Category Archives: international cuisine

Light, refreshing Thai Noodle Salad

When I sat down to post this recipe I noticed that it had been a month since my last posting.  At the end of that post, I mentioned that my next recipe would be a dessert.  And, I actually made … Continue reading

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Port of call: Philipsburg, St. Maarten

How wonderful to wake up to yet another beautiful, sunny day.  We slept a bit late today but rose in time to watch as the captain pulled the ship into port with ease.  Eventually we made our way up to … Continue reading

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Port of call: Puerto Rico

As soon as I walked onto the balcony, I knew it was going to be a wonderful day.  The sky was a clear light blue with just a few puffy white clouds and calm seas. We ordered cabin service and … Continue reading

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Thai Steak Salad perfect meal for a hot afternoon

For all intents and purposes Florida did not have a winter, and now summer is so eager to make its presence known that the soft cool breezes of spring have blown aside and replaced with hot, still air.  Perfect weather … Continue reading

Posted in Chili sauce with garlic, Cooking Light, flank steak, fresh ginger, international cuisine, Recipe, salad, salad dressing, Thai cuisine, Thai fish sauce | Tagged , , , , | 11 Comments

In search of good Chinese food

On a recent Thursday night dinner trip to our favorite Mexican restaurant with Bob and Sandy we were joined by friends Dennis and Connie and had a great time.   One of our conversations revolved around good Chinese food and how hard it … Continue reading

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Carnival Dreaming-Cozumel, Mexico

Today was our first port of call in Cozumel, Mexico.    This was our fourth visit to Cozumel so we did not make any tour plans.  We talked instead about taking a walk downtown and perhaps visiting one of our favorite … Continue reading

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Frenchy French Toast

Today the Delicious Divas are welcoming a guest blogger to their site.  Madalyn Farmer is my 15 year old granddaughter and she is staying with us for a wonderful month this summer.  She and I have enjoyed many hours in … Continue reading

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Home at last and the Biker Bear incident

Today we were on our way home so we were up, packed and on the road early.  More storms were predicted today so no more back roads we started and ended on I-75.  We were fortunate that there was a … Continue reading

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Homeward Bound-Mammoth Cave

We had such a wonderful time this past week traveling the incredibly beautiful Natchez Trace but it is time to head home.  Randy had been watching the weather and was worried that we would get caught in an on-coming series … Continue reading

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Natchez Trace bound-Day 2

  We woke up this morning to another glorious day.  Today we started our day back on US98, took a short detour outside of Daphne, Alabama onto I10, then I65, back onto US98, then we got off on I59 to … Continue reading

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