Salty Air and Salty Chips

Dana Point Harbor, California Salty, housemade potato chips drizzled with creamy blue cheese sauce and scallions called my name when we sat down for a late afternoon meal in Dana Point Harbor.  For our recipe, we don’t attempt home made chips. The blue cheese sauce and scallions are a delicious topping on our favorite store-bought…

When in the Keys, Eat Conch

The Keys, Florida When in the Florida Keys, you have not done it right until you at least try Conch.  I would liken it to clams.  Plentiful there, it is incorporated into fritters, chowders and ceviches.  We first tried it in fritters.  I must admit, I like the fritter part best.  We have substituted conch…

Local Sourcing for Signature Dishes on Martha’s Vineyard

Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts The Black Dog Tavern scoops up a luscious concoction of local Quahog clams and cream in their signature chowder for a hearty beginning to a locally sourced Cape Cod meal.  Feasting on local catches in New England made for memorable meals throughout our RoadTrip last fall.   MAPPING  THE DAY After a…

Mansion Touring Stimulates the Appetite for Sandwiches

Newport, Rhode Island Mansion touring stimulates the appetite! A trendy European-style cafe, located near the Newport mansions tour, satiated our hunger pangs with sandwich offerings.  Ours was naan flatbread wrapped around a salad of cheese, greens, vegetables and olives.  It was a quick, healthy and delicious lunch.   MAPPING THE DAY During the Gilded Age…

2013 Top Ten Blog Posts

New Years Eve, 2013 Happy New Year from RoadTripFlavors Rating 2013 in terms of travel, dining and cooking, the year earns an A+.  It was a stellar year in other terms too, but for the purposes of this blog we will only tout our 2013 TOP TEN postings of travel and recipes here.  In no…