s Cookies, and The Milton Hershey School. While it’s nice to be home for the holidays, I’m already planning a second trip for our family. With friendly people, great service, a variety of hotels and loads of [...]
Published on December 10, 2010

Hershey Hotel & Hershey, PA
Published on December 8, 2010

Well I was hoping to post a picture of some “Halfway Bars” this afternoon, but the recipe turned out to be a dud and the bars went into the trash. I’m still kind of bummed about it, but rather than sit and stew I decided to post a trip report. Sorry it doesn’t include any [...]
Published on August 13, 2010

I hope this is helpful to anyone planning a trip to Italy. This was our second time, so I’m starting to feel more experienced and confident about sharing information. Now if only I could speak the language. One question a few people have asked is if not knowing Italian is a problem. In my experience, [...]
Published on March 24, 2010