Westminster Abbey, London

Doubletree by Hilton at Marble Arch ~ Our hotel room

Our room is tiny but it is in a great location. It is also very clean and comfortable. Enjoy my room video!!

Goodbye, Bon Voyage and Adios!!!

I will be MIA from the blog for a couple of weeks. I will be traveling. But I might be posting some pictures here of my travels so keep an eye out.

And if you think of anything you would like me to giveaway on my blog from England, France or Spain, leave me a comment!! I will be holding a giveaway of stuff I pick up on my vacation!!

Take care and keep entering my giveaways!!

Spice Lab Gourmet Sea Salt Review and Giveaway!

You all know I consider myself a chef although I am not. But I try. I am always trying new recipes and using new spices. I figure it you don;t expand your food world, you will always get stuck eating the same thing over and over.

I was thrilled when I was able to review some salts from The Spice Lab. The Spice Lab has over 180 different kind of sea salts and they come from 30 different countries. The Spice Lab also carries other spices like peppercorns and saffron. There is also sea salt slabs, accessories, truffles, oils, tequila shot glasses made of salt and other foodie items that I love.

I must stay away from the site because I know that I will spend a zillion dollars buying all the foodie delights offered. That could be dangerous and expensive but tasty!

I received a four pack of the Gourmet Sea Salts. Salts Included in Collection No. 2 are:

No. 3 Citron SilverFlake Finishing Sea Salt
No. 8 Hickory Smoked Sea Salt
No. 13 Hawaiian Black Lava (Medium) Sea Salt - Hawaii USA
No. 40 Himalayan Crystal Pink Fine Grain

I wasn't sure how to use the salts in the best way so I improvised. I used the Hawaiian Black Lava salt in my spaghetti sauce. I used the Hickory Smoked Salt on ribs and I used the Citron Silver Flake Finishing Salt on my rib eye steaks. The Himalayan Crystal Pink Salt was used on almost everything else. I used it on my eggs one day and loved it.

I loved these salts. The Hickory salt was perfect for the ribs. It gave them a smoky flavor and spiced them up well. My favorite salt is the Himalayan Pink salt because it goes with every dish. The Black Lava Salt is delicious for sauces and the Finishing Salt is the perfect garnish for salads. I never used regular table salt anymore because it is overly processed. I try to use Kosher Salt or other salts, if possible. I know that I will continue using The Spice Lab salts.

I really enjoyed them. If you want to try some of these gourmet salts, head over to The Spice Lab and check out the flavors they have. If you want to win a set of salts like the one I received, enter below on the Rafllecopter widget!!

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Disclosure: I received a sample product for review purposes. No other compensation was given and the opinions in this post are solely mine and are based on my experience with the product. Sponsors are responsible for shipping prizes unless otherwise stated. I am not responsible if sponsors do not fulfill prize. Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery of any prizes.

Wordless Wednesday ~ I Am Headed To Europe!

I will be gone for a few weeks! I am headed to Europe on vacation. We will be going to London, Paris, Barcelona and Madrid.

Our poor kitty Scout can't come and she will be left with our wonderful House/Cat Sitter, Melody!

But remember to keep entering the giveaways I have up and keep an eye out for random pictures I might post during the trip. Also head over to Carolyn in Carolina as well because I usually post personal pictures there more often!!

And, you know I never forget my wonderful readers! So I will be picking up something from each country to giveaway when I return. It will be small stuff because I have no room in my luggage but it will be something cool!

Bon Voyage!!