The TWA Hotel Pool and The Runway Chalet are on the rooftop of the hotel, overlooking a runway at one of the country’s busiest airports. Imagine a day where it’s 40 degrees and you are outside sipping a dry martini. Now imagine as you are sipping that dry martini, you are immersed in an infinity …
Anna-Marie
The TWA Hotel Paris Cafe is a throwback to the 1962 original restaurant at TWA’s Terminal 5 at JFK Airport. In 1962, a world traveler named Anna stepped into the new shiny Terminal 5 at the Idlewild Airport. Placing her rigid wicker suit-case by her feet, she glanced around the 200,000 square foot open space …
What’s the difference between candied pecans, glazed pecans, pecans praline, and praline pecan candy? Here’s an easy recipe for candy pecans. Growing up in the South, I lived in a house where peanuts were boiled every weekend and hand kneaded biscuits were served at most meals. I recently learned that my family owned a bakery …
(This post for Avocado Pasta was first published on July 6, 2015 and was updated February 17, 2021) I think I am part Italian. I eat a lot of pasta. I think we are all part Italian. Americans consume more pasta per person than our friends in Italy. According to The 2013 National Noodles Poll, …
This simple recipe for homemade strawberry soda is better than any commercial soda you will find at the supermarket. Seriously. This recipe for Homemade Strawberry Soda is so simple it’s embarrassing to even call it “homemade”. However, it’s so delicious and addicting I couldn’t help but share. It’s strawberry season here in Florida. And usually …
It’s part Mexican, it’s part French. Wake up your fiesta with these Breakfast Tacos with warm maple syrup and French toast tortillas. Throughout the state of Texas you can’t trip over your own feet without falling into a taco joint. Tortillas are serious business. San Antonio is where I learned to make Grilled tortillas with …
The ultimate Shamrock Shake Copycat Recipe is here. Made with real vanilla bean syrup and mint extract. Now you can enjoy this year round! I can remember the cold winters growing up in Northern Virginia. I always looked forward to March when the weather began to warm in the South, and Spring for me officially …
Valentine Hot Chocolate Bombs Just because the Holidays are over doesn’t mean hot chocolate season ends. Let’s make Valentine Hot Chocolate bombs! Read on to learn about the Good Cookie Food Bloggers’ Valentine’s Event and how you can help us fight pediatric cancer. Good Cookie Food Bloggers’ Valentine’s Event I’m so excited to participate in …
The Mango Dragon Fruit Refresher was around for a hot minute. It is part of the collection of Starbucks famous Refresher beverages. Man, we Americans love our Starbucks drinks. Google searches indicate that Americans are caffeinated junkies more concerned with how to perfect a Starbucks Frappuccino at home than how to roast a vegetable, any …
Want to be voted most popular at your next brunch gathering? Whip up this Very Berry Cherry Breakfast Custard. I admire anyone who can wake up and whip up a seven course breakfast for their family and guests. I think it takes a lot of patience and discipline to create a spread worthy of a …