Glamping (glam + camping): the pleasures of a crackling campfire, good friends, and open-air slumber glammed up with luxurious comfort, chic decor, and indulgent food! This post may contain affiliate links. When you set off to camp in the traditional sense you do so with a mindset of “roughing it.” Not that my family ever really […]
Delectable Destinations: Richmond Community Kitchen
I can say from personal experience that Richmond Community Kitchen is a delightful place to be whether you are there in the afternoon, the evening, or at 4:30 in the morning!This post may contain affiliate links. Located on Jolina Court in Richmond VT, Richmond Community Kitchen opened in the fall of 2017, and is owned […]
Bake For Good: Baking In The Classroom
I love the King Arthur Flour Bake For Good initiative to get people baking not just for themselves but as a way to connect with loved ones, friends and community members. (Check out their blog post all about it!) Here is the story of how my husband has been doing just this with his elementary classroom community. […]
Delectable Destinations! Old San Juan, Puerto Rico: A Tale of Tacos
Note: In June of this year our family experienced the beauty and hospitality of Puerto Rico. This month the island was hit by Hurricane Irma, and then Hurricane Maria. Millions of people there are without power and are struggling to recover from the devastation. To make a donation to help people who were affected by […]
Delectable Destinations: King Arthur Flour, Our 8th & Final Stop on the Vermont Bakery Tour!
The culminating bakery of our summer-long, bakery fest – a.k.a. the King Arthur Flour Vermont Bakery Tour, was the Bakery and Café… at King Arthur Flour in Norwich! We left home early with sleepy kids in the back of the car to make the drive to meet our friends Andrew and Lisa at King Arthur […]
Delectable Destinations: Birchgrove Baking, Our 7th Stop on the Vermont Bakery Tour!
*This post may contain affiliate links. The next stop for us on the Vermont Bakery Tour from King Arthur Flour was Birchgrove Baking, located in the capital city of Montpelier! We arrived there a bit later in the afternoon than we had intended, which was entirely my fault. While driving down Route 2, I spied […]
Delectable Destinations: Bentley’s Bakery & Cafe, Our 6th Stop on the Vermont Bakery Tour!
*This post may contain affiliate links. We made our way to Danville, Vermont this weekend to visit Bentley’s Bakery & Café, one of eight bakeries on the King Arthur Flour Vermont Bakery Tour! No interstate misadventures this time, I’m happy to report, though we did chuckle a bit as we passed the Richmond exit on […]
Delectable Destinations: Sweet Simone’s Bakery, Our 5th Stop on the Vermont Bakery Tour!
*This post may contain affiliate links. Our family seems to have a knack for turning the simplest of journeys into a complicated, emotional roller coaster experience! Take, for example, our journey to visit Sweet Simone’s Bakery & Café in Richmond, our next stop on the King Arthur Flour Vermont Bakery Tour. This could not have been a […]
Delectable Destinations: Stop #4 on the Vermont Bakery Tour – O Bread Bakery!
The Vermont Bakery Tour continued this weekend, with a drive out to Shelburne Farms visit to O Bread Bakery. I left the family behind for this bakery visit, promising to truck home some loaves for all to enjoy. Though I still have four more stops to make on this tour, I have a feeling that […]
Delectable Destinations: Red Hen Baking Company: Our 3rd Stop on the Vermont Bakery Tour
*This post may contain affiliate links. The Vermont Bakery Tour took us on a beautiful, sunny, Sunday morning drive to Middlesex, VT to check out the Red Hen Baking Company & Cafe. Our friends Andrew, Lisa, and their daughter joined us there, and we had a delicious brunch together. Red Hen, along with a few […]
Delectable Destinations: August First Bakery: Our 2nd Stop on the Vermont Bakery Tour
*This post may contain affiliate links. This weekend we trekked to downtown Burlington to visit our second bakery on the King Arthur Flour Vermont Bakery Tour happening this summer: August First Bakery. August First is located in a renovated garage, just off Main Street, with huge bay doors at the front. On this summer day the doors […]
Delectable Destinations: Klinger’s Bakery, Our 1st Stop on the Vermont Bakery Tour!
*This post may contain affiliate links. It was with delicious joy and great interest that I learned of the King Arthur Flour Vermont Bakery Tour happening this summer. The tour consists of eight bakeries scattered over the northern half of Vermont. Participants visit the bakeries, enjoy delicious baked goods (of course!), and have their bakery […]