Things to Do in Paris – Part 2

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Things to do in Paris Part 2

We discovered that our second day in Paris was a National Holiday.  May 1st is their Labor Day and May Day and just about everything shuts down, museums, restaurants, stores etc.  We had planned a trip out to Monet's Garden in Giverney but discovered the trains were running on an altered schedule and it would have taken us half the day to get out there.  We decided to push the trip to the next day but we were left without a plan.  Some of the … [Continue reading...]

Things to Do in Paris – Part 1

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Things to do in Paris

I love Paris.  I love everything about Paris.  The buildings, the food, the language  and the whole feel of the place.  And despite popular belief I have not found the French people to be overly rude.  They don’t smile a lot but I only encountered one “rude” French man, a surly security guard, while we [...]

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Copycat Panera Asian Sesame Chicken Salad

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One of the requests I got on Facebook when I asked what you’d like to see on the blog was one for more summer salads.  I’ve got a good one for you over at Thirty Handmade Days.  It is one of my favorite copycat recipes.  Be sure and go over and get the recipe! Do [...]

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Cornish Pasty}Meat & Potato Pie

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After returning from my recent trip and not cooking for 3 weeks I asked on Facebook what you would like to see on the blog in the coming weeks recipe wise.  One of you said you’d love to see some recipes for some of the things I ate on my trip.  Those of you who [...]

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Things to Do In London

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Note:  This is a long post and full of photos (but they are pretty photos!) Our first stop on our recent European adventures was London. The main reason for our trip was that our youngest daughter was heading to London to do a study abroad program with BYU. I decided I couldn’t possibly send my [...]

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Finding the Pretty & Delicious Linky Party #16

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Happy Weekend!  I hit the ground running when I returned from London.  We are hosting a wedding Open House for a friend tomorrow at our home so there was a lot of cake baking,decorating and crafting going on at my house this week.  I kept my kitchen humming yesterday – eleven cakes!  So watch for [...]

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Top Ten Travel Tips

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Top Ten Travel Tips

As you may  know I recently returned form two weeks in England and France.  I hope you are ready for a bit of travel photo overload in the next few weeks as I share our amazing adventures!  I promise I’ll include some recipes in there too.  We are also hosting a wedding open house for [...]

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Fried Mac and Cheese

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Any weight or excessive calorie intake that may occur from today’s post can be blamed on a couple of my friends.  They are the ones responsible for introducing me to Cheesecake Factory’s Fried Mac and Cheese.  Have you tried it? Yes, it is all their fault!  Don’t blame me but be sure and head over [...]

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Family Photos by Tara B Photography

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The jet lag is almost gone.  Instead of waking up at midnight I am now waking up at 4 a.m.  I can handle that! While we were in Utah for Cali’s graduation I had my whole family in one place.  That happens less and less these days unfortunately!  I had to take advantage of the [...]

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Crock Pot Balsamic Beef

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Note: Be sure to click on over and enter the giveaway for the yummy Pillsbury products and a $50.00 Visa card! I hope you aren’t getting tired of all these crock pot recipes!  After years of not using my crock pot I just can’t seem to get enough of it lately.  Why didn’t I learn [...]

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