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tiki inspired smoothies

burrata mac and cheese

meatballs and garlic bread at L'Amico, New York City

Buddy the Elf's spaghetti pie with candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup

lemongrass cucumber cocktails

muffuletta sandwich

lemon champagne cake with cream cheese frosting

homemade cherry sno cone syrup

Rice Krispie Treat ice cream

pulled pork buffet with slaw and pickled onions

Ethiopian spice and nut blend

fried oysters and raw oysters

pistachio blood orange coffee cake

regional varieties of BBQ sauce

roasted chicken being finished at Tosca Cafe

strawberry yogurt and granola parfaits

soft pretzels and cheese sauce

Champagne cocktail inspired by the Hamilton Schuyler Sisters

meatball parm sandwich

lemon cream pies

boeuf en daube (French beef stew) with noodles and bread

red wine spritzers with lemon twist

pulled pork sandwiches with red cabbage slaw

coconut roasted broccoli with fresh lime

holiday roasted prime rib with sides

4th of July burger and wine

ingredients for peach overnight oats

chicken pot pie pop tarts

spiced cranberry bourbon cocktails

pizza party with red wine

fancy burger at Butterjoint in Pittsburgh

celery shrub cocktails

cantaloupe creamsicles

breakfast sweet potatoes topped with fruit and yogurt

tiki drinks at Lost Lake in Chicago

millet skillet cornbread

rigatoni and sausage in Italian red sauce

pouring wine at the firepit

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Green chile mac and cheese with BBQ brisket and ga

Green chile mac and cheese with BBQ brisket and garlic green beans, served Bruce Wayne-and-Vicki Vale-style because we think that's funny. Yes, those are somewhat individual servings that neither of us could finish.
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#thanksgivingfortwo #brisketmacandcheese #greenchilemacandcheese #hatchchile #favoritefoods #customdiningtable #garlicgreenbeans #nontraditionalthanksgiving #happyalone

Cats love @taylorswift, it's a fact. So these guys

Cats love @taylorswift, it's a fact. So these guys asked me to learn "betty" before we all watch the new concert special tomorrow. (But neither volunteered to accompany me on harmonica!)
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#taylorswift #taylorswiftfolklore #ukulelecover #ukulelesongs #taylorswiftbetty #lifewithcats #lifeofbixby #lennypotatoes #lapcats

OK, one more Thanksgiving suggestion! By popular r

OK, one more Thanksgiving suggestion! By popular request, I finally have a video tutorial on how to make pie crust on GFS. If you have ever enjoyed one of my (almost) famous pies, this is how the magic happens.
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And if you're taking me up on that Thanksgiving pot pie idea, then here's your push! Link in bio as usual.
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#piecrust #piedough #homemadepie #howtomake #foodvideo #foodtutorial #pielove #thanksgivingdessert #holidaydesserts

I'll never stop trying to convince you that you ca

I'll never stop trying to convince you that you can put something other than a whole turkey on your table for Thanksgiving! 🦃
Link in bio to my latest @cnn piece on truly awesome main dishes you can make instead, like pot pie, lasagna, and - what we're having this year- brisket mac and cheese.
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Let comfort rule!
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#thanksgivingrecipes #thanksgivingready #cnnhealth #turkeyalternative #dinnerfortwo #scaleddown #thanksgivingfortwo #notturkey #vegetarianthanksgiving

Taylor / Taylor, as it was meant to be. 🎶 . . .

Taylor / Taylor, as it was meant to be. 🎶
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#taylorswift #jamestaylor #vinylrecordcollection #norecordemoji #welovevinyl #recordcollecting #taylorswiftfolklore #sweettaytay #70svinyl

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Loved seeing the Sinclair dinosaur balloon in toda

Loved seeing the Sinclair dinosaur balloon in today's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! As a lifelong dino fan, he's one of my favorite mascots, and we got to see a few classic examples along Route 66.
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According to @amnh, the Sinclair balloon first debuted in 1966 and was renewed in 2015. Click on their bio to see the original! -CB
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#apatosaurus #sinclairdino #sinclairdinosaur #route66roadtrip #route66landmark #kitschycute #dinolover #dinosaurstatue #dcbroute66

A year ago today, we finished the last half mile o

A year ago today, we finished the last half mile of our Route 66 journey on foot, walking a few blocks from our parking spot to the 66 to Cali booth on the crowded Santa Monica Pier.
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It was a hectic finish to the trip, fighting LA traffic to get there before sundown, but the rush of the moment made it all worth it. There's not that much we'd do differently if we drove the whole thing again, either! -CB
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#route66 #route66california #endoftheroad #route66roadtrip #santamonicapier #dcbroute66 #dcbontheroad #seeamerica #americanhighways

Worried we might go the entire year without a nati

Worried we might go the entire year without a national park or lighthouse stamp, we were able to check off both on a mild November Saturday.
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With the temperature in the 60s, we took a day trip to Fire Island and climbed the 182 steps to the top of the lighthouse. The sun was warm, the breeze was stiff, and the air smelled of the sea. And my new lighthouse passport book leads off with our one and only touristy trip of 2020. -DC
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#fireisland #fireislandlighthouse #fireislandnationalseashore #nps #findyourpark #nationalparkgeek #lighthouses #lighthousesofinstagram #lighthouselovers #nationalparkstamps #lighthousepassport

The historic El Rancho in Gallup, NM truly had the

The historic El Rancho in Gallup, NM truly had the charm of yesterday and the convenience of tomorrow, just as the sign promised. ✴️ The well-preserved interior felt like a movie set, but the convenience I was most interested in was the LAUNDRY! Cheap and right off the lobby, so I could get it done while we ate dinner (and drank John Wayne's favorite margaritas) in the 49er Bar.
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The staff might have thought I was a little off, but good laundry was much appreciated on our Route 66 trip. -CB
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#elrancho #gallup #historichotel #oldhollywoodstars #hollywoodwestern #route66 #route66newmexico #dcbroute66 #route66photography

Revisiting Route 66 - we only spent one full day i

Revisiting Route 66 - we only spent one full day in Texas, but what a day we made of it. After waking up on the OK-TX state line, we dropped in at the U-Drop Inn in Shamrock and hit up the Conway Slug Bug Ranch (an homage to Cadillac Ranch) before rolling into Amarillo to see the real deal in all its glowing spray-painted glory.
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Burritos and chili cheese fries at the Goldenlight Cafe (the oldest continuously operating restaurant in one location on the Route) and a stroll through an excellent antique mall gave us a sense of historic Sixth Street.
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We had planned on staying for free in the Texas Travel Center parking lot that night and only stopping by the Big Texan Steak Ranch (and Motel and RV Ranch) for some snacks and beers. But when we learned that campsites at the RV Ranch were just $20, and that they had an indoor pool AND "limo" service to and from the Steak Ranch, how could we pass that up?
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So it was our only night of swimming on the road, and a trip in the limo—actually a Cadillac with longhorns as a hood ornament—for dinner at the bar. We never made it into the dining room to see if anyone did the challenge.
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The next morning, we woke up to frigid winds and a private tour of Robert Smithson's Amarillo Ramp site just outside the city before hightailing it west to Tucumcari, NM. - CB
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#amarillotexas #amarillotx #roadtripusa #udropinn #cadillacranch #slugbug #bigtexansteakranch #goldenlightcafe

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