Hi hi!
It feels like forever since I’ve been here. An entire week of vacation and suddenly it’s so hard to fall back into normal routine. Back to work, back to blogging, back to reality. I’m going to need a few more days to adapt. It’s always so hard to transition from vacation mode to real life.
I spent three days in Philadelphia, exploring historical landmarks, visiting museums, eating delicious food, and admiring the architecture. Like, this image of city hall! Then, I spent a few more days in other parts of Pennsylvania, including Hershey! Yes, as in the chocolate company. An entire town dedicated to Hershey’s and it was soo amazing.
I’ll share more photos later when I have time to sort through all the photos. But if you want a peek, just take a look at the photos posted on Instagram.
In the mean time, I’m sharing my weekly finds early and then a brand new recipe this weekend. I just need to get my footing first before diving right back into everything I left behind for a week. Lol. And I’ll respond to comments then too.
In this week’s finds…
Oh my gosh, this breakfast pizza and this bacon, burrata and mozzarella strata look simply amazing and perfect for the weekend.
I seriously need this cauliflower shawarma wraps with green tahini and feta in my life.
If you’re looking for breakfast ideas for weekdays, this Greek yogurt apple blueberry bread is perfect for that. Or maybe this better than the bakery chocolate chip coffee cake muffins. Or even this brown butter banana bread with that melted chocolate drizzle! Just make it ahead of time and you’ll be set for the week.
This rice noodle salad looks amazing!
I love german chocolate cake so I cannot wait to give this a try.
This Asian Mandarin Chicken Salad with creamy ginger dressing sounds delicious and perfect for spring.
Um, I’m drooling over these Korean pork ribs with gochujang glaze.
This strawberry thyme lemonade sounds so refreshing.
I need these Thai nachos ASAP.
How delicious does this raspberry ricotta cake look?
Homemade pop tarts? Yes, please!
You vacationed in my home state 🙂
Philadelphia is one of my favorite cities. Great for art & culture. Hope you tried the cheesesteaks and soft pretzels- yum!
I did!
It’s so cool that you were able to spend some time in Pennsylvania! I’m originally from there, and growing up we’d always go to Hershey Park, it was like our version of Disney Land!
I only had time to explore Hershey’s Chocolate World, but I wanted to explore the Park, Museum, and Garden too.
I have been following your travels on Instagram. You certainly crammed a lot into your visit to Philly. We don’t eat out in Philly often but I am going to be taking notes from your forthcoming blog posts so that I have your recommendations when we next have a celebratory dinner in the city.
I actually felt like I didn’t eat as much as I could have in Philly! And I wish I had more time to explore. But I did get to visit so many places in Old City as well as museums. =)
Hi Andrea! Thanks so much for sharing my rice noodle salad recipe! My husband is originally from Philadelphia. We try to go every summer to visit the family and we love it!
Your rice noodle salad looks amazing, Christie!
We really need a name for that time after the trip ends and when your brain comes home. I has been 2 months since I came back from Antarctica and I am STILL living it! Glad you had a wonderful time in Philly! It is a great place with so much history.
Definitely. It’s so hard to get back to my routine. And I’m ready for another trip!
Thanks for including my lemonade, Andrea! Hope you’re feeling back in the swing of things soon. Have a great rest of the week!
Thanks for linking to our Pop Tarts!! I always find I have holiday head for a few days to transition back!
I know how you feel! Just got back from a much needed Spring Break rest and now I am finding it sorta difficult to jump back into things. Great post tho, I always enjoy them.
I know what you mean Andrea. We just got back from a short holiday to Vietnam, so getting back into routine is going to take a little while I feel! 😉
So jealous you got to go to Vietnam!