Food & Drink
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Holiday Recipes Made Easy with #Intel2in1
Entertain in style with this guide to the best holiday recipes and meal planning ideas that will make your celebrations memorable. Fortunately, I had all that I need in the palm of my hand with my new Intel 2 in 1. The Acer Aspire Switch 10’s docking keyboard offers only one port, a single full-size USB 2.0 port. This worked really well for me to easy download my family’s (mom’s and sister-in-law’s) holiday recipes from years past. The tablet also has 64GB of solid-state storage. This can easily be supplemented with Acer’s own cloud storage (AcerCloud). I also use the Evernote app on the start screen to create my shopping list for the market…
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Most Romantic Restaurant in Montenegro
Not even one month after moving the family to Bar, Montenegro, quickly comes our 14th anniversary. Challenge accepted! Now, where is a romantic place to celebrate our anniversary? How were we going to spend a little more than normal, BUT it would be family-friendly? Fortunately, the Montenegrins are one of the most family-friendly cultures in Europe. In the heart of the Bar, on the sea , I discovered Restoran Knjaževa Bašta (Prince’s Garden Restaurant). Yes, this would be the place for my love…and my children to celebrate this special day. 14 years of marriage produce these two amazingly fun kids and a global adventure! It seems fitting that we would celebrate it at Restoran Knjaževa…
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4 Smart Spots for The OC Coffee Break
Whether it is a “triple venti soy no foam latte” (yes, there is such a thing) or a simple cup of strong, black coffee, everyone needs a caffeine fix in the morning. Today marks National Coffee Day (again there is such a thing), and so we thought we would celebrate The OC coffeehouses that have become smart spots for our morning needs. 😉 Hidden House Coffee Roasters, San Juan Capistrano True to its name, this micro-roaster finds itself nestled between a few oak trees just past the San Juan Capistrano Amtrak station. With hardly much room between the register and the door, Hidden House manages to squeeze its roaster, large…
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Scottsdale’s Best Brunch: T. Cook’s
You’ve always dreamed of being a master chef, whipping up spontaneous recipes with just the enticing ingredients laid out before you. Unfortunately, not all of us have such skills. Leave the hard work to these masterful chefs at T. Cook’s for their delicious Sunday Harvest Brunch. At the heart of the Resort, T. Cook’s culinary philosophy of magnifying the purity of fresh, seasonal ingredients is a celebration of its treasured legacy. Chef Paul McCabe’s culinary style can be summed up in three words – crafted, thoughtful and bold – which are all precisely in line with the Mediterranean principles of fresh, seasonal, local and ingredient-driven cooking. If you prefer dinner…
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Haute Dogs
Haute Dogs: Recipes for Delicious Hot Dogs, Buns, and Condiments gives the classic cookout staple a fresh and tasty twist, with recipes inspired by everything from south-of-the-border BBQ to Japanese fusion to modern food-cart cuisine. Handcraft your own top-notch dogs, buns, and condiments with step-by-step from-scratch instructions, and brush up on your hot dog history with an in-depth look at tasty traditions from the U.S. and beyond. Just in time for summer, this indispensable guide will make your grilling extraordinary. (Note: the “Kid Dog” is not in cookbook, just what my kids created.) I first “met” Russell Van Kraayenburg via Twitter on Monday Nights during #FoodieChats a couple of years ago. We…
