My Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Experience

Storefront of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen.

Hands down, Popeyes chicken sandwich beats Chick-fil-a’s original chicken sandwich in flavor, but there’s more to consider than just a sandwich.
A Little Background
On Saturday Hun and I decided to throw ourselves into the latest social media debate by comparing Chick-fil-a’s chicken sandwich to Popeyes chicken sandwich. We go to Chick-fil-a on a bi-weekly basis and partake in a delightful chicken sandwich.

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Everything You Need to Know About Afternoon Tea in London

Photo of an afternoon tea finger sandwich tray with a mushroom tart, chicken salad and roast beef sandwiches. Frolic & Courage.

Nervous about your first afternoon tea in London? Don’t be! Here’s everything you need to know about the classic British tradition.
I had a lot of questions before I traveled to London for the first time and signed up for an afternoon tea, like “what do you wear to an afternoon tea?” and exactly, “what is afternoon tea?” In this blog,

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How to Bake Lemon Pepper Salmon

Close up photo of a lemon pepper salmon fillet, parmesan cous cous, and mixed vegetable plate.

Ready to learn how to bake lemon pepper salmon in the oven? In less than 30 minutes you can cook a delicious lemon pepper salmon meal for two following this simple, easy salmon recipe using lemon, pepper, garlic, and butter in the oven. Additionally, I love to cook salmon in the oven as a quick weeknight dinner that both my hun and I enjoy.

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How to Make Panko Fried Shrimp Like A Boss

Close up photo of panko crusted fried shrimp. Frolic & Courage.

How do you make panko crusted fried shrimp like a boss? Here’s a super simple, easy, step-by-step, crispy panko fried shrimp recipe dinner using creole seasoning, eggs, and flour.
Ingredients

2lbs Large shrimp – butterflied & de-veined
1.5 cups All-purpose flour
2 cups Vegetable oil
2 cups Panic Bread Crumbs
4 large Russet Potatoes (and baked potato toppings –

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Easy Weeknight Dinner Recipe – Naan Bread Pizza

Photo of an easy weeknight dinner recipe, naan bread pizzas, cooking in the oven. | Frolic & Courage

Busy? Need a quick weeknight dinner recipe idea? When I’m pressed for time, one of my go-to recipes involves making a pizza! This pizza recipe will help you save time and is a great weeknight dinner recipe on a budget. With no time to waste, here is my step-by-step recipe – that only takes 15 minutes from start to finish –

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Dining at The Oldest Restaurant in the World — Sobrino de Botín

Photo of the large exterior wood doors of Restaurante Botín.

What do you think restaurants established in 1725 smelled like? If I had to guess, I’d say restaurants in those days smelled like melted pork fat heavily seasoned with course salt — or something like that. Actually, I know that’s what a certain restaurant smells like. The scent I recall was similar to my grandmother’s kitchen on a hot summer’s evening in June,

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Greek Festival 2017: A Local Taste of Culture

As a working woman with student loans, I don’t get to travel often. In fact, I just recently started to scratch my travel itch but the reality is I wasn’t able to for quite some time. Over time I learned to curtail the feeling of being “boxed in” to only the same people and experiences by attending local cultural festivals.

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Homemade Sweet Potato Fries

Let’s be serious- who doesn’t like sweet potato fries? And wouldn’t it be great if you can have as many sweet potato fries as you want?
I thought so, too, so hun and I (see how I slipped that in? I’m dating a wonderful guy, more about that later) decided to make a large batch of fries on a glorious weekend.

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Eggplant Parmesan? Sure, Why Not.

Do you ever notice certain times of the day, or days, when you’re better at a particular thing than others? Like relaxation, for example. Some people are at their best in the morning and others (like myself) are night owls. Or studying. Some like to have peace and quiet and others like loud music. Or cooking,

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