by Whitney Anderson | Jun 25, 2011 | Virginia
I just held a baby tiger!!!!!!!!!!!! How cool is that? I was so excited I could hardly stand it. I don’t think they are many opportunities to do that, especially here at home, so I was thrilled that we could do this. A local zoo, Natural Bridge Zoo, has two...
by Whitney Anderson | May 10, 2011 | Cooking, Recipes
This banana coffee cake is my Mom’s recipe and it is the absolute best. I make it for all occasions — random weekend breakfasts, brunches with guests, etc. I taught my daughter to make it and now she is the banana coffee cake chef. 🙂 If you don’t...
by Whitney Anderson | Mar 28, 2011 | Cooking, Recipes
Going to Greece inspired me to make gyros at home. This chicken gyros recipe is a delicious marinade for chicken and a recipe for tzatziki that I tinkered with a lot to try to replicate what I tasted in Greece. I especially like to make my own because I don’t...
by Whitney Anderson | Nov 14, 2010 | Cooking, Europe, Greece, Travel
The food was so good that I decided to dedicate a whole post to this topic. Food Horiatiki (Greek salad) I got this almost everywhere. It’s so fresh and delicious. It’s quartered tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, green pepper, capers, oregano, feta and oil...
by Whitney Anderson | Nov 11, 2010 | Europe, Greece, Travel
We spent a week on the island of Santorini in the Greek Cyclades and loved every minute of it. It’s beautiful, scenic, romantic, culturally-rich and has great food. When we first arrived we were blown away by the view. We stayed in Oia, a small town at the tip...
