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Road Trip

August 4th, 2009

by Lisa We decided to drive to San Diego so my husband could attend ComicCon, and once we figured out that it was too late to reserve a camping spot halfway down, we decided to stop in Solvang. For us, if it’s a toss up between a tent and a great deal on a hotel [...]

Let’s have a little Feast!

July 8th, 2009

by Caroline England is not generally known for its ice cream, and that’s ok — having contributed clotted cream (not to mention many fine cheeses) to civilization their dairy reputation is secure. Still, as in Paris, there’s ice cream everywhere here. From trucks that dish up soft serve cones (and, for an extra 70p, how [...]

And Only in Legoland, Windsor

July 6th, 2009

by Caroline As Lisa made clear with her post last week, the rules are different on vacation. We stay up later, sleep in (or so we hope), and we indulge in sweet treats and extra snacks — and so it is for the kids, too. Now I’ve always been a milk shake and ice cream [...]

Mueller’s Bakery

July 1st, 2009

by Lisa It isn’t the Cinque Terre, nor is it Venice, and it’s definitely not Paris, where Caroline & her gang are lucky enough to be on vacation, but Bay Head, NJ still has quiet, clean beaches, flanked by stately homes, canals, and Mueller’s Bakery– which has got to be one of the best small [...]

Only in NJ

June 27th, 2009

By Lisa Only in NJ because we literally can’t buy Yoo-Hoo where we live, but also because, well, it’s so full of crap and so unhealthy and downright gross that I would never buy it if we weren’t on vacation. But buy it I did, and a six pack at that, for my son, and [...]

Shave Ice: A Love Story

July 24th, 2008

posted by Lisa We love shave ice. Finn loves red and green: Ella loves cherry, coconut, & li hing mui: Kory likes mango, passion fruit, guava: I like it all. Especially with ice cream at the bottom: For the most part, there are few desserts or sweet things I crave. The rest of the clan [...]

Don’t Hog the POG

July 16th, 2008

posted by Lisa There is a juice here called Pog or POG, short for Passion-Orange-Guava juice. There are variants: passion-orange, orange-gauva, etc. You would think it would be excellent. It is really just high fructose corn syrup and a small injection of juice. But Kory likes it, so I buy it. For the first week, [...]

Shave Ice all day long…

July 16th, 2008

posted by Lisa Not every day can be food paradise. On Saturday, we woke up late, which meant a late start for the North Shore. I neglected to eat breakfast, so by the time we stopped in Lihue to replace the Ella’s cheesy dancing hula girl miniature that Finley had broken the night before, and [...]