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Tea Towel for the Month of May “Windsor Castle”

Tea Towel for the Month of May “Windsor Castle”

 Recipes are not included on this tea towel. Says “made in UK “and “100% cotton”.  Site of THE Wedding…. and all I got is this tea towel.  

Traditional Scottish Recipes on a JohnsHaven Festival Tea Towel

Traditional Scottish Recipes on a JohnsHaven Festival Tea Towel

Crazy i know! trinkets from the festival. Tweed Kettle does not sound anything like fish.

Notebook ~ Dining Criteria

Notebook ~ Dining Criteria

My 3 dining criteria include: architectural aesthetics, background noise, and the food on the plate.

Notebook ~ Consistency. 

Notebook ~ Consistency. 

Consistency.  Consistency does not mean boring. To me – it means that the kitchen is well organized and the staff follows recipes.  From day to day the plan is followed and who ever is working that day – picks up where that following day left […]

Notebook ~ ” Cooks to French ” a gold star day

Notebook ~ ” Cooks to French ” a gold star day

One of my gold star moments is having the best foie gras at Spago. Served 5 ways and each perfect. The holy grail was found (did I mention it was served by Chef Puck).  Wolfgang Puck restaurants came to Denver in 1998. Fusion cuisine, casual […]

Pizza Friday ~ Basic Kneads

Pizza Friday ~ Basic Kneads

Attended an End of Summer Party where Pizza Friday  and Travel Eats ran together. Wood fired, anywhere is the mantra. Basic Kneads followed through. They did a great job keeping in front of the guests appetite. The pizza did not end at the end of […]

Johnshaven Festival

Johnshaven Festival

Johnshaven is a coastal village along the North Sea located in Aberdeenshire, down the road from Grandpa in Laurencekirk Scotland. The travel eats this week is Scottish Smoked Salmon. When I visited grandpa in September it was to cold to sit water side. Thank goodness […]

Pizza Friday ~ Tony P’s  Pizzeria

Pizza Friday ~ Tony P’s Pizzeria

Tony P’s Pizzeria: the perfect location, and the perfect family dinner experience…. well… maybe not perfect, but it has “kid friendly” potential.  When my family and I went down to the Highlands this weekend, we found an original and gorgeous pizzeria. As we ventured inside, the first […]

Frances Sweets of the week ~ Malley’s Chocolates

Frances Sweets of the week ~ Malley’s Chocolates

Malley’s Chocolates from Cleveland, Ohio has adopted the motto (“Whats the motto with you!” {Lion King}) – The perfect gift that is never returned. – In trying these wonders, we found this to be true. There were 4 different varieties of milk, dark, coconut and […]