Adventures in Travel and Life
We recently returned from a short trip to Costa Rica. This was our second trip there. We wanted to go somewhere warm and sunny to escape the winter blues. Costa Rica seemed like the perfect place since we had such a great time on our first trip. We chose Jaco as the destination for this …
In May 2010, we went to Costa Rica for a 10 day vacation with a group of friends. Our itinerary included San Jose, Arenal Volcano, Monteverde Cloud Forest, and Manuel Antonio National Park. We explored San Jose for a day then headed off to Arenal Volcano. The drive to the Arenal Observatory Lodge from San …
Johnsonville is now making chorizo. I had to try it. I went in a different direction than they suggested. I browned it in a pan with onions. Once the sausages were browned on both side, I sliced the sausages and added them back to the pan to cook with the onions a couple more minutes. Then …
I love trying different kinds of chorizo. I’m always up for trying the freshly made chorizo in the local butcher’s case. My favorite was the chorizo I had in Costa Rica. It was more like the consistency and color of ham. The blend of spices gave it a nice tingle without burning the taste buds …
We found this squash at our local grocery store and couldn’t resist trying it. Yes, it measures over 31 inches long. We cut it in half and put the big half (sticker end) in the refridgerator. The other half was peeled and sliced in preparation for breading and deep frying. Since I’ve never …
I tried this recipe tonight and it was delicious! http://www.oprah.com/food/Rice-with-Spinach-and-Pistachios-Recipe
This is easy and great for a picnic or BBQ. If you use the 9 oz. plactic cups you can prepare these ahead of time and they make is much easier to serve.The ingredients are simple: 1 box chocolate pudding 1 box pistachio pudding pound cake (I used the frozen Sara Lee Pound Cake and by …
Wash and slice the potatoes. Place them on a piece of non-stick aluminum foil. Spray with Olive Oil Pam Cooking Spray, then season with Lawry’s Fire Roasted Chili and Garlic. Fold the foil closed. Like this…. Place the foil package on the grill over medium heat for 15 minutes, then flip over and continue …
I love chicken salad but was getting bored with the same old recipe so I combined a charred summer vegetable recipe with some of my favorite flavors and came up with this recipe. I first made this recipe last year for a picnic and then kept tweaking it all summer. At lunch with friends yesterday, …
Every visitor to Xian, China will be asked if they would like to attend a Tang Dynasty show. Be sure dinner is included in the price of admission. I highly, highly recommend seeing it. The performance is lovely. Apologies for the low res video, but it should give you a small glimpse into the type …