Pre-Camino mandatory stop: Porto, Portugal, where you are greeted at the reception desk in your hotel with a glass of Port wine. Not a bad way to start a vacation pilgrimage! After some 16 hours en route, Porto greeted us with sun, smiles and lovely tannins. A quick nap at the elegant Hotel Park Atlantic, a shower, and we were ready ... Read More »
“I’m going on pilgrimage in May.” The response I get to that statement tends to be a wavering look of indecision, a momentary pause, and something aimed at not really offending. Except, of course, when I tell my Spanish-junkie friends. Then the response is more like “That is on MY bucket list!” or “I wish I was going too!” or ... Read More »
I offer up Exhibit #1, the Avocado Tool. I saw it advertised in a cooking magazine, and, well… I like avocados. I am fortunate to be the only one in the house who likes avocados, so I don’t have to share. And they CAN be messy. And how to remove that slippery pit? A genius true avocado aficionado must ... Read More »
Sleeping in. The hot shower/cold beer combo. Reading the Sunday Times with a cup of strong coffee. Long brunches that include Bloody Marys and Eggs Benedict. Tulips. Falling asleep in a hammock. Playing Banagrams with my friends (and winning, obviously). People watching. This is the short (and PG-rated) list of a few of my favorite things. The list changes seasonally. ... Read More »
Last week, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to visit two wineries in France. The first, Pol Roger, I wrote about in an earlier post. The second, Hugel et Fils, located in Alsace (a region of France that has, as a result of its close proximity to Germany, had to change its loyalties, language and friends every 50 ... Read More »
Now that I’ve finally kicked my jet lag, I’m able to sit down and make an attempt at distilling the images, memories and tastes of the last week into a somewhat coherent entry to the Sauced blog. Here I go . . . From Saturday to Saturday I was in France, staying in Chaville-Vélizy at the house of my boyfriend’s sister ... Read More »
When held snuggly in their mommy or daddy’s arms, they catch your gaze. They bury their heads in the parents’ shoulders. They glance back up and throw you a smile, even flutter some super-long eyelashes at you. Oh, they pull you in mercilessly. And when that baby, say your newest nephew, snug in the arms of your brother, finally reaches ... Read More »
My first big adventure was traveling to Thailand on my own. It was the spring of 2001 and my friend Lynn was teaching in Japan. She had been to Thailand the year before and while back in the States for holiday, we concocted a plan to meet up there. It sounded wonderfully different: exotic, hot, a little dirty, possibly dangerous ... Read More »
High waters we used to call them. Back in the day. Pants that expose your ankles, but were not purchased originally as capri pants. How is it that the older a woman gets, the shorter her pant legs get? Really – they’re not buying them that short, right? I kind of want to walk up to these women that I ... Read More »
Yes, the most comfortable pants in the world are yoga pants. But they were made to be worn to yoga class. Or at your own home, when guests are not coming over. Unless you run yoga classes at your home. Please, please, women! Keep your yoga pants where they belong! They are a small slice of heaven, regardless of your ... Read More »
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