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Monthly Archives July 2013

PINEAPPLE SHRIMP FROM EL CAMARON GIGANTE

Take a poll and most people familiar with Mexico’s Bahías de Huatulco (a tourist development on the Pacific Coast of the state of Oaxaca) will say Maguey Bay sports the most popular beach. On weekends, particularly, the beach fills with playful locals as well as vacationers who to come to swim, sun, snorkel, relax and […]

Posted 31 July 2013 † Susan Manlin Katzman § HUATULCO § MEXICO § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS ‡ Comments Off on PINEAPPLE SHRIMP FROM EL CAMARON GIGANTE ° Tagged: , , , , , ,

World’s Best Carrot Cake

“Sweet” is not an adjective I would apply to Dolores Roux. “Energetic,” “outspoken,” “generous” seem more fitting descriptors. Yet, sweet is a word inseparable from Dolores as she owns and runs the well-loved Dolores’ Sweet Shoppe in Apalachicola, Florida. Located in the heart of downtown, the shop occupies a white frame house that was built […]

Posted 18 July 2013 † Susan Manlin Katzman § APALACHICOLA § DESSERTS § FLORIDA § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off on World’s Best Carrot Cake °

SPA, BELGIUM

WHAT TO DO In the beginning (in a wooded valley of the Ardennes mountain chain in what is today eastern Belgium) water sprang forth from the earth. The   water produced in the cluster of springs was far from ordinary. People believed it to be imbued with healing powers. Soon a village formed around the […]

Posted 12 July 2013 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BELGIUM § RESTAURANTS § SPA § SPAS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off on SPA, BELGIUM °

RED WINE SANGRIA

  One sip is worth a thousand words. Nothing more to say. SWEET LEISURE SANGRIA Yield: 4 to 6 servings. 1 large orange, sliced 1 large lemon, sliced 1/4 to 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup water 750ml bottle or about 4 cups dry red wine (“value” wine will do—no need for the big-buck stuff) […]

Posted 02 July 2013 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BEVERAGES § COCKTAILS § RECIPES ‡ Comments Off on RED WINE SANGRIA °