Author Archives: Kellie

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For the love of food and cooking, and the adventures both inspire...

The Last Stop: Cabot Cheese Visitor’s Center

Our final stop on our way home from Burlington, Vermont was at the Cabot Visitor’s Center.  After a beautiful ride through scenic Vermont farmland, while digesting our Ben & Jerry’s samples, we stopped to see how our favorite cheese is … Continue reading

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Vermont Road Trip: Ben & Jerry’s

On our way home from Burlington, we made several stops to break up the trip.  The first stop was breakfast at Penny Cluse Cafe, which would become my breakfast place of choice if I lived in or near Burlington.  Their … Continue reading

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Burlington, VT: Red Onion

On our way home from Montreal, we decided to spend a day in Burlington, Vermont.  We wandered and explored for a while before deciding to have a late lunch at The Red Onion, a small bakery and cafe on Church … Continue reading

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Spicy Peanut Butter Cookies

I was given a jar of The Heat is On peanut butter a couple of weeks ago, and finally got around to making something with it.  The spice seems mild at first, until after the cookie has been completely consumed…  … Continue reading

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It’s Fiddlehead Time!

My uncle makes the best pickled fiddleheads.  This time, however, he surprised me with a large bag of fresh fiddleheads!

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Vermont Road Trip

On our way home from Montreal, we decided to take a route through Vermont that would allow us to spend a day exploring Burlington.  We enjoyed lunch at The Red Onion, then wandered around the city, eventually stopping at the … Continue reading

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Bagels in Montreal

Before diving into a Montreal bagel story, I should probably start with my New York bagel story…  On my very first visit to NYC, my first meal was a bagel and lox at a diner not too far from Penn … Continue reading

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Tired Feet in Montreal

The picture below is one of the few indoor pictures we took while visiting Montreal.  In fact, it might be the ONLY indoor picture taken with my camera due to extreme camera shyness brought on by the event described below…

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Cajun Crab Stew

I found this recipe about a month ago, and have made a variation of it (see below photo) twice already due to its wonderful flavors and easy preparation.

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Dad’s Jambalaya

One thing I failed to experience in New Orleans was jumbalaya.  Fortunately my dad made a batch for a family gathering the very next weekend!  This recipe is a family favorite, and it is terrific for potluck meals.

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