What do you get when you combine Italy, wine, and a seaside view? Polpo con patate! MM and I found this dish on our first adventurous trip to Sorrento, Italy. When he found a very particular ingredient at our nearby grocery store, it was fate – we had to find a recipe and try it out ourselves! MM came home from the grocery store one … Continue reading Tentacles!
After looking through so many recipes, I sorta ran out of steam when trying to find a third Spanish recipe. Luckily, one of my colleagues mentioned empanadas! I needed to find something pretty easy, and Serious Eats wasn’t floating my boat this time around. But the internet never fails to provide options… Full confession (and a bit of an aside) – I have difficulties with … Continue reading Pockets of Yum
For 10 days of the summer between my freshman and sophomore year of high school, I was invited to join a group of 35 kids and 16 adults to France and Spain. It was a fantastic trip, despite the fact that I was such as crazily picky eater. To be honest, I don’t remember a ton about the trip (though I’ll never forget the time … Continue reading Que sera, sera…
Spell it? What is it? Well, dear readers, let me tell you… DH and I have never been to Spain together, so we didn’t really know where to start for the Spanish portion of our Stay-cation. I reached out to one of my colleagues for suggestions, since he had been telling DH and I that going to Barcelona was a fantastic idea. To be honest, … Continue reading How do you spell Paella?
The last time MM and I were in France, I ended up ordering Duck Confit on a whim. I didn’t remember if I liked it, and I was getting tired of being the one who always ordered chicken. Given the fact that it came with fries, I wasn’t too worried about going hungry if I didn’t like the legs. Holy cow, the meal was amazing! … Continue reading Four legs, and nowhere to go
Want to know how to settle a stomach after a long night of drinking French wine and eating rich French food? You fight fire with fire. In the form of Croque Monsieurs! Having a seat at a cafe with water, Sprite, chips, and the very ooey, gooey French version of a ham and cheese sandwich, while the city walks around you… There’s nothing like it. … Continue reading Ham and Cheese en Français
The first thing I thought of when we decided to highlight France for our European Stay-cation was that I’d get to try my hand at duck again. I’ve made duck confit twice before, and it was really successful – 50% of the time. 🙂 Seeing as how I didn’t have this site when I made the recipe, I couldn’t find the one I’d used. Where … Continue reading Duck, Duck, France!
The first night of our stay-cation was going to be one where we took it really easy. It’s been a stressful few months, what with the working from home, the no going out, the no respite from the home office. We figured we’d ease into the vacation mindset with some easy living at home, movies, reading, lounging on the couch or on the deck, and … Continue reading Steak and Frites
