Hey Everyone! How was your holiday weekend? Did you go anywhere exciting? Winter is sitting heavy here in New England and Donald and I try to get out between the snow squals. We spent the past couple days exploring the North Shore: Rockport, Portsmouth, and the New Hampshire shore have fun little shops and long sandy…
Water is the most basic health and beauty product on the planet. Thanks to H2O, the skin glistens, the muscles work perfectly, and the brain keeps firing. There’s no doubt it’s an essential part of anyone’s diet, especially if you are looking to be healthier. Still, the vast majority of people don’t drink the recommended…
Deep down, most people want to follow a healthier eating plan: the benefits of focusing on health and nutrition are obvious. Despite the evidence that a healthier lifestyle can make you live longer, improve your health and make you look younger, many people are still not making healthy choices for themselves. Some assume healthy eating…
DIY cleaners are all the rage – and with good reason. You probably already know that most commercial household cleaners contain dangerous chemicals. Don’t take this lightly – these chemicals are really REALLY bad for people, babies and pets. In fact they are much more dangerous that the bacteria or grease than you are using…
The Azores are a small archipelago of 9 Portuguese islands about 2 hours from Lisbon, in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. SATA/Azores Air (they’re the same airline) flies direct, from Boston to Ponta Delgata – the capital city. In only 4.5 hours, you could be sitting on a black sand beach, sipping cheap Portuguese…
Quick pickling is an easy way to preserve your extra veggies – especially if you have a farm share or a garden, and you wind up with way more veggies than you can possibly consume. I like to quick pickle, over regular-pickling, because I plan to use these veggies within 1-2 months, and I have…
Coffee ice cream is one of the no-frills flavors that I’ve often overlooked in favor of chunky-peanut-butter-chocolate-swirl-madness or some other equally-as-sexy promise of ice cream euphoria. But really: that classic coffee ice cream is a slam-dunk flavor every time, with no guess work, and no risk of over-promising. It’s simply delicious. Donald and I…
Summer is the time for an abundance of fresh vegetables, maybe a farm share, or a kitchen garden. But summer is also time for traveling. These are two of my favorite things, but unfortunately the two do not mix. Here are a few ideas of what to do with your produce when you go…
This guide is broken into four chapters, outlining the best of our 9-day trip to São Miguel, the Azores, in Mid-October. PART 1: Getting Around PART 2: Hiking + Swimming PART 3: Azorean Eats PART 4: What to Wear in the Azores Or you can CLICK HERE to download the FREE full 59-page guide book….