Recipe of the Week – Taco Rice Salad
Taco Rice Salad has all the favor of tacos or nachos without the calories of chips or wraps. We enjoy it as a quick dinner or even leftover for lunch. It reminds us a little of the popular bowls at places like Hothead or Chipotle. Start out mincing some garlic and tossing it a skillet […]
Mackinaw City/Mackinac Island
Two places where we have never seen so many fudge stores! As a matter of fact, the residents of Mackinac Island are called “fudgies.” Yes, fudgies! But let’s not get ahead of ourselves here. We started with a day in Mackinaw City which is a small little town. In our opinion, the draw of this […]
Recipe of the Week – Easy Chicken and Potato "Kabobs"
I love to cook, that is not a surprise to anyone who knows me (Brian). I don’t love to spend a lot of time cooking usually (though I do believe that making a wonderful, intricate recipe can also be very cathartic in the right time and place). This recipe from the Baking Beauties at Faithfully […]
Why We Love Traverse City, Michigan
The first time we visited Traverse City we came for the wine but we have kept coming back for the fun! There is so much to do here in the summer (which is the only time of the year we have been here so far). From the Traverse City Cherry Festival, the Traverse City Film […]
Bonus Recipe – Michigan Cherry Chocolate Gluten Free Cookies
Anyone who has been to Traverse City knows that you can’t leave town without some cherries. We made a stop at the Cherry Republic and picked up some of their dark chocolate covered cherries and we felt inspired so here is the most amazing cookie we have ever tasted! Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies 1 C […]
Parking the RV (sometimes it isn't easy)
This space looks roomy enough, and seriously once you are in the site it is very roomy! But do you see those trees on the right side of the image? We almost had the small one permanently imprinted on the bumper of CC. If you don’t know, the name of our rig is Casa del […]
Recipe of the Week – Pasta with Roasted Cauliflower, Tomatoes, and Pepperoni
Before you turn your nose up on this one, keep on reading. It doesn’t sound like its going to work, but it is actually really good and quite easy to make over the campfire itself, at home in the oven, or even on the grill. The original recipe comes from the January 2013 issue of […]
Recipe of the Week – Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet
One pot Ground Turkey Sweet Potato skillet is for dinner tonight. Get the recipe here!
A Week in Watkins Glen
It has been a perfect week of waterfalls, wine, kayaking, camping, and a boat cruise. Watkins Glen has a lot to offer a variety of people. Though we didn’t partake, this week we could have also enjoyed Six Hours at the Glen, the Watkins Glen Grand Prix. We didn’t know this would be going on this […]
Recipe of the Week – Taco Dip
This week Michelle and I are getting ready for our oldest son Calvin and his fiancée Carla’s wedding and the recipe is one that we got from Carla (who I believe got it from her mom). This Taco Dip is pretty much like a traditional seven layer dip often served at parties, but we liked […]