Escapades & Eats
Tropical Adventures
Puerto Vallarta
My first visit to Mexico was to Puerto Vallarta about 25 years ago and have been there so many time I lost count a long time ago. My first advice is to not get sucked in by the timeshare people and the easiest way is to already have airport transfers.
Mexico
I love Mexico and hope to retire in Cozumel but I have visited a few other places so will share my experiences here.
Playa Del Carmen
I started going to the Eastern side of Mexico in 2013, it was before I started diving but I missed snorkeling which you really cannot do in Puerto Vallarta. We decided to go to Playa del Carmen for our first trip to that side not on a cruise. After doing
City Adventures
Lake 22 Hike
Took on a new hike last weekend. About 1.5 hours from my house is the town of Granite Falls. If you drive past the town and into the land of no cell service you will get to Lake 22 and other fun hiking options. We knew the parking was going
Epic National Park Road Trip of 2019
Ashleigh and I were lucky enough to take an amazing road trip this summer. I was ending one position at work and had a few weeks before my new one was going to start so my work could easily be managed from the road and Ash is doing online college.
Italy: Florence and Rome
Once again I am reminded how lucky I am to work for such an amazing company who allows us to extend our work trip to see some of this beautiful world. This year we had our annual Sales Kick Off in Rome so I took advantage of this, having never
Recipes
Instant Pot Mongolian Beef and Broccolii
One of our go to dishes in the Instant Pot is Mongolian Beef or Chicken. It is an easy dish that is perfect for those long days at work when you get home and do not feel like cooking. It is great for a summer dinner on the patio as
Pan Fried Spiced Chicken with Cauliflower Sweet Potato Gnocchi and Smashed Brussels Sprouts
Being lazy I decided it was easier if I put it all the recipes for this dinner on one post. I was walking through the aisles at Trader Joes and I saw they had both cauliflower and sweet potato gnocchi (to be fair I have seen a lot of reviews
Root Veggie Medley
Christmas Dinner calls for something special so what is better than a root veggie medley? It goes with Prime Rib and is great with Honeybaked Ham too! I am quite sure that whatever your main dish is that this would be the perfect side dish. Even the kids loved it!