How to Make Pasta Frolla, Italian Pastry Dough
Pasta frolla is the go-to pastry dough of Italian baking. The phrase means short pastry, and you might find it reminds you…
Read Your Way to Better Writing
It’s been said that Ernest Hemingway read more than he drank. If that’s true, one wonders how he found the time. I’m…
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City
Music pulses from lobby lounges. Guitar shapes are everywhere. This post contains affiliate links. For more information, click here. The memorabilia ranges from…
How to Make Your Own Chicken Stock
There’s something so satisfying about making your own stock. You get to use up all the parts of a chicken and some…
Wentworth Mansion in Charleston, South Carolina
“8004” The gentleman quietly ordered a bottle of Dom Perignon. He then requested six glasses and two chairs for the corner half-booth…
Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania
“A body would think the whole south had broke loose and are coming into Pa.” Rachel Cormony wrote in her diary on…
Mid-Autumn in Atlantic City
Don’t you just love hotels? They’re theatrical and cozy at the same time, a place to escape and a place to feel…
One Morning at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.
KILROY WAS HERE The phrase appeared on ships, aircraft, buildings, wherever American servicemen went during World War II. Usually accompanied by a…
Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum in Baltimore, Maryland
The red attic staircase is winding and narrow, so narrow that only one visitor at a time can climb up and peer…
How to Find Extra Christmas Cash, for things you’re already doing
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Also the most expensive. And the busiest. But with a little strategy, you can…
21st-Century Hotels on Atlantic City’s Boardwalk
Two new casino hotels opened in Atlantic City this summer, and my travel companion and I decided it was time to check…
A Mid-Summer Night’s Stay in New York City’s Seaport District
The Brooklyn Bridge dominates New York City‘s historic Seaport District the way that the Duomo de Santa Maria del Fiore dominates Florence,…