The peak months for Zion are April through October, when temperatures are nice and toasty and wading through the Narrows in your gym shorts won’t give you hypothermia. However, that doesn’t mean winter hiking in Zion isn’t a wonderful experience. As someone looking for a more affordable vacation that was easily accessible from the west …
You can read about part 1 of my travels here (featuring Vegas, Spain, Portugal, and a generally good time). After Lisbon, I flew to Bangkok and was shocked by how long the flight time is. As my dad kindly reminded me, “the world is round and flying Europe to Asia would take as long as …
2018 was a packed year of travel – I spent over 3 months out of the United States, visiting 5 countries across North America, Europe, and Asia. Most of my travel was solo, and I learned that there is no better company than me, myself, and I. And for the journeys I was lucky enough …
I’ve been going a baking spree with the holidays, but it’s lonely to eat so many cookies by yourself. So, I’ve been enabling my friends to indulge in these unhealthy (but wonderful) habits with me. Today’s Earl Grey shortbread was made by my friend who is such a tea lover. So he combined his love …
There’s no time like the holidays to stuff yourself with cookies until your body composition is 80% butter and sugar. To celebrate the season and catch up with friends, I hosted a cookie baking party this past weekend and baked over 100 cookies – yum! A classic favorite was a sturdy yet chewy gingerbread cookie …
Chocolate chip cookies are one of the simplest and most enjoyable desserts to make. I now have a favorite go-to sea salt dark chocolate chip cookie recipe that is pretty much fail-proof. I use whatever brown sugar I have in the kitchen (light or dark), use butter that maybe isn’t quite room temperature, and never …
Have you lived in a city until you’ve explored that city with your stomach? I’ve been staffed in Dallas for the past 8 weeks, but until this past weekend, I’ve seen little other than my office building. Rather than flying home, I decided to stay a weekend and eat my way through the city.
To me, food = love, because there are just a few ways Chinese parents say “I love you”: “Have you eaten yet?” “What did you eat for dinner?” “Spend more money on food.” “I made your favorite sweet and sour ribs.”