June 10, 2024
Sweet Mia!

When I left Cork in a hurry to get back to Belfast last week, I left behind the ingredients to make marshmallow rice krispy treats. I passed the complicated recipe off to pro baker Edel and she created them for first time for her family. Here is Mia giving them the stamp of approval! Us yanks know how to embrace the classics - even added dark chocolate chips! Nothing but the best for our good friends!

I really enjoyed my first trip to Thailand! On our final morning here we went to try breakfast at this spot, down the road, we had been hearing rave reviews on, King Of Bread . The hype was correct, the breakfast was delicious and they had some unique choices. I had eggs benedict on a croissant, in lieu of the standard english muffin and Bosco had it on Milk Bread, which was equally tasty.

We love having authentic experiences with locals to really get a chance to see how they live and thrive in the Ports we visit. So when I found a cooking class, by a local woman offered in her home, we were excited to book. Um ( our teacher) picked us and brought us back to our hotel along with the family of 4 from Sydney, Australia, that had also signed up for this afternoon class. Um's house, which has a lovely open air kitchen, garden and dining area, was about a 30 minute drive and turned out to be on the beach, right next to the Grandparent Rocks.

