Six Key Indoor Camera Features
When we talk to our friends about smart home technology, everyone wants to discuss smart cameras. Which indoor camera features are most important? Which cameras are the best and most reliable? How much do...
Author: Valerie Antkowiak
Wine Tasting in Tuscany (via Siena)
If you’ve ever tasted wine in Napa or other wineries in the US, you might think you are ready for wine tasting in Tuscany. But Italian vineyards operate a bit differently than what you...
SmartPoints with Blue Apron Weight Watchers Approved Meals
We have tried and reviewed many different kinds of home meal kits over the years, but we always seem to come back to Blue Apron. We’ve been Blue Apron customers since January 2015 and...
Amazon Echo Show Envy
About a month ago we visited our brother and sister-in-law back east in Connecticut. Joe and Michele are certainly tech-savvy – they have up to date iPhones, a smart TV and both of their...
Lucca: wrapped in a wall of culture
We love Tuscany and everything about it, the landscape, the food, the wine. Recently we got a chance to visit Lucca, a medieval walled city west of Florence which several friends have recommended as...
Three Days in Cinque Terre (via Genoa)
We love Italy and we love the outdoors so we have been looking forward to visiting the Cinque Terre, the famous Italian “five towns” on the Mediterranean. We tried to go a few years...
Milan: Easy Travel and the Last Supper
We have both traveled to Milan for business, together and separately. Milan is in the north and the largest business center in Italy, the heart of the country’s banking and fashion industry. The metro...
Smart Apps and Travel Tips for Italy in the Fall
Last fall we traveled to Italy to see a few new places and revisit two of our favorites. We share our insights to help you plan for your next trip.
Organic Smart Home Cooking with Sunbasket
We share our experience with Sunbasket organic meal kits. While we love to cook, we don’t love planning meals. Without a plan, we generally default to easy recipes that are not good for us...
Joule Home Sous Vide: Cook like a TV Chef
After admiring a lot of television chefs, we can now cook sous vide at home with the Joule by ChefSteps. Watching cooking shows taught me that so much restaurant cooking comes from classic French...