Lunch at Merchant in Madison, WI: My First Time Eating FRIED Cheese Curds!

Hi! I spent a weekend in Richmond, VA visiting my friends Jenn and Luis and also participating in Sabra's Tastemakers program. I will fill you in on my adventures later this week, but for now I wanted to do a quick post about lunch I had on the last day of my Madison Weekend (Part 1, Part 2).

As I've mentioned before, I'm used to traveling solo and don't mind it much, but it's always nice to

Hi! I spent a weekend in Richmond, VA visiting my friends Jenn and Luis and also participating in Sabra's Tastemakers program. I will fill you in on my adventures later this week, but for now I wanted to do a quick post about lunch I had on the last day of my Madison Weekend (Part 1, Part 2).

As I've mentioned before, I'm used to traveling solo and don't mind it much, but it's always nice to

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Madison, WI Weekend in Instagrams

What to do when you have a $200 voucher from Frontier Airline that you need to use in a few months? Well, if you are anything like me, you look for a nonstop flight. The only few nonstop flights from DCA that Frontier offered were to Milwaukee and Madison. After polling a bunch of friends and weighing the pluses and minuses of each city, I decided to whisk myself away for a long weekend to

What to do when you have a $200 voucher from Frontier Airline that you need to use in a few months? Well, if you are anything like me, you look for a nonstop flight. The only few nonstop flights from DCA that Frontier offered were to Milwaukee and Madison. After polling a bunch of friends and weighing the pluses and minuses of each city, I decided to whisk myself away for a long weekend to

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What To Do With A Leg Of Lamb: Lamb & Butternut Squash Wonton Ravioli.

Is this another lamb post? Yes, yes it is! This past March I visited Charleston and absolutely LOVED it. When I was invited to participate in the BB&T Charleston Wine and Food Lambs and Clams Original Recipe Contest for a chance to win tickets to the Charleston Wine & Food Festival, how could I say no?

The recipe contest has four recipe challenges and your participation/voting is worth 25%!!

Is this another lamb post? Yes, yes it is! This past March I visited Charleston and absolutely LOVED it. When I was invited to participate in the BB&T Charleston Wine and Food Lambs and Clams Original Recipe Contest for a chance to win tickets to the Charleston Wine & Food Festival, how could I say no?

The recipe contest has four recipe challenges and your participation/voting is worth 25%!!

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Oatmeal: Love it or Hate it? Oatmeal With Kimchi & Fried Egg

Oatmeal: Love it or Hate it? Personally, I'm not a huge fan...well, unless it's loaded with sweet things like dark chocolate chunks, toasted pecans, dried cherries, etc. But then I might as well eat dessert, right?

Wrong! There is another way to eat a bowl of oatmeal: a savory way! Remember the savory oatmeal with leeks, ginger, and an egg I made a while back? Well, this is its cousin:

Oatmeal: Love it or Hate it? Personally, I'm not a huge fan...well, unless it's loaded with sweet things like dark chocolate chunks, toasted pecans, dried cherries, etc. But then I might as well eat dessert, right?

Wrong! There is another way to eat a bowl of oatmeal: a savory way! Remember the savory oatmeal with leeks, ginger, and an egg I made a while back? Well, this is its cousin:

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Saturday Farmers Market in Madison, WI

Happy Friday! Today instead of a recipe, I bring you Photos from Saturday Farmers Market in Madison, WI. I whisked myself away for a weekend to Madison and had a wonderful time exploring the new to me City, meeting up with a few friends as well as meeting a new one, eating a lot of great food and even trying out the Madison salsa scene, which could use a lot of improvement.

For now, some of my

Happy Friday! Today instead of a recipe, I bring you Photos from Saturday Farmers Market in Madison, WI. I whisked myself away for a weekend to Madison and had a wonderful time exploring the new to me City, meeting up with a few friends as well as meeting a new one, eating a lot of great food and even trying out the Madison salsa scene, which could use a lot of improvement.

For now, some of my

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Nutella Sandwich Cookies Recipe: Crazy Good Italian Cookbook by Mike Isabella

Do you love Nutella? Do you love dessert? Do you like cookies? If you've answered yes to all these questions, you are going to LOVE Nutella Sandwich Cookies from Mike Isabella's new cookbook, Mike Isabella's Crazy Good Italian. I received a preview copy of the book and this is the first recipe I made from it.

The book covers everything from a basic tomato sauce recipe to recipes with octopus,

Do you love Nutella? Do you love dessert? Do you like cookies? If you've answered yes to all these questions, you are going to LOVE Nutella Sandwich Cookies from Mike Isabella's new cookbook, Mike Isabella's Crazy Good Italian. I received a preview copy of the book and this is the first recipe I made from it.

The book covers everything from a basic tomato sauce recipe to recipes with octopus,

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Tupelo Honey Cafe Recipe Contest News

Hi!
I'm back from a wonderful quick get away to Madison, WI. I just needed to whisk myself away and discover a new City, eat at new restaurants, see a few friends and chill. I will tell you more about my trip later.

For now, I wanted to tell you about Tupelo Honey Cafe Recipe Contest.

I visited Tupelo Honey Cafe on both of my trips to Asheville and got a chance to meet Chef Brian, not to

Hi!
I'm back from a wonderful quick get away to Madison, WI. I just needed to whisk myself away and discover a new City, eat at new restaurants, see a few friends and chill. I will tell you more about my trip later.

For now, I wanted to tell you about Tupelo Honey Cafe Recipe Contest.

I visited Tupelo Honey Cafe on both of my trips to Asheville and got a chance to meet Chef Brian, not to

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