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Feb
4
2019
A very tropical landscape with an above ground pool at the Mellon Patch Inn on N. Hutchinson Island Florida.

Mellon Patch Inn Hutchinson Island

It is so fabulous to have a place nearby for a weekend getaway like the Mellon Patch Inn on Hutchinson Island Florida! For us it is only an hour drive up the Florida Turnpike. So we were happy to have the excuse of Steve’s birthday to head up to the Mellon Patch...
Jan
31
2019
The logo for The Foodie Bus and The Help Bus is a drawing of a yellow school bus with a raised red roof.

The Foodie Bus and The Help Bus

Every once in a while you hear about something so smart or so clever that you say to yourself “Why didn’t I think of that?” That what happened to me when I read about Jennifer Cook with The Foodie Bus and The Help Bus. Honestly my very first thought...
Jan
24
2019
A large white plate topped with whole trout, vegetable puree, charred citrus and fried parsnips at Chef and the Farmer.

Chef and the Farmer

Chef and the Farmer in Kinston, North Carolina is a restaurant that has been on my wish list for several years. A couple of years ago I bought a copy of Chef Vivian Howard’s fabulous cookbook Deep Run Roots and felt like I knew her by the time I finished reading...
Jan
21
2019
Sitting atop a menu from Sam Jones BBQ is a quarter sheet tray holding chopped pork, a slice of toasted cornbread and a paper container of coleslaw.

Sam Jones BBQ in Winterville NC

Sam Jones BBQ in Winterville NC is true Eastern North Carolina BBQ! We debated long and hard over which BBQ joint – Sam Jones or Skylight Inn – whose menus are almost identical except that the Skylight Inn is the original Jones family location. We decided...
Jan
17
2019
A black white and gold RV parked in a driveway

RV Search – 2009 Tiffin Allegro Bay

RV Search – 2009 Tiffin Allegro Bay. I mentioned in this post that we had begun our quest for the perfect RV with a trip to Margate, Florida to look at one of my favorites the Tiffin Allegro Bay. Yes. I know I have posted a few RV possibilities before but now we...
Jan
14
2019
An enameled cast iron Dutch oven with red handles filled with all of the ingredients of Beef, Barley and Portobello Mushroom soup that is cooked to perfection.

Beef Barley and Portobello Mushroom Soup

It’s January so that makes it the perfect time for soup. Particularly the Beef Barley and Portobello Mushroom Soup from renown chef Derek Bissonnette! Beef Barley and Portobello Mushroom Soup I had the good fortune of connecting with Derek on Linkedin and was...
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