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Visiting Shelburne Vineyard and Trying Vermont Wine

November 30, 2018 By Cooking Chat 11 Comments

vines at Shelburne Vineyard in the fall.

Shelburne Vineyard is producing high quality wine in Vermont, using grapes well-suited for the cold climate. This article covers our weekend trip to visit the winery, including the wines we sampled and some of the other things we did in the area, which is just south of Burlington, Vermont, on Lake Champlain. The Wine Studio…

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Having Fun at Canobie Lake with Food Allergies

September 12, 2018 By Cooking Chat 1 Comment

flume water ride at Canobie Lake Park.

Canobie Lake Park is a fun destination on summer and fall weekends. Just in time for the popular Screeemfest event, we bring you this article on having fun at Canobie Lake with Food Allergies. While this article might provide you with some ideas for visiting Canobie, be sure to do your own research to verify that…

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Exploring Abruzzo Wine: An Italian Wine Region to Know!

August 4, 2018 By Cooking Chat 13 Comments

glass of red wine with vineyard in background.

Have you discovered Abruzzo wine? You may know Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, but the region also has wonderful white wines and a delicious rosé called Cerasualo. This article covers types of Abruzzo wine and provides an overview of Abruzzo wine regions, based on my recent trip to the area. Disclosure:  my trip to Abruzzo was sponsored by Consorzio…

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Good Times and Allergy Friendly Food at Great Wolf Lodge

February 9, 2017 By Cooking Chat Leave a Comment

arriving at Great Wolf Lodge

We had been looking forward to a chance to visit Great Wolf Lodge for over a year since we first came across an ad for the indoor water park. We finally got a chance to go just before Christmas, and now wanted to share about our visit, including the allergy friendly food at Great Wolf…

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Winter Haven Family Dining: #AllergyFriendly quest

April 24, 2015 By Cooking Chat Leave a Comment

finding allergy-friendly family dining in Winter Haven is something to get excited about!

We were excited to make a return visit to Legoland Florida this winter. Though Minecraft and Pokemon might be top of mind now for our 9 year old son Brendan, he still enjoys Legos and wanted a return visit to the Winter Haven park a central part of our trip to Florida. With that came…

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Allergy-Friendly Family Dining Around Disney World

March 21, 2015 By Cooking Chat 2 Comments

T Rex Cafe in Downtown Disney, from post about allergy-friendly Disney World dining

Like any family, we were thrilled to head to Florida this winter for a visit to Disney World and LegoLand. But as a family dealing with multiple food allergies, travel comes with some trepidation about finding enough good safe food. So as a service to other families with food allergies, today I’m sharing food-allergy dining…

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A Taste of Saratoga Springs

May 11, 2013 By Cooking Chat Leave a Comment

When Jodi came home from a conference with the surprise that she’d won a stay at Batcheller Mansion Inn in Saratoga Springs, New York, I looked forward to the chance to get away and relax in a nice setting. I was pleasantly surprised by the way our recent stay there turned into quite a nice…

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Shinn Estate Vineyards: A Road I’m Glad to Have Taken

November 17, 2011 By Cooking Chat 2 Comments

In 2011, we had the chance to visit Shinn Estate Vineyards in Long Island, New York. They make some of the better wine I’ve had produced in the Northeast, in a beautiful rural setting. Worth a visit, or if you can’t make it there, try ordering a few of their wines online. I need to…

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