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  • Home Cooked Favorites From Near and Far
    • Home Cooked Favorites Odds and Ends
      • Basic Pie Pastry Recipe
      • BBQ Rub For Smoking
      • Tortola Rum Cake
    • Asian Home Cooked Favorites
      • Cantonese Beef Steak
      • Chicken and Mango Stir Fry
      • Chinese Beef and Broccoli with Oyster Sauce
      • Chinese Beef Curry
      • Chinese Chicken Curry
      • Chinese Hot and Spicy Chicken
      • Fresh Spring Rolls
      • Hot and Sour Soup
      • Indonesian Beef Rendang
      • Pork, Asparagus, and Red Peppers With Oyster Sauce and Noodles
      • Pork (or Chicken) Stuffed Pineapple
      • Singapore Rice Noodles
      • Spicy Ground Pork With Tofu
      • Spicy Pork Tenderloin With Pineapple
      • Spicy Pork Tenderloin With Udon Noodles
    • Canadian Home Cooked Favorites
      • Beef Bourguignon or Beef Stew
      • Bratwurst Casserole with Sauerkraut and Potatoes
      • Chicken Breasts With Cheese and Prosciutto
      • Deep Dish Turkey Pot Pie
      • Fresh Caesar Salad
      • Ham and Cheese Quiche Recipe
      • Hungarian Meatballs and Mushroom Gravy
      • Pork and Lima Bean Casserole
      • Pork Loin Roast With Potatoes, Onions, and Carrots
      • Quebecois Tourtiere Recipe
      • Shepherd’s Pie
      • Sole Filets a la Bretonne
      • Steak and Kidney Pie
      • Swedish Meatballs and Gravy
    • Italian Home Cooked Favorites
      • Baked Balsamic Chicken Parmesan
      • Baked Cheese Cannelloni In Meat Sauce
      • Chicken Breasts With Cheese and Prosciutto
      • Chicken and Shrimp Carbonara With Smoked Meat
      • Chicken Piccata – Chicken Breasts With Lemon and Capers
      • Chicken Puttanesca Recipe
      • Fresh Caesar Salad
      • Lasagna
      • Italian Meat Sauce
      • Italian Pastas
      • Italian Tomato Sauce
      • Mediterranean Chicken With Olives, Lemon, and Garlic
      • Pasta With Ground Lamb and Tomato Sauce
      • Ravioli with 3 Cheeses in Meat Sauce
      • Smoked Chicken Carbonara
      • Spezzatino di Manzo al Chianti (Beef Stew)
      • Veal Scaloppini in Green Pepper Sauce
    • Mediterranean Home Cooked Favorites
      • Lamb Meatballs in a Curry Sauce
      • Mediterranean Cod With Tomatoes, Olives, Capers, and Feta
      • Mediterranean Chicken With Olives, Lemon, and Garlic
      • Mediterranean Chicken With Tomatoes, Olives, Capers, and Feta
      • Moroccan Chicken With Lentils
      • Moroccan Ground Lamb with Chickpeas
      • Orzo With Fresh Basil and Parmesan
      • Orzo With Parmesan, Peas, and Tomatoes
      • Chicken Piccata – Chicken Breasts With Lemon and Capers
      • Veal Scaloppini with Saffron Cream and Mushroom Sauce
    • Mexican and Latin American Home Cooked Favorites
      • Albondigas Soup (Meatball Soup)
      • Black Beans and Rice
      • Chipotle In Adobo Sauce
      • Enchilada Sauce
      • Fish Tortillas
      • Guacamole Salsa
      • Mexican Beef Birria
      • Mexican Chicken Enchilada Casserole
      • Mexican Rice
      • Mexican Stuffed Green Peppers
      • Pork In Tomatillo Sauce (Yucatan Salsa Verde)
      • Pork Tortillas
      • Smoked Pork Burritos
      • Tamale Casserole With Masa
      • White Bean Chicken Enchilada
  • My Reviews of Netflix Foreign Movies and TV Series
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Belgian
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Danish
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Dutch
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Finnish
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – French
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – German
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Icelandic
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Norwegian
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Polish
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Russian
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Spanish
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Swedish
  • Travel Stories – Then and Now
    • Countries and Languages
    • Food and Recipes
    • Travel – Land, Air, and Sea
  • Travel Phrases For Using On Cruises or Resorts
    • Travel Phrases – Dutch
    • Travel Phrases – Finnish
    • Travel Phrases – German
    • Travel Phrases – Indonesian
    • Travel Phrases – Italian
    • Travel Phrases – Norwegian
    • Travel Phrases – Spanish
    • Travel Phrases – Swedish
    • Travel Phrases – Turkish

Category: Travel Stories – Then and Now

Beginning of December – And Mexico Is Coming…

December 3, 2023 jamesbalicki

November went by pretty fast. … And here we are, ready for our cruise out of San Diego going down…

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Posted in: Generic Blogs, Travel Stories - Then and Now

October – And Winter Is Coming…

October 30, 2023 jamesbalicki

Autumn has arrived with a bang … and winter is coming. We’ve had some pretty cold weather with a couple…

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Posted in: Generic Blogs, Travel Stories - Then and Now

End of August All the Way to End of September

September 22, 2023 jamesbalicki

The weather has been up and down since the last update – super hot for a couple of days and…

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Posted in: Generic Blogs, Travel - Land, Air, and Sea, Travel Stories - Then and Now

End of June All the Way to Start of August

August 7, 2023 jamesbalicki

Yes, it’s been a while since the last update, but a lot has been happening workwise (I’m actually fairly busy…

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Posted in: Food and Recipes, Netflix-Foreign Movies and TV Series, Travel - Land, Air, and Sea, Travel Stories - Then and Now

End of May  Beginning of June

June 12, 2023 jamesbalicki

Yes, it’s been a while since the last update, but a lot has been happening weatherwise and I was waiting…

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Posted in: Food and Recipes, Netflix-Foreign Movies and TV Series, Travel - Land, Air, and Sea, Travel Stories - Then and Now

End of April  Beginning of May

May 2, 2023 jamesbalicki

The month of April had all kinds of weather – with the exception of one super hot week, it’s been…

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April 2023 – Spring Is Sprung The Grass Is Green – Kind Of

April 3, 2023 jamesbalicki

The month of March has come and gone … started off as a lion, ended up as a lion. Lots…

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Posted in: Food and Recipes, Netflix-Foreign Movies and TV Series, Travel - Land, Air, and Sea, Travel Stories - Then and Now

February 2023 – A Lot Of Sun … A Lot Of Cold …

February 26, 2023 jamesbalicki

The month of February has been pretty mild at home with very little snow and moderate weather – except for…

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January 2023 – Snow Today, Gone Next Week …

January 22, 2023 jamesbalicki

Well, it’s finally happened – looks like our first snow fall of winter has arrived!! We’ve had it pretty lucky…

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December 2022 – Warm Beaches and Cold Winter Storms

December 26, 2022 jamesbalicki

So, another month has gone by since the last update ….   But I’ve got a valid reason 😊. We finally…

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Late November 2022 – Old Memories and New Ones to Come…

November 27, 2022 jamesbalicki

Yup … again I’m even later than usual…  . But I’m going to keep this update short as soon we…

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Posted in: Food and Recipes, Netflix-Foreign Movies and TV Series, Travel - Land, Air, and Sea, Travel Stories - Then and Now

Late October 2022 – Fall Not Autumn

October 24, 2022 jamesbalicki

Yup … even later than usual…  . It’s been pretty busy around here lately . We finally had our basement…

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September … Beginning Of Many Starts…

September 19, 2022 jamesbalicki

Yup … late … again . No real excuse … except still doing a lot of studying. September has always…

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July … and Hot August Nights …

August 15, 2022 jamesbalicki

It has been a month since I’ve updated – again ☹. The time passes so fast and there is so…

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End of June … Beginning of July …

July 13, 2022 jamesbalicki

It has been a month since I’ve updated – me bad!! It has been crazy busy – I was studying…

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