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RH GUEST RANCH AND CARAMEL MONKEY BREAD

A wonderfully easy and delicious breakfast pastry recipe from Tanya Schoenbeck, co owner of RS Ranch Rides.

GOOEY BUTTER CAKE FROM ROBIE’S ON 8TH

Chef Quincy Johnson, of Robie’s On 8th, makes an incredible rich and utterly diving Nutella Gooey Butter Cake. His recipe is printed here…

¶ Posted 22 March 2023 † Susan Manlin Katzman § CAKE § DESSERTS § MISSOURI § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § ST. LOUIS § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Gooey Butter Cake, Magnolia Hotel, Mayfair Hotel, Nutella, Quincy Johnson, Robie's, St. Louis

8 Perfect Places to Drink Coffee

The 8 most exciting, thrilling, totally awesome places to drink coffee.

¶ Posted 16 June 2022 † Susan Manlin Katzman § AFRICA § ARIZONA § BARGING § BEACH § BEVERAGES § CANALS § CANYON OF THE ANCIENTS NATIONAL MONUMENT § CARIBBEAN § COFFEE § COLORADO § CORTEZ § CRUISING § DRINKS § FRANCE § HIGHLANDS § HOUSEBOATING § ISLANDS § JAMAICA § LAKE MEAD § MESA VERDE § NATIONAL PARKS § NEVADA § PARIS § RECIPES § RESORTS § SAINT LUCIA § SCOTLAND § ZAMBIA ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Arizona, Cafe de Flores, Cafes, Canyon of the Ancients Guest Ranch, COFFEE, Colorado, French Country Waterways, Horizon II, Inverlochy Castle Hotel, Jade Mountain, Jamaica, Lake Meade, Les Deux Magots, Negril, Nevada, Paris, Saint Lucia, Sunset at the Palms, Tongabezi, Zambia

BEAUTIFUL LIVING FROM CAL-A-VIE

I don’t know Terri Havens, but I am astounded by her creations. Everything that Terri touches seems imbedded in splendor. I love the georgous Cal-a-Vie Health Spa that she and her husband own in the lavender-scented hills of Southern California. I adore the spa’s majestic setting, the flowers, the French antiques, the bedrooms, the public […]

¶ Posted 18 March 2021 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BOOKS § CALIFORNIA § CHOCOLATE § COOKBOOK REVIEWS § DESSERTS § DIETS § RECIPES § RESORTS § SPAS § Uncategorized § VISTA § WINE ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: avocado, Beautiful Living, Cal-a-Vie, CHOCOLATE, Chocolate Mousse, health spa

TWO BUNCH PALMS SIGNATURE COCKTAIL

Time for a Covid19 break? Time for Two Bunch Palms, an oasis resort in Southern California.

¶ Posted 20 September 2020 † Susan Manlin Katzman § CALIFORNIA § COCKTAILS § DRINKS § HEADS UP TO HAPPY HOUR § RECIPES § RESORTS § SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DESERTS § SPAS § TRAVEL § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: cocktail, coconut cream, Colada, gin, spa, Two Bunch Palms

GRAND RESIDENCES RIVIERA CANCUN AND COCKTAILS

Lately I’ve been dreaming of Grand Residences Riviera Cancun. It’s the 5-star resort where I would love to be confined. Beautiful suites. Lovely beach. Great pool. And best of all, unmatchable food and drink. As to cocktails, here are two recipes: the resort’s Habanero Margarita and the Almond Passion. Mmmmmm!

¶ Posted 12 June 2020 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BEACH § BEVERAGES § CARIBBEAN § COCKTAILS § DESSERTS § HEADS UP TO HAPPY HOUR § MEXICO § RECIPES § RESORTS § RESTAURANTS § RIVIERA MAYA § TRAVEL § YUCATAN ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Alicia Guzman, Almond Passion, cream of coconut, Grand Residences Riviera Cancun, Habanero, habanero margarita, Javier Borbolla, Javier Moreno, Mexico, Puerto Morelos, tequila, Torres 10

PENCK HOTEL DRESDEN GERMANY

Although it might not be to everyone’s taste, the Penck Hotel Dresden is wildly innovative and strangely attractive as well as welcoming and agreeable. The hotel serves as a museum to artist A.R. Penck.

¶ Posted 05 November 2019 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ARCHITECTURE § ART § DRESDEN § GERMANY § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: A.R. Penck, Art hotel, Germany, Penck Hotel Dresden

THE PANAMA HAT COCKTAIL

The Panama Hat cocktail brings on the happiest of happy hours. Here’s a recipe invented by master bartender Policarpo for Salsipuedes Restaurant and Bar in the hotel Bristol Panama.

¶ Posted 04 October 2019 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BARS § BEVERAGES § COCKTAILS § DRINKS § HEADS UP TO HAPPY HOUR § PANAMA § PANAMA CITY § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Bristol Panama, cocktail, Panama, Panama City, Panama Hat, Salsipuedes

THE SPA AT GRAND VELAS RIVIERA MAYA, MEXICO AND SPA RECIPES

Drum roll please. And the grandest of them all—the winner—the best of the best resort spa in all of Mexico is…ta-da…Grand Velas Riviera Maya Spa.
Not that I’ve been to all the pampering places (unfortunately, something I must correct), but have been to enough to know that this one would be really hard to beat.