Category Archives: Travel
Cajun Spiced Pecans
These slightly sweet, slightly spicy pecans are fantastic. They are from Susan Spicer‘s (owner and Executive Chef of Bayona in New Orleans) Crescent City Cooking.
Posted in Food, New Orleans, Recipe
Tagged bayona, cajun, cajun spiced pecans, New Orleans, pecans, susan spicer
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Classic Lime Daiquiris with a Twist
New Orleans is well known as home of the cocktail and New Orleanians have created many unique contributions to the world of artisan (and not so artisan) mixology. This week the city is hosting Tales of the Cocktail, a week … Continue reading
Posted in Food, New Orleans, Recipe
Tagged daiquiri, lime, lime daiquiri, michalopoulos, New Orleans, old new orleans rum, tales of the cocktail
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Camino Chronicles: And So It Begins
We plan to cover about 500 miles, mostly walking, across the north of Spain following an ancient path that has been traversed by the likes of Napoleon, Caesar, Shirley MacLaine and hundreds of thousands of ordinary pilgrims (or peregrinos as they are called in Spanish) like us. Continue reading
What Do You DO at a Food Blogger Camp?: Camp Blogaway Recap
Camp Blogaway was a blast. I’ve been talking about it a lot since I’ve come home and people keep asking me … “Food Blogger Camp? What do you DO at a Food Blogger Camp?”. Well here’s the inside scoop. It … Continue reading
Posted in San Bernadino, Travel
Tagged art ramirez, camp blogaway, denise vivaldo, food blggers unite, inspired ingredients, lindsay olives, mad housewife cellars, onionista, patti londre, regional best, sur la table, taststopping, there's a newf in my soup, wilton, worth the whisk, zespri kiwifruit
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Road Trip: Camp Blogaway or Bust!
A few months ago I heard about this crazy bootcamp for Food Bloggers called Camp Blogaway. The camp was to be held at a summer camp in the San Bernadino Mountains in Southern California. They had topics ranging from Working … Continue reading
Posted in Anaheim, Los Angeles, San Bernadino, San Francisco, Travel
Tagged camp blogaway, cock 'n bull, grapevine, hora, hyatt regency orange county, in n out burger, leninade, mapquest, rat bastard, road trip, truffle pg, tusc
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Roosevelt’s Tamale Parlor
Saturday night before going to see Ramble-ations (a one person, multi character show by the very talented D’Lo) at the Brava Theater in the Mission, Deb and I were scouting around for a dinner spot. My friend Cayenne who had … Continue reading
The Inaugural Oakland Running Festival Was a Big Hit
The inaugural Oakland Running Festival was held on Sunday. This was a rebirth of sorts. It was the first major running event in Oakland in 25 years. Most of the associated running events, including Saturday evening’s twilight 5K, the relay … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Oakland
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What is Mardi Gras (or Superbowl this year) Without a King Cake
A King Cake is a New Orleans Mardi Gras tradition. Beginning at Twelfth Night (the Epiphany) and continuing on until Mardi Gras day, you find King Cakes everywhere in Louisiana. The tradition was said to have begun in pre-Christian days … Continue reading
Posted in Food, New Orleans, Recipe
Tagged gambinos, haydels, king cake, mardi gras, New Orleans
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