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Continue reading →: The Beautiful, Not-So-Blue Danube (Part 1)
I had lots of good intentions about posting while on our trip. Unfortunately, intentions didn’t result in actions. I posted about our adventures traveling to Europe, and also about some of the food we ate. But you have all had to wait until we got home for me to write…
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Continue reading →: The Meat of the Matter
We’re more than halfway through our river cruise, (I’ve actually been working on this post for three days), and it has been wonderful. The scenery has been spectacular, our excursions very interesting, and the food uniformly delicious. We haven’t eaten anything we didn’t enjoy, with one exception, and that was…
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Continue reading →: To the Rescue
Ah, we have made it to Germany and the Danube, but not without some drama. Remember those news stories a couple of months back about the air traffic control issues at Newark airport? Well, it’s still a problem. About 10 minutes before our flight from Orlando to Newark was scheduled…
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Continue reading →: Outward Bound—Almost!
We are just about set for the first stage of our summer trip—actually, the first of two that we have planned. We will drive to Orlando tomorrow and spend the night with our son, Ben, and then on Saturday fly to Munich for a Danube River cruise on a Viking…
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Continue reading →: I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues
My apologies to Elton John, but I couldn’t resist the title. I’m not talking about music (although it’s a great song) or my mental state. No, today’s recipe features blue cheese. For me, blue cheese was an acquired taste, but one that I now love. I would eat blue cheese…
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Continue reading →: Something Fishy
I have always loved flounder. My grandfather was a fisherman, and nobody could cook fish like my grandmother. I grew up in eastern Pennsylvania, and we lived only a mile from my grandparents’ home. My grandfather would go fishing at the New Jersey shore. When he went on a boat…
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Continue reading →: Bowl-ing Again
Even though it’s over a week until we leave for our trip, we’re planning meals to try to use up food that’s in the fridge. As a result, I’ve been getting creative with leftovers. Alice and Dante came for dinner on Sunday, an early celebration of Alice’s birthday. Her dinner…
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Continue reading →: Bowled Over
I love the idea of bowls. It’s a meal in one dish. We’ve been eating bowl meals for a long time: think soups and salads. But the current trend that combines veggies, proteins, a sauce over a base is popular for a reason. It’s a creative way to cook, with…
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Continue reading →: A Beach of a Day
Sanibel Island is, hands down, our favorite place in Florida. We have travel plans for the summer that don’t include a beach trip, so we decided to add a one-night getaway to Sanibel. We left early this morning and headed straight to the public park at Bowman’s Beach, near the…
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Continue reading →: For the Love of Books
Do you remember your favorite book from childhood? I was so lucky that my parents, who were readers themselves, encouraged my love of reading. From my earliest memories, there were lots of Golden Books: Home for a Bunny and The Little Miner were a couple of favorites. My parents subscribed…


