Could You Live “Faraway?” Lucy Irvine’s South Seas Adventures As A “Castaway!”
“The sun is spread, hot and arched, above the reef like a woman in abandon, sky shimmering like glistening skin…” Yes, it is paradise: this picture of a resort in the Solomon Islands…a gorgeous escape,...
View ArticleThe Classic 80’s Comedy “Fast Times At Ridgmont High” Was REAL? The Book...
“Hey, Bud, let’s party!” One of cinema’s greatest one-liners captured perfectly an age when growing up meant hanging out in a suburban shopping mall, trying desperately to impress a girl – or at least...
View ArticleLook At This Dungeness Crab! Wu’s Wonton King Is “Crab-tacular”!
Welcome To New York City’s Chinatown! It’s an area that spans many blocks in lower Manhattan, and houses countless restaurants serving up tradition Asian cuisine, along with shops selling all sorts of...
View ArticleTwo Days To Celebrate Coffee! Health Benefits And My Weasel Coffee Too!
Celebrating Coffee Two Times! It was “National Coffee Day 2022″ on Thursday, and it’s International Coffee Day today – so drink up! Yes, these are my favorite days of celebration – because who doesn’t...
View ArticleHere’s The Greek Theater In Taormina Sicily! Built In 301 AD! Home Of The...
Welcome To Taormina Sicily! It is one of the most picturesque towns in Sicily, and home to a classic Greek ruin too! Here’s a special panorama from the town square, with Alex doing a double shot! The...
View ArticleDo The “Monster Mash” With Vincent Price For “Shocktober 2022”– Here’s The...
Vincent Price Performs “The Monster Mash”! I love Vincent Price. He was a legendary Actor, an avid Art collector and an Art expert, and also a great Chef who wrote cookbooks – and he sang too! Yes,...
View ArticleCooking Chicken Fricassee With Benjamin Franklin! My “52 In 22” Cooking...
Cooking With Benjamin Franklin! How many of us can say that? Well, I had the chance to cook with one of America’s “founding fathers” because he was also a “founding foodie!” Remember that I shared...
View ArticleIreland’s Most Haunted Castle! A Haunted Clown Motel! Dracula’s Castle Too!...
Welcome To Leap Castle! As we enjoy the month of October by watching scary movies in preparation for Halloween night, my #wanderlust has kicked in full gear – time to check out some haunted houses,...
View ArticleHigh Above Sicily In A Funicular! Heading To Taormina Via A Sky Ride!
Riding High Over Sicily! That’s a photo I grabbed of a Funicular going by me as my Funicular was heading high above the Ionian Sea off of the Sicilian coast…we are heading up to the town of Taormina...
View ArticleI Made Elizabeth Taylor’s Favorite Chili! The Legendary “Chasen’s Chili” Is...
Welcome To The Legendary Hollywood Haunt Chasen’s! Week #44 in my “52 In 22” cooking challenge heads back in time to celebrate an iconic Hollywood restaurant – and one of the town’s most legendary...
View ArticleRIP “Julie & Julia” Author Julie Powell…Here’s An Homage To Her Memoir And Film…
RIP Author Julie Powell… Such sad news. As reported online just now: “Julie Powell, a writer and home cook who became a culinary phenomenon while trying to make every recipe in Julia Child’s “Mastering...
View ArticleCheck Into “The White Lotus!” We Stayed At Sicily’s San Domenico Palace –...
Welcome To “The White Lotus!” This stunningly beautiful hotel at night is actually the San Domenico Palace – and the entrance is gorgeous: The San Domenico Palace is in the hilltop town of Taormina...
View ArticleStrike Some “El Dorado” Movie Gold! A Visit To Nevada And California Ghost...
Want To Hang Out With John Wayne and James Caan? Well, the best I can do is take you to the place they filmed together – so you can recreate the action scenes for yourself! Welcome To The “Gold...
View ArticleThe “Joy Of Cooking” Scalloped Potatoes! My “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge Has...
Who Loves Potatoes? I Do, I Love Potatoes! I have spent all year cooking recipes for my “52 In 22” cooking challenge….most have been main courses, so this week I decided to tackle a classic side dish,...
View ArticleWould You Dive Into A Czechia Beer Bath? “What The Friday?” Let’s Go To...
Who Wants A Beer – And A Bath? Did you know that the Czech Republic drinks the most beer per capita? They do – oh, and they bathe in it as well – “what the Friday?” Welcome To Beerland!...
View ArticleDelicious Sonoran Cooking With Linda Ronstadt! My “52 In 22” Cooking...
Cooking With Linda Ronstadt! This is seriously the most exciting “52 In 22” cooking challenge this entire year – because I am cooking the iconic Singer Linda Ronstadt’s childhood food! This brand new...
View ArticleCheck Out This Edible Newspaper! SoraNews24 Read – And Then Ate – a The...
This made my day and now it can make yours… Extra! Extra! Eat all about it! In the northern reaches of Japan lies the large island prefecture of Hokkaido. Although famous for many things such as its...
View ArticleHollywood’s “Party Animals” Revealed! Plus Oscar’s “Snow White” Debacle!
Meet The Legendary Producer Allan Carr! As we enter “Oscar season”, the history of this award is something I love to look back on. This leads me to one of Hollywood’s most flamboyant and entertaining...
View ArticleWho Loves Food-Based Christmas Tree Ornaments? I Do And Here’s Proof!
It’s A “Food Tree” Christmas! Regardless of how you celebrate, the holidays are a time to “brighten up” your surroundings – to celebrate in what ever way works for you and your loved ones – but for me,...
View ArticleExploring Life In “Moundsville”— New PBS Documentary Shared By Rust Belt Girl
This reminds me of a post I wrote in October 2016, when I was in rural Oklahoma and saw small towns dying all around me – and it made me realize why certain parts of America feel left behind…you can......
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