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Block Island
After almost 9 years of living in Rhode Island, I finally made it to Block Island. We took an early ferry over on Sunday with our bikes. The ferry tickets were a surprise gift for surviving the GRE...
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El Tovar at the Grand Canyon
We started our Arizona trip with an excursion to the Grand Canyon. Originally we were going to visit for an evening and morning, but a flight cancellation meant we only had the morning to see the park....
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Sonoran Hot Dogs in Tucson
I’ve been to Tucson, Arizona probably twenty times, but only had my first Sonoran hot dog this year. And then I had another. The Sonoran style hot dog is wrapped in bacon, placed in a soft and sweet...
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Kon Tiki, Tucson
When we were in Tucson I dragged (I am not exaggerating) my husband and parents to Kon Tiki, an untouched 1963 tiki bar. We weren’t even in the mood for a drink, and man were those drinks strong! But I...
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German Food & Beverage Tasting
Last weekend we attended the “Taste of Germany” food tasting / art show at the German American Cultural Society of Rhode Island. The GACS, which is in a residential neighborhood in Pawtucket, has a...
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Chicago Day 1
It was a foggy but unusually warm weekend in Chicago. Our flight landed early in the morning; a quick train ride later, we were downtown and walking to XOCO for the perfect rainy day breakfast –...
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Deep Fried Calzones
If you love food and think about it a lot (as I do), you’ve probably thought back to your early food memories. Those times you tried something different, something that imprinted you because you loved...
View ArticleThe Urban Greens Buying Club
If you haven’t heard of Urban Greens, it’s a group of people (around 330!) who are working to start a cooperative food market in Providence. Even though the market is not yet open, you can order food...
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Charlotte Eats
We were in Charlotte, North Carolina for a few days and I got to try some BBQ, soul food, and other southern specialties. Hungry after a breakfast-less morning flight, we started our first day with an...
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Quick Trip to New York City
I grew up in the NYC area but hadn’t been back lately, so I was excited to take my in-laws on their first trip to the city the day after Thanksgiving. Staying in the city with four people would have...
View ArticleMardi Gras Dinner Party
For the past few years, I’ve looked at the calendar the night before Mardi Gras and swore that the next year, I would remember to invite people over for a dinner party. This year we finally did. Our...
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Homemade Spam Musubi
Over 5 years after our honeymoon in Hawaii, I’m recreating one of my favorite discoveries of the trip: Spam Musubi. We picked some up in a convenience store near the volcanoes and it was an...
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