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Fresh Pasta Carbonara Recipe

A bowl of just-made carbonara with grated cheese on top

Michael and I often talk about our favorite meal of our trip to Italy: the pasta carbonara at da Enzo al 29. Impossibly silky, rich, and savory, carbonara is my desert-island meal. But back home from Italy, we soon discovered that Florida is a desert island for carbonara lovers. Well, what do you do? You …

Destinations, Food, Italy, Recipes, Travel

A Pistachio Ice Cream Recipe Inspired by Rome

A Pistachio Ice Cream Cone

I have an insatiable sweet tooth, so nearly every day on our recent trip to Italy ended with gelato (sometimes we had gelato after lunch and dinner but please don’t tell my doctor). While I’m normally a chocolate ice cream girlie at home, in Italy I couldn’t get enough of the pistachio gelato (or in …

Food, Home, Recipes

A Review of Goop’s Three-Day Detox, Part 2

Four images of dishes in the Goop cleanse

In Monday’s post, I shared that we were beginning a three-day detox to help get our bodies back on track after traveling. Well, here we are on the other side – we made it! This post contains affiliate links and I may receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking one of …

Food, Home, Recipes

A Review of Goop’s Three-Day Detox, Part 1

A silly sign that reads Pretox Detox Retox

Because of the serious calorie deficits, I’ve never thought that a juice cleanse or soup cleanse was a good idea (plus it doesn’t really sound like fun) – but sometimes after a trip, I find it hard to settle back into healthy ways after returning home. Although we eat with abandon while traveling, we typically …