The best Italian drinking chocolate in the world can be found in Amalfi, Italy. Wait, drinking chocolate? Don’t you mean hot chocolate?… Nope. Drinking chocolate is the rich, decadent and more sophisticated cousin of hot chocolate, and once you try it, you won’t ever go back to regular hot chocolate again. The main difference between the two is hot chocolate comes…
A Foodie’s Guide to Eating in _____ is a delicious series exploring blogger’s favorite foodie cities! Each month, we’ll highlight a different city known for its culinary prowess, and hit the streets on search for best foods they have to offer. This month we travel to Lisbon, Portugal with Luciana from Foodie Bookings.com as she shares her best tips for eating…
Christmas desserts are a time-honored tradition us bakers live for this time of year. Family recipes passed down from generation to generation, dating back to a great-great Grandmother’s kitchen back in Germany or simply unique favorites seen on tables across the globe. Every culture has its own take on Christmas baking traditions— and I love trying them all. Here…
I am beyond stoked to share a Q & A session with Nomadic Matt! He dishes on his favorite foodie moments while traveling, tips for finding the best food and more. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Matt Kepnes, he’s best known his travel website Nomadic Matt, where he teaches people to travel better, cheaper, and smarter. He…
CARAMEL CHAI CHOCOLATE MOUSSE I love when I can bring a little sweetness and my travels together. In celebration of Goetze’s Caramel Creams’ 100th Anniversary (wow!) and the arrival of fall, I partnered with them to create a stellar recipe with a little global flair (my specialty). An easy to make caramel chai chocolate mousse, made with one of my…
A Foodie’s Guide to Eating in _____ is a delicious series exploring blogger’s favorite foodie cities! Each month, we’ll highlight a different city known for it’s culinary prowess, and hit the streets on search for best foods they have to offer. This month we travel to Athens, Greece with Maro from Akamatra as she shares her best tips for eating in…
I want to share some fun news… I’m entering an art competition! ArtPrize is an international art competition that takes place in my hometown of Grand Rapids, MI, and this year, after 10 years of it happening, I finally decided to enter! My ArtPrize piece is a set of 4 photographs entitled về nhà (a homecoming), that were taken while on…
Pastel de Nata Portuguese Egg Tarts: Where to Find Them & How to Make Them Although I have yet to visit beautiful Portugal, I have always been smitten with it. The beautiful coastal towns tucked into hillsides, cobblestone streets, and colorfully hand painted tiles that grace the façade of many houses… And of course the food; with one of the…
17 Must-Try Dishes in Hoi An, Vietnam I have a very special place in my heart for Vietnam, particularly Hoi An. It’s one of those cities that transports you to a fairytale land that you never want to leave. The colorful handmade silk lanterns that are strung as far as the eye can see, the smell of aromatic broths simmering…
Oh summer, where have you gone? As hard as I try to hold on to the sacred hot, sunny days in Michigan, they always seem to pass in the blink of an eye. Anyone else feel the same where you live? I’m trying my darnedest to celebrate this short season along with the wonderful blueberry harvests we get in my…