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  • About
  • Food
    • Cooking
    • Meal Prep
    • Travel Food
  • Gardening
  • Travel
    • Australia
      • Sydney
    • Canada
      • Halifax, Nova Scotia
      • Saint John, New Brunswick
    • Iceland
    • Italy
      • Sicily
    • New Zealand
      • Queenstown
    • Saint Maarten
    • south africa
    • United States
      • Maine
        • Bar Harbor
        • Portland
      • Utah
  • Holiday
    • Holiday Gifts
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  • Food,  Italy,  Sicily,  travel,  Travel Food

    Finisci di Mangiare!

    August 8, 2018 / 1 Comment

    Pasta and seafood and granita, oh my! The one thing I was looking forward to on this trip was all of the wonderful food! Preparing for the trip I knew this would be one vacation destination that I would not have trouble finding meals! This proved correct the minute we started our adventure in Sicily! From the first meal I…

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  • Italy,  Sicily,  travel

    Siracusa & Ortygia

    June 16, 2018 / No Comments

    We booked a tour to Siracusa and Ortygia from Taormina. Siracusa is about an hour or so south of Taormina. When we were planning our trip we asked around about the ‘must see’ places and Siracusa was one that came up over and over. I’m glad we decided to do a Siracusa and Ortygia tour. The first stop was the Archaeological…

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  • Italy,  Sicily,  travel

    Palermo….More Than The Godfather

    June 9, 2018 / No Comments

    When you say you will be visiting Palermo while you are in Sicily most people will say ‘Oh, The Godfather! Will you be doing a Godfather tour’? The answer to this question was no, but we did book a Palermo and Cefalu tour. Palermo was about a 2 hour (or more) drive from Taormina where we stayed for the week.…

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  • Italy,  Sicily,  travel

    Mount Etna Adventures

    May 12, 2018 / No Comments

    During our time in Sicily we did 2 Mount Etna excursions. We wanted to have different experiences and that is exactly what we got! For the first excursion the alarm went off at 4 AM………….yes, you read that right 4 AM. Ugh….. it is an early morning on our first full day but it was because we had a scheduled…

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  • Italy,  Sicily,  travel

    Ciao Sicily!

    April 22, 2018 / No Comments

    The day has finally arrived – vacation! I don’t know if it is the fact that work has been crazy as of late or that a lot has been going on in my personal life, but this trip is much appreciated. We are again flying out of JFK airport since the price of the airfare was significantly cheaper and the…

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    Where to Next?

    November 12, 2017 / No Comments

    It’s been a few months since my last vacation (4 months) and I am starting to get the itch to plan a trip and to have something to look forward to. I know 4 months doesn’t seem like a long time between your last vacation and knowing when and where you will go again. Work has been crazy busy and I…

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I am in the accounting field by day and an amateur explorer, gardener, chef and baker by night.

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  • It’s like having my own farmer’s market right in my garden every Saturday morning! . . . #mygarden #vegetablegarden #myvegetablegarden
  • First big harvest from the garden today. . . . #frommygarden #gardening #veggies #freshveggies #cucumbers #eggplant #tomatoes #sungoldtomatoes #urbangarden #gardenhappy
  • This is 40 (well, almost 40). Such a great birthday trip celebrating entering our next decade with laughter, love, and
  • Of course I had to bake something this weekend...chocolate macaroon tart. . . . #tart #chocolatacaroontart #chocolatemacaroon #baking #homebaker #saturdaybaking
  • Today’s baking oatmeal cranberry cookies! . . . #cookies #oatmealcookies #oatmealcranberrycookies #baking #baker #homebaker #inmykitchen #saturdaybaking
  • A little Friday night pizza! . . . #pizzanight #pizza #homemadepizza #sicilianpizza
  • Happy 50TH Anniversary mom and dad! You may not be able to head out to celebrate it doesn’t mean you
  • Taking advantage of the beautiful weather and getting some fresh air during the #quarantine. Starting the garden while I’m at
  • When there’s a retirement at work and you are asked to bring something - of course I baked a cake!