A few weeks ago I flew down to Miami for the weekend for a Food Blogger Conference called “BlogHer Food”. While I loved the conference, I loved the time with friends and the restaurant hoping a bit more. đ Something magical happens when you get 5 or 6 bloggers together for a meal haha. You…
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Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck – North Shore – Haleiwa, Hawaii
Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck was the first “restaurant” that I wrote down on my list of “Food Places in Hawaii“. Before we had even bought our plane tickets I had already decided that I needed to eat there. That’s what foodies do… we plan vacations around food haha. I forgot to sign my name! Well actually…
Bolthouse Farms Tasting Party #BolthouseFarms @BolthouseFarms
This is a sponsored post on behalf of One2One Network. All opinions stated are my own. On Sunday we had family come over to help work on our house. My craft room/office has been a storage place for boxes since we moved in and we’re getting ready (ok BigBear is getting ready) to redo the…
{Gluten Free} Butterscotch Blondies with Chocolate Chips and Cranberries
Never in a million years did I think that one day I would be standing in my kitchen with organic coconut sugar and gluten free flour. Five years ago I didn’t even know that there were “organic” foods or “gluten free” foods or any of that. All I knew was “food”. My oh my how things…
Pink Lemonade Strawberry Pops and a Zoku Quick Pop⢠Maker Review
I was sent a Zoku Quick Pop⢠Maker to review, but was not compensated for this post. All opinions are 100% mine đ “These are so cool!” – words straight from my god-daughter, Alyssa, as we pulled these pops out of the Zoku Quick Pop⢠Maker the other night. I had been playing around with some flavor combinations and…
Mill House Pizza – Meadows of Dan, VA
The weekend before last, hubby and I took a little trip to the mountains to support some friends who were opening a new restaurant. An Awesome little pizza place called Mill House Pizza. It’s in Meadows of Dan, Virginia, just off of the blue ridge parkway about 5 minutes from Lover’s Leap and Mabry Mill. Here…
More Food Greetings from 808
Steak and Saiminâ đ Anne from the 808 state is back with another Hawaiian Foodie Review đ Welcome back to the 808! Honolulu offers a variety of cheap, delicious foods (best served in a take out box or from a lunch truck) On the corner of Alakea (ah-lah-kay-ah) Street and King Street is the best…
Hawaii for lunch
I am trying to eat healthy………… TRYING!!!!! So my lovely friend from Hawaii, Anne, is trying to help me with that! She sends me recipes that are full of flavor and low in fat! The only problem….. most of the ingredients are Oriental but I assume regular ingredient in Hawaii so i always have a…
Smashed Peas and Carrots
So as you all know I LOVE doing reviews!!! It could be movies, recipes, websites, blogs, cookware, stores, shoes, cameras, restaurants, what ever you can review I want to review it. Today as Im looking though the amazing world of website I stumbled upon Smashed Peas and Carrots…….. I’ve seen this site a few times…
Alejandro's Mexican Grill
I LOVE Mexican Food… and I mean L-O-V-E Mexican food! Last time we went to Roanoke to visit Chocolatepaper we again went with the lunch suggestion of Liz and tried out Alejandro’s Mexican Grill; which is located at 127 Campbell Avenue, Roanoke, VA 24011, which is only a few steps from the market. I found…
Easter at ChocolatePaper
As we usually do after a trip to the VA in Salem; we headed over to Chocolate Paper in Downtown Roanoke. I was super excited that they had there Easter Stuff out. So what did I do? Spent my money and took tons of pictures hahaha. Here are some of there awesome Easter Items. MAN…
Mardi Gras at the Yancey House 2010
Mardi Gras at the Yancey House!!!! That’s Right, We celebrated Mardi Gras this year at the Yancey House…. and Yes I know I’m late on posting about it haha. Mardi Gras 2010 was on Tuesday, February 16, 2010. I’ve been to New Orleans Twice for Mardi Gras, but this year we could not go; so…
Yoder's Country Market
Before I moved away from my home city I hated it here, “nothing to do, nowhere to go”, But after I moved back to VA with my husband I started to notice and appreciate the great places around my hometown. This would be one of those great finds….. Yesterday My Mother and I headed into…
Blues BBQ Company
When hubby and I were in Roanoke we had a chance to visit chocolatepaper in the downtown area. My friend that works there suggested we check out Blues BBQ for lunch. Since we didn’t know anything about the downtown area we took her advice. I am so glad that we did! Tucked in a corner…
ChocolatePaper
Oh ChocolatePaper you had my heart at Chocolate………….. Last Thursday my husband and I were in Roanoke, Virginia and lucky were able to experience some wonderful places in the area. Thomas had to have spinal injection from the Veterans Hospital on Wednesday so we decided to stay the night and check out downtown Roanoke on…
Another Yancey House Dinner
I have just fallen in love over and over again with the Yancey House. Oo I just don’t know how to explain it. Something about the old house charm and wonderful cooking makes me feel so good! Oh and Did I mention they have a Sanitation rating of 102! A! Awesome! My Mother and Father…
The Yancey House
The Yancey House If you have never had the pleasure of eating at the Yancey House Restaurant in Yanceyville, North Carolina you are missing something in your life. The Yancey House was once the home of Bartlett Yancey who built the Federal style 1.5-story frame house . It was built around 1815. His daughter added…