Ahhhhh ... that's better
Well, Ocean Isle was nice, but there's only so much sleeping 'til 10 a.m., eatin' fresh seafood and downin' lots of red wine and daiquiris that one human being can stand.
In my absence, colleague Melissa Umbarger's N&R cooking blog, Mel's Kitchen, made its debut. She had been food-blogging on her own for a couple of months independently of the N&R, and even if you're not a huge foodie, I think you'll like this. She had me at the part about poaching salmon in the dishwasher.