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BIKINI BOOT CAMP AND GRILLED FISH SALAD

According to recent research (conducted by myself and certainly not with any facts attached), The Riviera Maya, along Mexico’s Caribbean coast, hosts more spas than any other similar-sized area on the planet. Riviera Maya spas run the gamut from five-star palaces of perfection, where attentive staff oil and spoil tony clients in settings both serene […]

RIVIERA MAYA: TWO GREAT RESORTS/ONE GREAT RECIPE

Time to confess. I’m promiscuous. I sleep around. Sometimes I practice a sort of serial monogamy, seduced by the pleasure of one. On the other hand, I believe “the more the merrier” and “variety is the spice of life,” so have been known to jump into a different bed each night. That’s not to say […]

¶ Posted 15 June 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BREAKFAST § BRUNCH § MEXICO § RESORTS § RESTAURANTS § RIVIERA MAYA § SIDE DISHES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off °

CUPCAKES AND MORE

I know. I know. Cupcakes are all the rage, and this restaurant specializes in them. And, yes, they are luscious. Yet when I visited Daisy Café and Cupcakery in Madison, Wisconsin, other items claimed a larger place in my heart. Many cafes can take good cake, top it with rich butter cream and win wows, […]

¶ Posted 06 June 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § MADISON § RESTAURANTS § SALADS § SIDE DISHES § TRAVEL § WISCONSIN ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Daisy Cafe and Cupcakery, edamame, salad

ADLER THERMAE SPA RESORT

Talk about the best of all possible spa worlds. Adler Thermae Spa Resort culls the finest characteristics from its German/Italian partnership to create an ideal wellness getaway. Forgive the stereotyping, but due to the German management, the spa resort is orderly, spotlessly clean and run with medical precision. Italians contribute not only a fabulous location […]

¶ Posted 27 April 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § ENTREES § ITALY § PASTA § RESORTS § SPAS § TRAVEL § TUSCANY ‡ Comments Off °

HEALTHY, WEALTHY AND WISE

Don’t you just hate it when you can’t get your MRI scan, dental crowns, acupuncture and a facial in the same day, at the same place. Oh, and did I mention botox, a pedicure, fitness counseling and cooking classes? Those who find the inconvenience of multi-stops annoying can now enjoy one-stop health and fitness shopping […]

¶ Posted 23 March 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § CALIFORNIA § DESSERTS § RESORTS § SIDE DISHES § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off °

Fredericksburg Part Two

Oops, my last post mentioned good things tourists find in Fredericksburg (a terrific museum, interesting National and State parks; super shopping, a thriving wine industry), but I didn’t mention the art scene. This Texas Hill Country community positively overflows with art galleries, showcasing and selling a eclectic mixture of visuals, including sculpture, glass and all […]

¶ Posted 14 March 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § APPETIZERS § COOKIES § RESTAURANTS § TEXAS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Fredericksburg, shortbread, Texas

Gooey Butter Cookies, The Blue Owl and Kimmswick, MO

Kimmswick, Missouri, counts 97 official residents and two main attractions: the Anheuser Museum & Estate—the ancestral home of a relative of the founder of the Anheuser-Busch Brewery, and the Windsor Harbor Road Bridge—a 60- (or thereabouts) foot long pedestrian bridge thought to be one of the oldest wrought iron spans in Missouri. Add a handful […]

¶ Posted 17 February 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BREAKFAST § COOKIES § DESSERTS § MISSOURI § RESTAURANTS ‡ Comments Off °

TEN REASONS TO LOVE TAOS, NEW MEXICO

Let’s be frank. Some visitors just don’t get Taos. Others fall in love at first sight. Taos is strange that way. The town speaks a different language to different people. Always has. Probably always will. I’m in the love-it category. Why? Let me count the ways: 1. TAOS PUEBLO Both a National Historic Landmark and […]

¶ Posted 13 February 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § APPETIZERS § NEW MEXICO § RESORTS § RESTAURANTS ‡ Comments Off °

Tel Aviv Impressions and Great Hummus Recipe

In the beginning, God created heavens and the earth. Jaffa came later—according to archeologists, around 7500 BCE. And Tel Aviv, founded on the outskirts of Jaffe, claims April 11, 1909 as its birthday. That’s when 66 Jewish families purchased 12 acres of land on the mosquito infested, barren sand dunes outside of Jaffa, divvied up […]

¶ Posted 01 February 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § APPETIZERS § ISRAEL § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Bauhaus, hummus, Israel, Jaffa, Tel Aviv

Dinner Jumping in Sasbachwalden

It’s been honored as “the most beautiful town in Germany, “but despite a picture-perfect setting surrounded by hills of vineyards on the sunny side of the Black Forest, and despite being loaded with picturesque timbered houses overflowing with flowers, Sasbachwalden is not just a pretty face. It is also a village dedicated to family and […]