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Monday, October 3, 2022

{Recipe} Vegan Cavatelli, Sausage & Broccoli

This is a recipe we recreated from a restaurant meal we had in NYC. The hardest part was finding vegan cavatelli but luckily a local Italian market had it for us.

Ingredients:

serves 3-4

1/2 pound frozen cavatelli

2 Italian (Field Roast) sausages, sliced
4-5 cloves garlic, chopped

4 cups broccoli florets, lightly steamed (I used the microwave for 5 minutes)
olive oil (or water)
lemon 1/2
crushed red pepper
salt & pepper
vegan parmesan cheese (I used Violife)

1) Set a large pot of water on the stove and bring to a boil, add a generous pinch of salt. Add cavatelli and cook according to the package.

2) Heat olive oil (or a little water) in a skillet and add sausage and garlic. Sauté until sausage is warmed through and browned. Be careful not to brown the garlic too much.

3) Add steamed broccoli to the pan and season with salt, pepper and crushed red pepper to taste. Squeeze 1/2 lemon over the broccoli.

4)Once cavatelli is done cooking, reserve 1 cup of pasta water and drain pasta.

5)Add drained pasta to the pan and stir to combine everything. Add a pasta water a little at a time if too dry. Grate parmesan cheese on top and stir to let it melt. Taste for seasoning, add more if needed.

Serve immediately with some crusty garlic bread.

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

{Travel} Riviera Maya Trip- Day 1

We booked a last minute trip to Mexico in August after realizing summer was almost over and we hadn't been on a real vacation in years. It was my first time on a plane since (dreamy!) Italy in 2019.

We looked at a couple of different destinations and knew the trip had to:
1)fit within a certain week
2)be a short-ish flight from Philly
3)be somewhere we hadn't been to and were excited to visit

A tropical, all inclusive vacation to Mexico seemed like the perfect fit!

This is how it looked when we left Philadelphia.

Getting on the plane (it still didn't feel real). Yes, we packed in carry-ons again!

The flight to Cancun was just under four hours and before we knew it, we were looking out the window at this!

We exited into the chaotic Cancun airport and looked for our transfer service to the hotel. Walking outside, we were hit with a wallop of HOT Mexican air but we were excited to be there.

They upgraded our car to the hotel and we did not mind.

Stepping into the cool, fragrant lobby of the El Dorado Royale Resort was so welcoming. While we were checking in, a waiter came by and asked if we wanted margaritas. Yes, please! Our room wasn't quite ready so the hotel staff suggested we go have lunch at one of the many restaurants on the resort property.

This was the view as we walked out of the lobby.

We had lunch here at La Isla and got our first tacos, chips and pico de gallo.

After lunch we were taken to our room in a fun golf cart ride and got a quick tour of the resort.

The view from our room's balcony.

Time to hit the beach!

I could get used to this view!

Blue Hawaiians in Mexico

We had a lovely dinner at D'Italia Villas (I froze in the a/c!) that night.

The restaurant was very accommodating when I asked for no dairy and brought me this gorgeous fruit plate for dessert.

Walking through the resort at night was lovely. We were excited to start our first full day in Mexico!

to be continued...

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Monday, September 26, 2022

Our Kitty Family Has Grown By Three Paws - Meet Toki

We welcomed a new kitten into our extended cat family and we are all smitten with her.

Meet Toki!

City Girl 2 and her boyfriend adopted this sweet baby girl a few weeks ago.

Isn't she gorgeous? She's 8 months old and lost one of her legs in an accident but we don't think she knows. Nothing stops this little stinker! She is so quick and agile!