Tuscan Kale Salad

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Tuscan Kale Salad

Thank goodness it’s summer! But probably not for the reason that you are thinking. Last week our car started malfunctioning in that it wouldn’t go above 20 mph, sometimes even 10 mph. Obviously this makes it near impossible to drive in a city. But thankfully because it is summer and not snow-covered winter, we have been able to get around via our bikes. And we are even more thankful that we live close enough to our places of work that riding our bikes is easy. We carefully drove our car to a nearby Autozone to have the “check engine” code read. Unfortunately, while there were codes that they could pull, none of the codes would transfer to the computer to be read. We tried a different car shop, and the same issue occurred. Our only other option was to…

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Roasted Brussel Sprout Salad with Balsamic Glaze

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Roasted Brussel Sprout Salad with Balsamic Glaze

We’ve been back home for less than a week and I am already craving being back in the ocean. Well, yes, let’s be honest – I started getting this feeling the second we had to leave the ocean before heading to the airport. We spent last week in Puerto Rico – a couple days in the heart of Old San Juan and a few days on the west coast of the island in Rincón. I will be putting together…

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Mediterranean Chopped Salad

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My first international trip was a Mediterranean cruise with my family when I was 16. We traveled to various stops throughout Italy, Greece, and Turkey. Not only was this trip wonderful for obvious reasons, but I also loved it because since the ship provided a safely, confined space, my mom allowed me to roam freely around the giant ship without parental supervision. What! This was the greatest privilege of independence while traveling I had been given so far. Just after a couple days I knew this ship like the back of my hand. Whenever we were on the ship, I spent the majority of my time exploring on my own because....

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