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Favorite Destinations
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Visiting Lake Como
On our second trip to Italy, after two day stop in Milan, we headed to Lake Como, more specifically Varenna. This had been on the travel bucket list for quite some time so we were very excited to spend a few days exploring the area. About Lake Como Lake Como is one of Italy’s most…
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Bora Bora Travel Tips
If you’re looking for Bora Bora travel tips, look no further! Having been fortunate enough to visit Bora Bora twice, we’re excited to pass on all the insights we’ve gained from our adventures. Keep reading as we reveal the nuggets we’ve discovered during our stays on this enchanting island. About Bora Bora Bora Bora, a…
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Five Days in Florence
A visit to the beautiful city of Florence was the last and the longest of our stop of our Tour of Italy. We spent five days in the capital of Italy’s Tuscany region and the second favorite of tourists, just behind Rome. Day 1 We arrived in Florence by train after spending a few wonderful…
Top Recipes
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Violette Sour Cocktail
This Violette Sour recipe came to be trying to make a cocktail using Crème de Violette and egg whites. Turns out it was great! So, I’m sharing it with you all. What does Crème de Violette taste like, you ask? It has a distinctly floral and sweet taste. This cocktail is on the sweeter side,…
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Chewy Gingersnap Cookies
These chewy gingersnap cookies are the perfect holiday recipe, or frankly, for any time of year. Until recently, I shied away from making gingersnap cookies. I thought that gingersnaps had to be hard and I really prefer soft chewy cookies. Well, I’m happy to admit that I was wrong, very wrong. I just needed to…
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Best Pizza Dough Recipe
We love pizza! Through our travels we have had some great pizza’s. From Otto Pizza in Portland, Monkeypod or the Flatbread Company on Maui, Pizzetta on Kauai, to the Garlic Flatbread at Finn’s in Victoria, they key is having the best pizza dough. For a while now, we have been experimenting with making our own….
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Violette Squeeze
Inspiration for the Violette Squeeze came during a recent trip to Portland, we discovered Crème de Violette liquor. Funny enough, we had never heard of it before but saw it at a few different restaurants there. And, I am obsessed with anything purple. So naturally, I would order any cocktails that might look anything remotely…
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Mini Eggs Buttercream
Who isn’t a fan of Cadbury’s Mini Eggs? So, what could be better than Mini Eggs Buttercream! For those of you not familiar with this candy, you are missing out. The eggs are solid milk chocolate encased in a thin coating of hard candy “shell”, molded to resemble a miniature egg. They used to be only available…
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Cheese Puffs Recipe
This cheese puffs recipe is a recent addition to our entertaining repertoire but what a great addition it is. In the past week, we have made it twice and each time, it has received rave reviews. We like to make simple recipes and at first glance this one seemed a bit too complex. But don’t…
