Festing: The New Orleans Seafood Festival.

Cristina, having spent Saturday morning administering the ACT, and I (who spent the morning watching Buffy and Angel) headed around noon to Lafayette Square to enjoy the food and music of the New Orleans Seafood Festival.  It was a gorgeous day without a cloud in the sky.  I really wish…

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Eating: A Mano

Heritage in Abruzzo If you have been reading this blog, you know that Cristina’s father was born and raised in Sulmona which is in the Abruzzo region of Italy. So, when A Mano posted their dates for their Tour of Italy menu I quickly went to Open Table and booked…

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Festing: Jazz Fest 2011 or How My Sister Scared Me to Death

I wasn’t supposed to go to Jazz Fest and see MynameisJohnMichael or Trombone Shorty, and I surely wasn’t supposed to eat a soft-shell crab and a Cajun duck po-boy.  I was content with recommending to some friends that they should catch the New Orleans Bingo Show!. I wasn’t until my…

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Painting: Painting with Friends.

For a long time, I have wanted to do one of those Corks N Canvas classes. You go with a group of friends, sip champagne, and paint a picture. The picture can be of anything; some of the more popular items are fleurs de lis, Michalopoulos houses, street lamps, and streetcars. A…

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NOLA-ing: And now for something completely different

Notice anything different about this blog post? First, look at the URL. That’s right! We bought a domain! Cooktraveleat.com. Now, if you have the old website name saved, it will still take you here. But, this is a simpler URL to remember. Plus, it describes this blog perfectly. Second, this…

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Dining at Mat & Naddie's (Food Memories)

Dining at Mat & Naddie’s (Note: Mat and Naddie’s is forever closed making this a food memory.) Being teachers, Cristina and I receive our paychecks on a monthly basis. Therefore, most of our fun adventures occur right after we get paid instead of right before we get paid. We are…

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