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Your Souvenir from Mexico

10 May 2011

I went all the way to Mexico and all I brought you was this lousy t-shirt.

Oh wait…I forgot to even get you that.

Really though, I left for vacation with the best of intentions. And the loftiest of goals.

I made two fabulous appetizers for Bunco the Tuesday before I left…I’d planned to share those with you.

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Feasting in Mexico

4 October 2009

For me, a vacation isn’t successful unless really great food is involved. For our trip to Tulum, I did a little research before leaving to make sure this trip would be a huge success.

On our way to our resort, we took a detour to Playa del Carmen to visit a restaurant I’d seen written up in Budget Travel. Jacques Pepin recommended La Cueva del Chango as one of his favorite restaurants in the world. With a recommendation like that and the amazing photos that accompanied it, I knew we couldn’t pass up a visit to this restaurant.

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