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Quick and Easy Grilled Veggie Sandwich Recipe

By Micki Kosman, on April 19th, 2013

Grilled Vegetable Sandwiches with Roasted Garlic Mayo

Nothing beats fresh produce while you’re traveling except maybe fresh bread. Here’s a fast, delicious, and healthy recipe for grilled vegetable sandwiches that makes the most out of both. Enjoy!

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Five Delicious Steps to Eating Your Way Through Holidays in Crete

By Micki Kosman, on January 25th, 2013

Loukoumades drizzled with nuts and honey

Tourists flock to the beautiful Greek island of Crete to lounge on its beautiful beaches, wander through ancient Minoan ruins, and soak up the island’s thriving culture.

To heck with that.

I’m in it for the food. In the spirit of foodies everywhere, I present my five step plan to eating your way through a holiday in Crete.

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Five Delicious Vegetarian Recipes From Some Of Our Favorite Travel Blogs

By Micki Kosman, on July 13th, 2012

As a vegetarian, it can be a challenge to eat on the road, so I love to check out recipes posted by fellow travel bloggers.

Here are a few of our favorite recipes from the multi-talented folks at other travel blogs.

Migration Mark at Migrationology talks about his mouthwatering experience at a fruit buffet in Thailand. While this isn’t a recipe, his description of the luscious fresh fruit available in Thailand almost made me jump on a plane to Southeast Asia. His fruit buffet experience is something I can’t easily replicate everywhere, but it’s a great inspiration for…

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Meat Floss And The Vegetarian: My Unplanned Affair

By Micki Kosman, on June 26th, 2012

I’ve been a vegetarian since I was about ten.

I love to get immersed in the countries I’m visiting. This means getting as far away from any English speaking folks or signs as I can.

As a vegetarian, this can be pretty tough. I break out my bad Mandarin (or Thai, or Cantonese) and ask for something with no meat. I almost always get pork or fish, because most people assume vegetarians just don’t eat red meat. Vegetarian is a concept that just doesn’t translate well.

After countless meals trying to order vegetarian food, I was getting frustrated. And hungry.

And then I found the …

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