Our Roman adventure started the night before we arrived as we took a sleeper train from Vienna to Rome. The equivalent of a hotel on a train, we had a deluxe double sleeper—the fancier cabin of the type I was trying to get because the others were all booked. This worked in our favor though, […]
Nuremberg, the Best Little Market
Stop Number Two on our trip was meant to give us a break from being on a train for the ten hours it takes to get from Brussels to Vienna, but Nuremberg ended up being much more than a pit stop for us. We arrived a bit later than we had intended thanks to a […]
Pear Turnovers
Whipped this recipe up back when I was living in San Marcos. I go through phases with my fruits and had apparently decided that I was over having raw pears (and had crescent rolls for some reason). 2-3 pears pealed and chopped3 tbsp butter melted1/4 cup sugar1/2 tbsp cinnamon1 can crescent rollsdash of nutmeg (optional)Heat […]
Breakfast Bars
Love, love, love these. Seriously. I have a hard time making them last (especially hard to only eat them for breakfast!). Filling and tasty, plus protein and fiber to make me feel not too bad about eating half the pan by myself. 1 cup butter/margarine softened 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 cup quick-cooking oats […]
Hot Curried Fruit
This is a great snack or dessert for winter and fall because it’s so warm—not just from being in the oven–the curry and other spices just give the fruit a warm taste, so it’s exotic yet comforting. For times when you might not want a “warm” treat you could pair it with some vanilla ice […]