Living Large

     About 3 days a go I got back from a family trip to Florida. We stayed in Fort Lauderdale and drove around to different cities each day. We went to Hollywood, Miami, Key Largo, ect. I ate at so many different restaurants and had some amazing meals! I took so many pictures of both the food and the activities and I will be posting most, if not all, of them! I decided to organize the posts, so here are some of my daily meals (not including dessert ;)). I hope this doesn't make you too hungry!

Yogurt Parfat: vanilla yogurt, craison/nut-granola, fresh berries

Mahi Mahi Salad: grilled mahi mahi, lettuce, veggies, croutons, balsamic dressing

Tacos: mild lean meat, coleslaw, tortilla chips

Baked Penne: penne pasta, red sauce, cheese (tons), meatballs

Cobb Salad: lettuce, avacado,chickpeas,veggies,grilled chicken, balsamic dressing

Skirt Steak: Steak with a lemon sauce, sauteed veggies, broiled lemon potatoes

Food-A-Holic Award!

I have recently created the Food-A-Holic Award!!! Below I have tagged a few of my favorite food blogs. This award will be passed onto them, and they will then pass them onto others! Here are the rules:

1. It must link back to the creator (www.cruisinandcuisine.blogspot.com), and the person who nominated you

2. You must answer the questions below

3. Your nominees must be informed of their nominations

4. Tag as many bloggers as you would like

5. HAVE FUN!

Questions:

1. Favorite meal (obviously)?

         My favorite meal would definitely have to be a well-coked skirt steak with golden browned potatoes and sautéed string beans

2. Favorite food to cook?

       I also have such a great time cooking pizza because there are so many different ways to prepare it!

3.  Favorite type of food?

      Italian!!! 

4. Last thing you ate?

      Fresh chicken breast, kale/cranberry salad, baked sweet potato

5. Sweet or savory?

       Savory!

I Nominate...

http://www.foodiecrush.com

http://pinchofyum.com/

http://iamafoodblog.com/

http://www.topwithcinnamon.com

http://www.loveandlemons.com/

http://ohsheglows.com/

http://fooddoodles.com/

http://skinny-vegan-food.blogspot.com/

Beach Vacation Planning

      Whenever I go on vacation I am always the last-minute packer of the family. I'm so busy running around and making sure everyone else is good to go. A couple years ago I was on a trip and realized that I had forgotten tons of stuff! To prevent this from happening again I decided to  write up a checklist. Since writing one, I haven't forgotten (that many) items! This list is for Beach vacations, but you can use it for other trips too! It may not include everything, but its a basic outline of what I like to have with me.