Staycation Ideas

Here’s a staycation idea.

I was on an extended business trip a few years ago and found myself in Orlando for a few weeks. During the first week we hit up all the usual bar-and-grill restaurants and began to grow tired of hamburgers & steak. One of my coworkers and I decided for the second week of our stay to have an international food week.  Each night of the week we would eat at a restaurant that had food from a different country or region. We had Mexican, Italian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Indian, Thai and German! It was great. It was a good way to try some different restaurants we normally wouldn’t go to and provided a little variety for a otherwise boring trip.

So give it a shot at home! Go out and make a point to try some different cuisines in your neighborhood. Even better would be to pick a meal from a different region or country and cook it at home yourself. To help you get started cooking your own international meals I found a book on Amazon. It is entitled the The Best Recipes in the World. This is a book from legendary author Mark Bittman which is geared toward the home chef (perfect for me.)

Enjoy your international food week staycation!

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