Renting a vacation house with friends for a week and want to plan ahead in regards to meals. What are some of your favorite easy meals to make while on vacation? So far I’m planning on making ahead of time a big batch of...

I just got back from a trip to Anguilla, specifically the CuisinArt Resort & Spa. It was a surprise 30th birthday gift from my wife...who combined my love of the cooking/eating, the Caribbean and organic produce. Former chef at Le...

This is a recipe my kids all took to college apartments with them because it doesn’t use seasonings, etc. You need some cooked chicken but everything else is available at any grocery store. Cook 8 ozs of pasta or noodles....

Planning a September trip to Italy (my first) with a cooking class/school in Bologna or Milan. I did a search of this board (www.cookitaly.com, etc.). Most cooking classes appear to be in Bologna or Tuscany. Welcome any...

horrible French. So this brings me to my pleas for assistance. Which is the best Paris neighborhood for vacation Shopping / Cooking? We are considering The Rue Cler area in the 7th arrondissmont, and the Montorgueil area in the 1st...

Ciao: Does anyone know anything about a culinary travel company named "cooking-vacations.com" based in Boston, MA, USA? The site and testimonials sound wonderful but I would like to know what real foodies think. My mom and I are...

We are off to Avignon tomorrow afternoon for the better part of the week. However, we’ve got plenty of food in the fridge/fruit bowl that I can’t afford to let go to waste. Today is a bank holiday, so I’m at...

I too would love to know a good cooking/vacation school abroad – Italy in particular.

Hi all – sorry if this is off topic slightly, but at least it is food related :) I’ve been reading about these "culinary vacations" - basically vacations where you go and learn about a cuisine or cooking style and then...

. Anybody have a Chowhound-worthy vacation idea? Something high on the relaxing and eating and low on the chicken fingers with boxed strawberry daiquiri mix?

Fresh Mint Ice Cream with Lavender

We are planning a trip to Florida in January for 10 days (not sure where we are going to visit) and we are looking for 1 or 2 day cooking classes to take while we explore Florida. Does anyone have any ideas ? Open to all ideas....

Ever gone on a vacation and eaten something and loved it? I had these chewy fettucine in Rome and the cook brought me to the back and showed me the pasta texture and how he hand cut them. Still can’t recreate them, but am...

There are several ways to approach it depending on the circumstances. Here are several. 1) Is there someone who really loves to cook and wants to do it? I used to be taken on several ski vacations a year. I like ski resorts but...

I’m organizing my first group vacation this winter and have rented a cabin for 16 for four days. I will have help cooking from the non-skiers but the majority of food planning and prep will fall on me. There are two...