Mareu Life

Cooking clam chowder, mussels and oysters while on the Oregon coast

1 day ago - We spent a week and a half on the Oregon coast. During that time we were treated to some great local fresh seafood markets. So every other day we cooked a seafood dish from scratch using local fresh ingredients.

Grand Marais, Minnesota, Part 1: City, Campground, Food, and Drink

1 month ago - Grand Marais, Minnesota is a small town in far northeast Minnesota on Lake Superior. It’s one of the northern most towns in the North Shore geographic region that reaches south to Duluth, MN. In 2015, it was voted America’s Coolest Small Town.

Baking and Cooking in a toaster oven

1 month ago - When we decided to purchase the a pop up camper to live in, we had to figure out how we would bake things. Our gas stove, original to our camper, works great. We use it a ton but stoves can’t do it all

Misadventures on the way to Minnesota

3 months ago - Our trip to Grand Marais this year, we remarked, would be so much different. This, we said, despite an hour delay in which we spent searching for our missing cat. It should have been an omen.