Archive for the 'travel' Category
Boardwalk Ice Creams
August 6th, 2009by Caroline What’s a summer without ice cream? No kind of summer at all. Last week we made our own It’s-Its, this week, we stopped in at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (where everybody has a good ti-ime) and tried out the ice cream treats on offer there. Ben, no doubt still dreaming of It’s-Its [...]
Road Trip
August 4th, 2009by 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 [...]
Really Urban Farming
July 15th, 2009by Lisa Who needs a house, or even a yard, or even a few pots when you have a truck? This one parks in front of my friend’s home in Red Hook, Brooklyn, where they let him use their water. He’s got lettuce, arugula, squash, basil, nasturtiums, tomatoes…all ready to go from truck to table…
The Expedient Picnic
July 14th, 2009by Caroline Eating with kids is often all about expediency, and so although it was difficult, in Oxford, to set aside my romantic, Evelyn Waugh-inspired visions of country picnics, I have been at this long enough to know that when the kids are hungry, they need to eat. Now. So we make or purchase nice [...]
Sonny’s Bagels
July 13th, 2009by Lisa Sonny’s Bagels in South Orange, NJ is more an industrial kitchen than a store. The commercial area is a simple slip of counter that supports an old cash register and nine or so metal mesh bins, stacked two high, into which warm bagels tumble all day long: Plain, Sesame, Poppy, Garlic, Onion, Salt, [...]
Ode to the British Sandwich
July 12th, 2009by Caroline I love sandwiches. Although I will eat a nice salad for lunch, or keep you company with Thai noodles or a rice bowl, just as breakfast is cereal for me, all I ever really want for lunch is a sandwich. In Paris, the sandwich is all about the baguette–as it should be, of [...]
Let’s have a little Feast!
July 8th, 2009by 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, 2009by 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, 2009by 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, 2009By 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 [...]