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iPhone, my new favorite travel buddy
February was a fun month of travel – I had a couple days up into San Francisco, pretending I was a tourist, then a trip to Southern California with the kids over winter break. Naturally, in addition to...
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Crispy desserts workshop at Le Cordon Bleu, Paris
After reading My Life in France, by Julia Child, and to a lesser degree, The Sharper Your Knife, The Less you Cry, by Kathleen Flinn, I became very interested in taking a class at the Cordon Bleu in...
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Driving to work: Be sure to make space for your laptop
Hanging Table Seriously? And I thought texting and driving was a bad idea. Copyright © 2015 Food in the Kitchen by Kitchen Gadget Girl. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not...
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Stocking your rental apartment kitchen
Lately when we travel, we like to stay in short-term rental apartments. We like the extra space and the flexibility of having our meals in, rather than out at restaurants. We have stayed in fabulous...
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Itinerary: Southern Utah National Parks
Before this trip gets too far out of my memory, I thought I would jot down notes about our itinerary and what worked and what could be improved upon. We took the family to Utah for Spring Break this...
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South Dakota and Minnesota driving vacation
Last month we spent two weeks visiting South Dakota, including Mt Rushmore, the Badlands and Jewel Cave, and Minnesota, mostly in Park Rapids, a vacation destination in the north west part of the...
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Lake food: Kids cook
One night at the lake, the kids were the designated chefs. Seven kids, ranging from 5 to 15, made a sumptuous feast. Some of us talked about having the kids cook every night, it was that good. Cleanup...
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Itinerary: Paris with the girls
Last year, I took a significant birthday trip to Paris with several female friends. We had a great trip and spent lots of time focussed on food, shopping and seeing the sites. Here is the itinerary...
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Food, travel and finance writing: the day job
Sometimes, when I am not writing for Kitchen Gadget Girl about our family fun in the kitchen, I can be found writing for other worthy websites, including: Foodily Blog: Can-it-Forward: Preserving...
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Hiking Half Dome – a family adventure
2012 has been a year of mother-child trips in our house; in April, I took kid #2 on a big adventure over the pond. This last weekend, I took our oldest to Yosemite National Park for a hike up Half...
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Souvenirs of a Kitchen Gadget Girl
As you know, we like to travel, and 2013 has been a great year for us. We have been hither and yon several different times. My family does not tolerate a ton of shopping, but when they let me loose, I...
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My CSA Box: Lake Vacation, or, Cooking in a VRBO Rental
Our vegetable box last week from Fifth Crow Farms featured Basil, Strawberries, Carrots, Purple Potatoes, Summer Squash, Lettuce and Spinach. Since we were headed out on vacation, I was not sure how...
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Pack these 5 items for Iceland
Planning a trip to Iceland? Stow these 5 items in your suitcase and you will be ready to rock and roll! Bathing suit, microfiber travel towel and flip flops Iceland has a great culture around water...
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NaBloPoMo: Eating at Disneyland
We recently had a quick trip to Disneyland with the family, and I found a couple of restaurants and casual dining options that are worth sharing. We enjoyed breakfast at Rancho del Zocalo Restaurante,...
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Spring time in Yosemite Valley
On my bucket list has been the desire to learn how to backpack. Not sure the hangup, but the idea of strapping all I need to my back and setting off into the wilderness was daunting. A few months ago,...
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Day-by-day: Family Christmas Markets trip
December 2016, we took a Christmas Markets trip over the school holidays. DH had wanted to do this for years and because the kids were out of school on December 15, we had enough time before Christmas...
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Next week we are off to Joshua Tree for a camping and rock climbing adventure. Super excited, so I made a menu plan for the week: Arrival day: Dinner – Chocolate Chili (prepared at home, bagged and...
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