Happy Friday, fellow wanderlusters! ✨We made it through yet another week of quarantine, so I think we all deserve a little veg-out sesh. For me, that means cooking up my favorite comfort meal 🍜, binging my favorite show 📺, and daydreaming about what trips I'll plan once isolation is over ✈️.

I've realized that quarantine has sort of turned me into a hobbit (anyone else eating approximately seven meals a day?), so what better place to dream about than New Zealand? With its variety of stunning nature and wildlife (they have more sheep than people!), New Zealand sounds like absolute perfection right now. In the words of Bilbo Baggins, "I'm going on an adventure!" (virtually, that is.)

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TASTE BUD TRIP: HAWAII

Hawaiian Garlic Shrimp and Mac Salad

I know I'm not the only one who wishes they were lying on a beach in Hawaii, right? In the meantime, I'll be cooking up this garlic shrimp and mac salad and pretending I feel the ocean breeze on my face. Pineapple bowls optional, but highly encouraged.

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