Dream Honeymoon | France

A trip more than five years in the making, our two week adventure through France on our dream honeymoon was more than we could have ever imagined. Over the years, every time we sat down to plan out the trip, budget, learned someplace new from a friend or French teacher, our list of places grew…

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Hakuna Matata | Akagera National Park

When my parents were here in January, we spent the whole day out with our tour guide Emmanuel in Akagera National Park. We started the day with high hopes of setting our eyes on the giraffes we didn’t see on our last trip and the lions that were re-introduced into the park.

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Veggie Wrap with Chickpea Spread & Cucumber Salsa

Weekends are great for getting creative. With so many fresh and colorful ingredients, lunch can always be bright and healthy. This past weekend, I sought to try out a few healthy and tasty lunch options to add to my repertoire.

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Sunset Cruise | Akagera National Park

Our first adventure after my parents and aunt arrived in Rwanda was to head out to Akagera National Park. Being are favorite place so far outside of Kigali, the number of animals we saw, and the opportunity to relax in the tented lodges…it was the best introduction for them before beginning the rest of the…

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Rwandan Getaway | Touring the Country

A Hint of Ginger has taken a break for the last several weeks thanks to a visit by my parents and aunt to Rwanda. We have had three fully packed weeks…a Tour du Rwanda of sorts! As we come to the end of their visit, I am finally getting a chance to sit down and write…

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Mama Cheryl’s Meatball Sub

Years ago, we used to spend the weekends with our friends at their parents’ house lounging at the pool, relaxing in the hot tub, and joking around with them. Even better were the Italian dishes Mama Cheryl made for us and her meatball subs were no exception. They were consumed for dinner and as we…

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Italian Meatballs

As I sit here writing this post listening to my husband’s sneeze attack, I hear the childhood song ringing in my head…on top of spaghetti, all covered in cheese, I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed! Can’t tell you the last time I even thought of that song. Of course, when I made these…

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New Year’s Eve | DIY Decorating

A new year, new beginning, a fresh start, a clean slate… The start of a new year gives us all the opportunity to make new goals and plans for ourselves, feel renewed and reinvigorated to take on the world. But we must first say auvoir to last year…and what better way than to throw a…

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