We spent most of the winter in the desert and heard about the area’s famous date shakes. I began looking for them soon after. Somehow, they eluded me for the first couple of months. We never had the chance to visit the date farm in Yuma. We missed the place recommended to us on the…
Maple Pumpkin Spice Muffins- An Ode to Fall in Vermont
Maple syrup and Vermont go together like peas and carrots…which I actually hate, so maybe that’s not the best comparison. How about peanut butter and jelly? Either way, I dare you to not think of maple syrup when Vermont is mentioned, I know I do. Before we took off on our full-time adventure, we used…
Pappas Style Greek Salad with Potatoes
I have great food memories of visiting the Tampa, FL area as a child. One is of the smoked fish at Ted Peters and the other is Greek Salad at Pappas. This Greek style salad piled atop a heaping mound of potato salad became one of my favorite foods. I’d request it for birthdays and…
Florida Key Lime Pie: The Search for the Perfect Slice and How to Make Your Own
One of our first destinations in the RV was the Florida Keys and as the main devourer of this journey, I felt it was my duty to try all the key lime pies I could in our brief time on the islands. I started in Key Largo at Mrs. Mac’s Kitchen and their Keys’ introduction…
Good Times in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Alabama
Driving into Gulf Shores, you can tell it’s one of those summer play-lands with go-karts, a small amusement park, arcades, and beautiful beaches. It would be a great family fun place with kids and sun. Of course, we weren’t there in the summer; we stayed before the official start of spring during the end of February/beginning…
Taking a bite out of the Nature Coast
While exploring the waters of the Crystal River, Florida area, we made sure to do a little food exploration, too. After our paddle up and dive down Rainbow River, we made a stop at the Blue Gator in Dunnellon. It’s mainly bar food, but good after the exertion and Brandon was a happy camper with the…
Kolaches in West, TX (the town, not the geographical area)
I’ll admit it. When we used to make the journey from Dallas to Austin, we would stop for kolaches, but we would always just go to the Czech stop right off the highway and get back to driving. When we made our trek from Austin to Dallas this time, things were different. For one I…
Austin BBQ Round Up – Round 1
This is just round 1 of Austin BBQ; There is no way to see it all in the short time we were there. We will be back. Before we begin I just want to clarify something. When you pour a big pile of match light charcoal into a grill, set it on fire, and then proceed to…
Austin Taco Round Up
You can’t go to Austin without eating a taco. Taco joints are all around the city and heated discussions can arise on which one is best. Below is a rundown of the taco joints we made it to while in Austin. This is by no means comprehensive as we’d have to eat tacos every day…
Austin Pizza Roundup
I like pizza. Brandon LOVES pizza. So when we got to Austin, he compiled a list of pizza places for us to try based on his research and opinions from local redditors and others. We didn’t make it to all of them (I wish we had gotten out to Pieous because they have other types of pies,…