It was Ida’s turn to pick the “featured ingredient” for our SlowTrav Small Bites challange. She chose crab. I am going to continue to try to create an original recipe for each ingredient. So here’s my effort for crab. THAI … Continue reading →
As some of you know from my tweets and facebook posts, I’m feeling a little sorry for myself. Dan is going to Phoenix next weekend for a few days of golf with a buddy, and leaving me at home alone. … Continue reading →
SlowTravel friends were here last week for the St. Louis GTG. Friday evening we went to a local Italian restaurant. Of course, I insisted that those who had never tasted them had to try the St. Louis tradition — “Toasted … Continue reading →
There were a couple of iconic things about Scotland that we were looking forward to. We wanted to do a whisky tasting. And we wanted to see the Highland Cows. Scotland’s famous, shaggy, red cattle with the long horns. We … Continue reading →
Funny, when you have a summer activity that is so ingrained in your regional culture you expect it to conjure an identical set of mental images all over the world. I don’t know why I would expect that. I had … Continue reading →
For those of us who have been wondering why we haven’t heard much from Eddie Murphy lately, its because he’s been busy with his new business venture. And from all indications it is a very successful one. His trucks are … Continue reading →
I’m back on the SlowTrav Sunday Slow cooking track. I missed some really great salads while we were gone. I hope to catch up at some point. But, in the meantime, I couldn’t have come back to a better choice … Continue reading →
Zalma, Missouri – Marble Hill, Missouri – San Luis Obispo, California – Branson, Missouri Borgo di Montemigiano, Umbria – Firenze, Toscana – Roma, Lazio – Gallipoli, Puglia Santa Elana Cloud Forest, Costa Rica – Blue Hole, Belize Madrid, Espana – … Continue reading →
The rental for our first week in Scotland was a restored quarry worker’s cottage in the village of Balvicar on Seil Island. During the hey day of slate, these cottages were built in long rows. The cottages were two rooms … Continue reading →
I’d read somewhere about the cave that is reported to have inspired Mendelssohn’s “Hebridean Overture”. Since I happen to be partial to Mendelssohn, the idea of visiting Fingal’s Cave caught my fancy. So I began searching for information about Staffa. … Continue reading →