I recently read an article about a chocolate company up in Asheville, North Carolina called French Broad Chocolates and immediately wanted to go up and tour their factory. So, I rounded up my younger sis and we headed up the mountain for an afternoon filled with chocolate and beer. Part of the reason I wanted to visit […]
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Alright, who doesn’t love a good Sunday Funday? Sometimes they happen unexpectedly when you go to an innocent brunch with friends, have one too many mimosas and then end up barhopping all day. Sometimes you Sunday Funday completely on purpose because Monday is looming and it’s the only way to block it out for a few more
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Roasted Tomato Dill Soup with Lump Crab is a seafood lovers delight! The soup is packed full of flavour and has the perfect balance between sweet, salty, and tart. It’s easy to make too – all you need to do is roast some tomatoes until they’re bursting with sweetness then add in some fresh herbs like dill,
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It’s a nasty rainy day today, so I figured we could transport ourselves to a sunnier place by me telling you about one of my favorite ways to spend an afternoon in the Upstate. Here in Greenville, there is a bike trail called the Swamp Rabbit Trail that starts downtown and travels about twenty miles
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I have been craving a really good veggie burger and the first one that popped into my mind was one that I had in a little diner in Austin, Texas a while back when I was there for a photography workshop. I was a little leery on trying it as it was made with beets
Most of you know that the majority of the recipes on this blog are inspired from travel and some of my favorite restaurants. I love the challenge of recreating dishes I’ve had out on the road OR figuring out how to make some of my favorites meals (on the road and locally) a little bit healthier. This
My sister and I took a few trips this past Spring and on one of them, we ended up in Austin, Texas. Can I just say, that Austin is now my new favorite place in America. I fell in love with everything about that town, especially the food. We were given several restaurant suggestions, but our collective
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Can’t get enough of them in my diet. I’m a granny smith girl, myself. So good, especially with today’s recipe Apple, Goat Cheese and Tuna Napoleon. Real cookers never like fast food. Not to talk about how bad it effects our body, but also the “commercial” taste it brings to tongue. So I come up
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This Vietnamese Pickled Veggie is for Banh Mi – the popular Vietnamese street food. One of my friends she gave me one jar and asked me if I like it, and I said Yes! I believe you would say Yes too! The best part is that you don’t need canning skills or even to plan ahead
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Over the last few years, we’ve all seen the painting shops that have popped up where we can gather up a group of friends, a bottle of wine and test our artistic skills with the direction of a professional. Vino and Van Gogh is similar, but with lots of different dimensions. Marquin Campbell started Vino and Van
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