Travel Recommendations and Cooking Blog

May 21, 2020
8 min

COVID-19 Baking Diary: Cookies

The joy of baking cookies during quarantine, featuring peanut butter, chocolate chip, and oatmeal chocolate chip cookies

COVID-19 Cooking Diary: Photos and Recipes from the Bikes and Butter Quarantine Kitchen

Ellyce

Apr 20, 2020
7 min

COVID-19 Cooking Diary: Photos and Recipes from the Bikes and Butter Quarantine Kitchen

We’ve done a lot of cooking lately. Check out some of the tasty things we made, the dishes that flopped, plus recipe resources too.

Ellyce

Jan 25, 2020
9 min

10 Reasons to Visit Malaysia

Where can you enjoy 3 cultures and a warm winter break? Malaysia

Next Level Beets: Yellow Curry Pickled Beets from Chef Rachel Yang’s Cookbook

Ellyce

Nov 27, 2019
4 min

Next Level Beets: Yellow Curry Pickled Beets from Chef Rachel Yang’s Cookbook

We loved this new take on pickled beets from Rachel Yang’s Cookbook, My Rice Bowl: Korean Cooking Outside the Lines

Ellyce

Nov 13, 2019
4 min

New Orleans Dirty Rice

Add Some Creole Spice to Your Life – and Your Dinner Table – with New Orleans Dirty Rice!

The Great Garlic Challenge: 10 Things to Make with Costco’s 3-lb Bag of Garlic

Ellyce

Oct 15, 2019
6 min

The Great Garlic Challenge: 10 Things to Make with Costco’s 3-lb Bag of Garlic

You hit the garlic jackpot – now what? We’ve tracked down plenty of recipes for all that garlic.

Beyond Awesome Brussels Sprouts: A Creative Technique Breathes New Life into the Humble Sprout

Ellyce

Oct 6, 2019
4 min

Beyond Awesome Brussels Sprouts: A Creative Technique Breathes New Life into the Humble Sprout

Fall is here and it’s time to embrace seasonal veggies. Fortunately, there’s a new way to cook Brussels sprouts that’s full of flavor.

Seoul Food - What's Cooking in Korea's Capital

Ellyce

Oct 2, 2019
5 min

Seoul Food - What's Cooking in Korea's Capital

A trip to Seoul, Korea provides an incredibly varied and rewarding culinary adventure!

Salad experiments - Vietnamese-inspired grilled shrimp and pineapple salad with fresh herbs

Ellyce

Sep 25, 2019
3 min

Salad experiments - Vietnamese-inspired grilled shrimp and pineapple salad with fresh herbs

Salad is fresh and healthy, but you need variety. Here’s my take on a salad with grilled shrimp and caramelized pineapple.

Ellyce

Sep 20, 2019
4 min

Upleveling Goat Cheese from Costco

While Costco is great, buying in bulk has both its benefits and drawbacks. Here are tips on upleveling the goat cheese from Costco.

Heralding fall with chanterelle mushrooms

Ellyce

Sep 20, 2019
1 min

Heralding fall with chanterelle mushrooms

Fall brings cooler weather and also signals that it’s time to cook new things! Chanterelles are now in season and are delicious in soup.

Seoul, Korea: Things To Do + Travel Tips

Ellyce

Sep 20, 2019
7 min

Seoul, Korea: Things To Do + Travel Tips

Even if you only have a couple of days to visit Seoul, Korea it’s so worth it! There is so much to see, do, and eat! Here are travel tips.

Ellyce

Sep 19, 2019
4 min

Island Getaway: a Weekend on Whidbey

Here are some recommendations for Whidbey Island, a short trip and a world away from Seattle.

Travel inspiration: where should I go on a bike tour?

Ellyce

Sep 13, 2019
3 min

Travel inspiration: where should I go on a bike tour?

Bike tour inspiration: where to go for a unique travel experience in Europe or Asia

Ellyce

Sep 11, 2019
6 min

Cooking inspiration

Here are some of my current favorites for cooking inspiration and decent recipes.

Ellyce

Sep 6, 2019
9 min

Lisbon Encounter

Interested in a trip to Lisbon, Portugal? Here are some suggestions that go beyond the typical tourist path.

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