Guenther House Waffles

San Antonio San Antonio, Texas has some excellent food, including some of the best breakfast tacos around!  We got our breakfast taco fill several times on this trip.  But what really stood out was our trip to Guenther House on Easter morning.  This is where the legend of the Guenther House Sweet Cream Waffles began….

Mac n Cheese

The Canadian Rockies in winter are just stunning.  Cold, but stunning.  Ma loves mountains in the wintertime, so we headed up to the Banff area for a few days to see some snow and relax.  Ironically, we did not see any actual snowfall in Alberta, but Houston saw about an inch the day after we…

The Jerk Chicken Shack

We did not plan to go to Jamaica.  Just ten days earlier, we had to cancel a trip to Sri Lanka because I came down with pneumonia hours before we were scheduled to leave.  We were all pretty sad, but my favorite aunt suggested we tag along on their trip to Jamaica. So we got…

A Pancake to Remember

Bonaire is a hidden gem in the southern part of the Caribbean.  It is known for its scuba diving, I mean really known for its scuba diving.  When we went there in 2016 there were more people underwater than were on the beach.  It was quite amazing.  I have a few stories from our week…

An Italian Pizza Story

We have a rule in our family: always try pizza whenever you are traveling, no matter where you are.  Find a pizza.  While we were in Switzerland, we made a short trip to Italy (see A night in Tirano).  Obviously we had to find some great, authentic Italian pizza.  This was actually my second time…