F Is For Family

Family travel can look like a plane ticket and a view, but most of the time it looks like a familiar driveway, a shared grocery run, and a conversation you don’t rush. Rory and I are living that right now. We’re always “gone,” but a huge part of our roaming is simply going home to our parents, building time together into our travel life.

Fueling and Fulfilling our Flavor Fetishes is Fillos who sponsored this episode.

Visit them at fillosfoods.com and @fillosfoods

We dig into why family is more than a nice idea. It’s the foundation we stand on, and eventually the foundation we start to pour for the people we love. We also get honest about what sharpens that perspective, including grief after losing my sister and Rory’s cancer journey. From there, we connect the same F words guiding our travel to what’s happening inside our historic 1916 home renovation in Waco: a shifting pier and beam foundation, the patience of letting cracks settle, the need for flexibility and flow, and even frugal choices like rescuing reclaimed wood to keep the story and save money.

Then we’re joined by Daniel Caballero, president of Fillos Foods, to talk about a family founded brand built from Cuban and Latin American traditions. We get into what sofrito really is, why shelf stable beans and lentils matter for busy days, and how “walking tamales” became a surprisingly perfect on-the-go meal for hiking, travel days, and quick dinners at home. If you care about meaningful travel, healthy convenience food, and building a life that connects the road to home, this one is for you.

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