Words cannot express how happy the Choco Museo in Antigua makes me. Within seconds of entering, I was sipping cocoa husk tea and signing up for the chocolate making workshop ($21/person). If you cannot go to the Choco Museo, I’m terribly sorry. It is worth the plane ticket to Antigua. However, I will share a […]
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After spending 3 weeks in the heart of adventure tourism of Guatemala, I’ve come to realize that adventure tourism is just another way of saying difficult, uncomfortable, rustic, and dangerous. If you stay at an adventure tourism hostel, don’t expect warm water or reliable electricity. Definitely don’t expect wifi. Don’t get me wrong, you may
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Welcome to my new occasional themed post: Jill’s Picks. In these posts, I’ll compile a few recipes, restaurants, travel spots, and the like that are inspiring me right now. Spring flavors have been inspiring almost all my cooking as of late. Lemon, spring greens like arugula, spring vegetables like asparagus and peas, and fresh herbs
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Peanut Butter and Chocolate No Bake Cookies I’ll admit it: I have a pretty insatiable sweet tooth, especially when it comes to chocolate. I like to have at least a little piece of chocolate every day. Chocolate, however, is not often extremely healthful. A small piece of dark chocolate, yes. The dark chocolate brownies with
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Growing up, I loved my mom’s no bake cookies. They consisted mainly of chocolate, oatmeal, and coconut. Delicious. My husband is not a big fan of coconut, so I rarely make them anymore. However, when I was craving peanut butter and chocolate the other day, I stumbled upon a healthier version of my mom’s
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This week, both my husband and I celebrated our birthdays. For four days, he and I are the same age…until his birthday rolls around. This means that we often celebrate our birthdays together. Last year, I made a Lemon-Raspberry Plate Trifle that went horribly wrong. This year I made a chocolate vanilla cake that
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First of all – I always knew that Ben Bars were delicious, but maybe not the extent of their fabulousness until last week’s post. Thank you to everyone who shared stories and thoughts about Ben Bars and my brother. My heart is singing with happiness and the memory of my brother (or maybe it
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Ugh. This morning I woke up and saw this out my window… I am not impressed. While it isn’t uncommon for us to get snow in April, I was really hoping that we were done with Winter. This snow isn’t even that much and is melting as we speak, and yet it did