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I know it's been a "cruel summer" in terms of limited number of new LilyOnTheLam blog posts. I have been traveling a lot and having a LOT of fun. My iPhone camera (Facebook and Instagram accounts too) have been capturing lots of pictures, but I have not made blog writing a priority. However this week I uploaded several new LilyOnTheLam posts to ring in the July 4th holiday in style! I hope you have been enjoying reading them as much as I have enjoyed living the adventures behind the stories!
In May, I drove to Miami and then flew to the Turks and Caicos Islands for an amazing vacation. I was a huge British Virgin Islands fan, but now I think the "TCI" has replaced the "BVI" in my heart! I had the best time. My hotel (Ports of Call Resort) was awesome. The locals were fabulous. It was just an excellent time all around.
I stayed one night in Miami at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Miami Airport and Convention Center. Nice property with a small but nice pool, a great breakfast buffet and large, clean rooms. Plus very convenient to the airport with a small shopping mall attached to the hotel. All good things!
I was so exhausted when I arrived at the Doubletree, I just wanted to order room service for dinner and watch TV. Now usually hotel room service menus seem to have the same old, same old - soup, sandwiches, pizza, an overpriced steak, etc. But on this particular evening, I ordered a caprese salad with shrimp and this arrived ...
So simple - perfectly ripe thick tomato slices, two thick firm slices of fresh mozzarella, on a bed of greens with 3 buttery shrimp, 2 slices of sourdough bread and a generous slosh of balsamic vinegar and herbs. Simple, easy and yet oh so tasty. I made a mental note to make this salad the next time I had friends over for dinner. Easy but awesomely delicious are the types of summer recipes I like to prepare.
I feel like this room service salad set the tone for my entire vacation - simple yet elegant, natural and good. This was an A+ meal in my book and not what I am used to getting from room service! Thank you, Doubletree!
I know it's been a "cruel summer" in terms of limited number of new LilyOnTheLam blog posts. I have been traveling a lot and having a LOT of fun. My iPhone camera (Facebook and Instagram accounts too) have been capturing lots of pictures, but I have not made blog writing a priority. However this week I uploaded several new LilyOnTheLam posts to ring in the July 4th holiday in style! I hope you have been enjoying reading them as much as I have enjoyed living the adventures behind the stories!
In May, I drove to Miami and then flew to the Turks and Caicos Islands for an amazing vacation. I was a huge British Virgin Islands fan, but now I think the "TCI" has replaced the "BVI" in my heart! I had the best time. My hotel (Ports of Call Resort) was awesome. The locals were fabulous. It was just an excellent time all around.
I stayed one night in Miami at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Miami Airport and Convention Center. Nice property with a small but nice pool, a great breakfast buffet and large, clean rooms. Plus very convenient to the airport with a small shopping mall attached to the hotel. All good things!
I was so exhausted when I arrived at the Doubletree, I just wanted to order room service for dinner and watch TV. Now usually hotel room service menus seem to have the same old, same old - soup, sandwiches, pizza, an overpriced steak, etc. But on this particular evening, I ordered a caprese salad with shrimp and this arrived ...
So simple - perfectly ripe thick tomato slices, two thick firm slices of fresh mozzarella, on a bed of greens with 3 buttery shrimp, 2 slices of sourdough bread and a generous slosh of balsamic vinegar and herbs. Simple, easy and yet oh so tasty. I made a mental note to make this salad the next time I had friends over for dinner. Easy but awesomely delicious are the types of summer recipes I like to prepare.
I feel like this room service salad set the tone for my entire vacation - simple yet elegant, natural and good. This was an A+ meal in my book and not what I am used to getting from room service! Thank you, Doubletree!
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