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  Shrimp Fra Diablo #Recipe

  This Shrimp Fra Diablo #Recipe is just what you need to spice up your menu! I had the pleasure to dine at Timpanos Italian Chophouse in Tampa the other night. It was a great meal and I tasted just about everything on the menu from meatballs to mussels. One of my favorite dishes was the Shrimp Fra Diablo. Packed with flavor and a little kick, the Shrimp Fra Diablo was a personal favorite so I asked, and they gave me the recipe to share with you. Their recipe is for a single serving, but I would multiply by five (because that’s MY size single serving) …..

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  #Nuts Voted ‘Funniest Chat on Twitter’ #WeMadeThatUp

  Guess What? #Nuts Voted ‘Funniest Chat on Twitter’ Just Kidding, #WeMadeThatUp

  It is however, an hour of laugh out loud fun on Twitter. 1 question, every 6 minutes focusing on Food, Travel and Adventure for a total of 10 questionsbetween 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm est. Better than a soap opera, less irritating than The View, the #NUTS Twitter chat guarantees to put you in a good mood! Today we’re “Airing It All Out” as we explore the ups and downs of air travel. Hope you can join us, we have even created a Tweet Grid making it even easier to follow along!

  The numbers don’t lie.

  #NUTS averages approximately 11 million impressions per session.
  Our current record is over 23 Million impressions, reaching an audience of over 1.2 Million!

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  Overcoming Your Fear of Flying

  I don’t like flying. I hate not being in control. I hate every bump and noise I can’t identify. I profile the other passengers. I know where my exits are. I pay close attention to the safety instructions even though I have heard them a hundred times. I monitor our route on line. I read the faces of the flight attendants making sure they are confident everything is going along as planned and nothing is out of the ordinary. I [...]

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  Data Reveals Top Five Most Visited and Searched For Destinations

  We travel often. So when Sojern, the world’s leading data-driven traveler engagement platform, released the top U.S. consumer travel trends from the first quarter of the year, including most visited destinations, most desired/searched for destinations we took notice. These trends are based on the analysis of more than 400 million traveler intent data points, obtained through Sojern’s exclusive partnerships with the world’s most renowned travel brands.

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  A Guide to Time Travel

  A Guide to Time Travel

  What if you could travel back in time? Where would you go?

  And this isn’t some theoretical exercise. Time travel is real. Or at least, there is a form of it being offered on the north banks of the St. Lawrence River this summer.

  In a sleepy corner of eastern Canada two major anniversaries are converging to offer visitors a unique glimpse of the past.

  Two hundred years ago, Pride & Prejudice was first published, while a war raged here in North America. The first attracts fans from all over the world, while the second is part of a well-funded commemoration for the War of 1812. Together, the two anniversaries are creating a brilliant world of living history along the St. Lawrence River this summer.

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  Quick and Easy Chicken Cutlets #WeekdaySupper

  Quick and Easy Chicken Cutlets for a #WeekdaySupper are the perfect fast and flavorful dinner fix for the busy traveler or fussy family. The beauty of a simple chicken cutlet is that 1) most people including finicky kids love them 2) They’re fast, ready in less than 30 minutes from start to finish 3) They can be personalized to individualized palates by adding sauces and dips. Cutlets can be paired with a simple classic red sauce for an italian flair, BBQ sauce for kid friendly dipping, a ‘companies coming’ mushroom cream sauce, or a mustard caper sauce (recipe below).

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  There’s nothing Average about Average Jo Magazine

  There’s nothing ‘Average’ about Average Jo Magazine ! Average Jo Magazine’s focus is to encourage and equip the average American woman to achieve a physical, mental, and spiritual life balance by providing useful everyday resources and tips. Our hope is that together, we can begin to celebrate more of life’s moments, build on our core values, and encourage each other along the way. At the end of the day, each Average Jo hopes to put her feet up, tilt her head back, exhale and feel like she has made a difference.

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  This week’s #nuts Spotlight Shines on Roni Weiss and New York Travel Festival

  This week #NUTS spotlight shines brightly on Roni, Weiss, a travel industry connector, social media consultant and travel/events blogger.

  He is the organizer of the New York Travel Festival, a new consumer travel event, a co-founder of Destination Accelerator (education and networking for destination marketers) and Travel Talk on Twitter (the world’s biggest Twitter travel chat).

  He’s spoken about social media in a variety of places, including a roundtable at NYU, Africa Travel Association‘s World Congress in Victoria Falls Zimbabwe, and Miracle Corners of the World‘s youth leadership retreat in Vermont.

  Roni was born in Oceanside, Long Island, New York and grew up in Snohomish County, Washington. He was active in sports and music, with his sports emphasis being ice hockey and his musical focus being the trumpet.

  At the ripe old age of 10, Roni began attending Edmonds Community College, receiving an Associate’s Degree with Honors in 1996 at the age of 12. He graduated from Lynnwood High School in 1999 at the age of 15.

  From 1999-2002, he attended the University of Washington, graduating with double degrees in English (with a Literature emphasis) and Drama. During his time in the UW School of Drama, he was highly active in acting, writing, directing and producing. Roni’s “Big Idea” festival was a week-long, multiple-venue festival in which he served as the Executive Producer.

  In 2004, Roni began what became a series of global trips. Over the course of less than a year , Roni visited 6 continents. He has taught English in Italy, Taiwan, France and Chile and has visited 70+ countries, including every country in Europe.

  The inaugural New York Travel Festival weekend will take place April 20-21, 2013. Tickets are now on sale.

  On Saturday, they’ll be at Bohemian National Hall, featuring an array of speakers, panelists, tastings, and other experiences. On Sunday, there will be a variety of opportunities to experience local and international culture by venturing out into New York City’s varied neighborhoods and boroughs.

  The goal of the NY Travel Fest is to reinvent the consumer travel show for a crowd seeking more interaction and a better sense of NYC and beyond.

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  Rachel Gaffney’s Real Ireland

  It’s no secret that going to Ireland is on our Bucket List! Seeing Rachel Gaffney’s REAL Ireland however, is on the very TOP of that list! You may have seen her in Gourmet, Martha Stewart Living or in syndication on Hulu, ATT Uverse, AOL, and foodie sites such as iFood. However, her passion and her love for her homeland of Ireland really takes center stage in conversation, the stories she shares, the mouth watering recipes she prepares and her vast knowledge of all things Irish.

  By way of County Cork, now living in Texas, Rachel epitomizes the traditional-meets-contemporary approach to Irish recipes and foods shared by The Irish Kitchen. We’re excited to share a couple of her favorite recipes (and surely to be ours) for Apple Irish Whiskey Tarts with a side of Homemade Brown Bread Ice Cream.

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  Happy President’s Day

  Happy President’s Day

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  Escarole and Beans, A Skinny Italian Side Dish #Recipe #SundaySupper

  Escarole and Beans is my absolute favorite skinny Italian side dish. It’s almost a soup, but, my friend Lucille who first made me this for me says it a side dish so, it’s a side dish! It is so easy, fresh and flavorful. It’s also filling and if you’re anything like me, someone who likes to eat large portions, you will love escarole and beans too! It’s a no guilt dish with an 80z serving having only about 125 calories and the perfect compliment to any Sunday Supper!

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  This weeks #nuts spotlight shines on Debra Cincioni, @momsofamerica

  Debra Cincioni
  This week’s #nuts spotlight shines on Debra Cincioni, @momsofamerica. She been part of our #nuts community since its inception and her humor and zest for life make every day a joy!

  When asked to provide a biography by the amazing folks here at Midlife road trip, I thought ok…I can say that I am the President and co-founder of Moms of America, a membership-based organization for moms and women.

  Or I could stick with the mundane…I’m a mother of four and a businesswoman with experience in Internet ventures and list out all of my accomplishments both in business and in life…such as one I am extremely proud of… I graduated with Honors about 8 yrs ago with a Bachelors degree in Integrative Studies comprised of Psychology, Management and Information Technology …I have often used the principles gained from this academic discipline as a consultant for start-up and early-stage companies….

  - or I could simply be myself and speak from the heart….

  The most fun that i have had in the social media arena has been in meeting and supporting people.

  It has caused my world to both contract and expand. Contract by bringing people from across the globe into my life, and expand by making my small world a much larger and enriched place to dwell. I have had the honor of meeting a lot of my online friends in person or through skype

  I have found out the things that embarrass me the most, have been the things that have shown me the most about myself. That the term “playing in traffic” took on new meaning as i spoke at a @JeffPulver event with some friends Beth : @BethFrysztak and Carol: @ProjectQuinn about this very subject and its relevance to our online emergence into the social media world.

  That I had to close my eyes to hit the enter key on tweet deck to post the link to an article by Bit Rebels listing me as one of Twitters Top 75 Badass Women .

  Because of that article I was asked to do an interview with several people and finally chose to be interviewed by Tony Hastings : @TheTop10Blog in a very fun yet open way! The interview can be found here!

  And now…look how far I’ve come! I can be a #Nuts Therapist, post some of the funniest questions that can be- and are !- erroneously interpreted… All just because I love to support my friends Sandi and Rick… and that support of my friends has become far more important to me than simply hiding behind an Avi. We grow.

  Though my website is in the final stages of completion, my blog is completed on the site and can be found at http://www.momsofamerica.com/blog/ I hope to see you all soon and thank you for taking the time to read this! : )

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  Henie Reisinger, photographer, artist AND #NUTS Guest Therapist

  Henie Reisinger, photographer, artist AND #NUTS Guest Therapist! As a photographer and mixed-media artist, Henie Reisinger smiles when people praise her vision. Unknown to all but a few, Henie sustained a serious eye injury at one-year-old, leaving her left eye completely blind and her right eye with limited vision. As an artist, Henie considers her work post-visual; her focus is tapping into the core of matter, meaning and experience.

  Henie’s recent artwork encompasses sustainable and environmental pieces that utilize recycled elements from culturally relevant sources. Rich in texture, these pieces are highly evocative. Through her assemblage of words, pictures and contours, the artist structures her pieces by touch, trusting that the iconic imagery—so resonant with sense memory—will tell the story.

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  Meatloaf that will make you swoon and Datz the truth #SundaySupper #recipe

  We kid you not when we say this is a meatlof recipe that will make you swoon AND  Datz  the truth! One of our favorite comfort meals that brings back memories of being around the family table is meatloaf, mashed potatoes and peas. It’s not that easy to make a moist meatloaf and it’s even harder to find one in a restaurant. Today, we bring you the best of both!  Recently, Datz was featured on the Travel Channel show “Meatloaf Paradise” for their [...]

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  Jeanette Joy Fisher … and a Twitter Chat called #Nuts

  Jeanette Joy Fisher … and a Twitter Chat called #Nuts Every Tuesday at 3:30 pm est we host a Twitter Chat called #NUTS or Not-so Usual Therapy Session. It’s a fast and fun hour where we talk about Food, Travel, Adventure and the Funny Side of Life. It’s a great place to meet to new people and have a few laughs to break up the day!
  We have a lot of people who have chatted with us from the beginning and who are regulars at the chat. We call them “Guest Therapists.” The folks that proudly earn this coveted title perform an invaluable service to the Twitterverse as they guide followers through each #nuts Not-so Usual Therapy Session. They have signed up to receive the official weekly email containing the top secret questions that will be tweeted at the designated times to the audience of #NUTS. Guests Therapists are encouraged to submit topics and questions for future sessions. They’re awesome people and you should follow them:) … We’d love for you to join the conversation and become part of the “Funniest Chat on Twitter”.

  We have begun a weekly series to introduce you to the #NUTS posse.

  Meet Jeanette ….

  Jeanette Joy Fisher teaches and writes about design psychology and spiritual marketing psychology. She hosts Joy Film Events, Music Festivals, and Garden Weddings at her southern California Temecula wine country home. Jeanette publishes a wide variety of books through Joy Publications and helps authors write and promote themselves.

  Her mission is to inspire friendship and prosperity worldwide to bring about peace.

  Jeanette Joy Fisher … and a Twitter Chat called #Nuts Every Tuesday at 3:30 pm est we host a Twitter Chat called #NUTS or Not-so Usual Therapy Session. It’s a fast and fun hour where we talk about Food, Travel, Adventure and the Funny Side of Life. It’s a great place to meet to new people and have a few laughs to break up the day!
  We have a lot of people who have chatted with us from the beginning and who are regulars at the chat. We call them “Guest Therapists.” The folks that proudly earn this coveted title perform an invaluable service to the Twitterverse as they guide followers through each #nuts Not-so Usual Therapy Session. They have signed up to receive the official weekly email containing the top secret questions that will be tweeted at the designated times to the audience of #NUTS. Guests Therapists are encouraged to submit topics and questions for future sessions. They’re awesome people and you should follow them:) … We’d love for you to join the conversation and become part of the “Funniest Chat on Twitter”.

  We have begun a weekly series to introduce you to the #NUTS posse.

  Meet Jeanette ….

  Jeanette Joy Fisher teaches and writes about design psychology and spiritual marketing psychology. She hosts Joy Film Events, Music Festivals, and Garden Weddings at her southern California Temecula wine country home. Jeanette publishes a wide variety of books through Joy Publications and helps authors write and promote themselves.

  Her mission is to inspire friendship and prosperity worldwide to bring about peace.

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