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Quarantine Travels: Spain

August 22, 2021

We are big fans of the Food Network around our house. We watch a lot of Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives. A few weeks ago, we were inspired by an episode where Guy Fieri visited Barcelona. The Food We had so much fun making Spanish food this week. Our first recipe was tortilla Española. This … More Quarantine Travels: Spain

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Food Travels: Avengers Campus

July 7, 2021

We are big fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in our house. We are always watching through the MCU. Suffice it to say, we were excited to visit Avengers Campus, which just opened at Disneyland Resort. Calculated Breakfast = E x 2 + (B+P)/T What is it?: Eggs Two Ways with Smoked Bacon, crispy Potato … More Food Travels: Avengers Campus

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Quarantine Travels: Seoul

May 31, 2021

I recently rediscovered a book I wrote in second grade about sisters who won a trip to Korea. Clearly, going to Korea has been on my mind for some time. We had a lot of fun on a virtual trip to Seoul this weekend. The Food Our first recipe we tried was for chicken bimbimbap, … More Quarantine Travels: Seoul

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Quarantine Travels: Australia

May 24, 2021

I have been saying that I want to go to Australia for years. I even tried to convince my husband that we should go to Sydney on our honeymoon. One day, we’ll make it there! In the meantime, we’ll have to settle for a themed weekend in our apartment. The Food We had a tricky … More Quarantine Travels: Australia

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Quarantine Travels: China

May 10, 2021

Several weeks ago, my husband and I decided we were going to do a weekend in our apartment themed around each country that has a pavillion in EPCOT’s World Showcase. This weekend marked the completion of this venture with our Chinese theme. The Food China is a big country with many different types of cuisine, … More Quarantine Travels: China

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Quarantine Travels: Germany

May 3, 2021

As the Emcee in Cabaret says, “Welcome to…Berlin.” I was excited (and scared) about this weekend. Once we decided to do a weekend themed after every pavillion in EPCOT World Showcase, I kept putting off Germany. I am an American Jew with some deep Holocaust issues, so I knew I would especially have to be … More Quarantine Travels: Germany

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Quaratine Travels: Morocco

April 26, 2021

Josh and I were both very excited about our Morrocan themed weekend. We had a lot of fun cooking and eating Moroccan cuisine. I didn’t learn as much as I’d hoped about Moroccan culture as I’d hoped, so the learning will just have to continue. The Food The first thing that came to mind when … More Quaratine Travels: Morocco

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Quarantine Travels: Norway

April 12, 2021

We took a few weeks off to move, but we are back with our Quarantine Travels. This week, in our quest to continue around World Showcase Lagoon, we “visited” Norway. The Food I didn’t know very much about Norwegian food, so I was excited to embark on this adventure. Norwegian cuisine is full of seafood, … More Quarantine Travels: Norway

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Quarantine Travels: Canada

March 22, 2021

This weekend, my husband and I resumed our attempt to “travel” to every country with a pavillion in EPCOT World Showcase. Our next stop was Canada. We went to Toronto in 2019, and it was one of the best trips we’ve ever been on. We visited the Hockey Hall of Fame, visited the CN tower, … More Quarantine Travels: Canada

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Quarantine Travels: Dublin

March 15, 2021

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! My husband is Irish, and we have a few annual traditions to mark this holiday in our household. The Food My husband makes a soda bread every year for St. Patrick’s Day. We always serve it with Kerrygold Irish butter. Soda bread gets its rise from baking soda instead of yeast, … More Quarantine Travels: Dublin

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