I’d never really even heard of Seaside before going there (on a “work retreat” aka a vacation with my coworkers). I live by the beach, so I don’t have a ton of people wanting to vacation with me to a different beach, and if I’m going to Florida, I’m going to Orlando (Harry Potter, anyone?).…
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Gluten Free Pumpkin Cupcakes
Read moreSeveral years ago, my cousin came to visit and brought with her a recipe for pumpkin squares. We fell in love with them instantly, making them several times a year. It didn’t matter WHAT time of year – these were too good to restrict to only fall baking. After a while, I decided that it was…
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Chicago Must: Gluten Free Donuts
Read moreIf you’re gluten free like I am, then a huge Chicago must is getting gluten free donuts at Do Rite Donuts. I can’t vouch for their regular donuts, obviously, but I can tell you that they’re always busy and they look fantastic. The gluten free ones, however… excuse me while I go drool over the…
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Wildberry Pancakes and Cafe Review: Chicago Travel Guide
Read moreMy best friend Meagan and I had big plans to get up early, get donuts, catch the Bean at sunrise, grab breakfast, and go ice skating – all before noon. You can stop laughing now. What actually happened was closer to the usual: we slept in a little bit, took our time getting ready, gossiped as…
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ice skating and red robin: Chicago travel guide
Read moreAfter we got donuts at Do Rite, we went back to Meg’s place for a second, and then went ice skating. It did not go so well for my best friend (we found out a week or so later that she’d broken her arm when she fell). We decided to go to the lessons the…
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Lou Malnati’s pizza: Chicago travel guide
Read moreThis is a double review of Lou Malnati’s, since I’ve had pizza from them twice on one vacation. Meagan ordered from Lou’s maybe a week before I came to visit. She texted me, excited that they had a gluten free menu, and then confused because they had the usual disclaimer that the pizza is finished…
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San Francisco: Travel Guide
Read moreI went to visit my best friend in California this summer (at some point, I’ll post last year’s Louisiana pictures / trip information…). It was the first part of August, and she was then living in Modesto. I flew into San Jose, rented a car (from Avis this year), and made the lovely drive to…
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