I haven't updated this blog in a while; summer is always a busy time and although a lot of luscious cooking does get done, it somehow rarely makes it onto the internet except in the form of quick Facebook photos that either bear one of two captions: OMGYUM, or 'Yeah, I know right.' So I thought I'd take a moment to share some of my holiday photos from my trip to Costa Rica and Nicaragua in April. There aren't many of food, because a) they are all camera phone photos and so not aesthetically beautiful and b) I basically ate the same thing every day: rice and beans, plantain, and some form of protein. Which was nice but resulted in me going out for a pizza one night, something I vowed never to do while abroad anywhere other than Italy. It was an excellent trip involving beautiful jungle, zip-lining oh so high above said jungle while screaming at the top of my lungs, lots of wild swimming, papaya, horse riding, mojitos on tropical islands, wildlife, a couple of earthquakes, some turtles, boat trips, and unfortunately a very nasty incident involving 387 bedbug bites and a traumatic missed flight home...but let's forget that part and focus on the nice. See below.