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Five Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipes

Five Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipes

I have many many wonderful memories of my Nana, but one that stands out in my mind is her teaching me over the phone how to make her Thanksgiving Stuffing.  For some reason that year she wasn’t able to bring her famous stuffing for Thanksgiving dinner so I took it upon myself to figure out how...
Easy Bacon Jalapeno Popper Recipe

Easy Bacon Jalapeno Popper Recipe

It’s officially “party season”…there are football parties, holiday parties, office parties and for our family there’s game night parties.  We have been making Bacon Jalapeno Popper Appetizers lately for parties (and even as a side dish for dinner once or twice) and they are quite popular.  So popular in fact, that they often disappear within minutes of...
Remke Markets Rewards and Gift Card Giveaway

Remke Markets Rewards and Gift Card Giveaway

Earlier this Fall Remke Markets introduced their new and improved “Remke Rewards“.  I already had a special place in my heart for Remke Markets because they are locally owned, strive to carry many locally sourced products and offer high quality groceries.  Now I have even more reason to love them with all of their awesome...
Holiday Junction at the Cincinnati Museum Center

Holiday Junction at the Cincinnati Museum Center

You know the holidays are close at hand when the trains start rolling at Holiday Junction at the Cincinnati Museum Center!  The Duke Energy Trains are celebrating their 70th anniversary this year at Holiday Junction at the Cincinnati Museum Center.  From now until January 3rd 2016 you can visit the iconic train display at the...
Embassy Suites Tampa Airport Westshore

Embassy Suites Tampa Airport Westshore

While we were in Florida over the summer we spent three nights in Tampa.  We chose to stay in the Embassy Suites Airport Westshore hotel in Tampa.  We chose this hotel for many reasons,  first and foremost because we always love to stay in Embassy Suites hotels because they are perfect for our family of...
Greater Cincinnati Holiday Market 2015 {GIVEAWAY}

Greater Cincinnati Holiday Market 2015 {GIVEAWAY}

Is anyone else out there starting to get nervous about holiday shopping?  I have not even started yet!  The Greater Cincinnati Holiday Market is going to save the day though…I intend to tackle my holiday shopping at the Market!  The Greater Cincinnati Holiday Market will be taking place at the Duke Energy Convention Center November...
Five Fabulous Truffle Oil Recipes

Five Fabulous Truffle Oil Recipes

Ever since I had my first helping of Truffle Fries at a restaurant I’ve been in love with all things truffle.  Since our budget doesn’t allow for us to eat out every night I bought myself a bottle of White Truffle Oil from The Flying Olive (located at the Friendly Market and at Jungle Jim’s Eastgate)....
BB Riverboats Craft Beerfest 2015

BB Riverboats Craft Beerfest 2015

BB Riverboats are well known for their excellent riverboat cruises along the Ohio River.  BB Riverboats offer everything from sightseeing tours to pirate cruises for the munchkins.  Every cruise I’ve ever been on has been a blast!  This year they upped their game with a brand new cruise…the BB Riverboats Craft Beerfest Cruise.  The BB Riverboats...

Menu Plan Monday ~ November 2

It’s been quite a while since I’ve published a Menu Plan Monday post, but I need to start doing this again.  Making a menu plan each week is so beneficial and there were too many nights in the past few months where we found ourselves eating out because I wasn’t prepared and armed with a...
Celebrate National Sandwich Day with Izzy's {GIVEAWAY}

Celebrate National Sandwich Day with Izzy’s {GIVEAWAY}

Did you know that November 3rd is National Sandwich Day?  And what better place to grab a sandwich then Izzy’s?  The Izzy’s Reuben is well known around town, and they also have many other options.  My favorite is the Salami Combo….which has salami, onions, tomato, cream cheese and pesto on it…YUM!  Izzy’s has something for...
Cincinnati Chili Spaghetti Pie

Cincinnati Chili Spaghetti Pie

Growing up in the Greater Cincinnati area makes it hard not to love “Cincinnati Style” Chili.  It’s not like your traditional hearty chili recipes, Cincinnati chili has a bit of sweetness to it and it’s perfect atop noodles and smothered with cheese.  We have our local preference on where to dine for Cincinnati Style Chili,...
The Cincinnati Museum Center Presents The Art of the Brick

The Cincinnati Museum Center Presents The Art of the Brick

The Cincinnati Museum Center‘s latest special exhibit, The Art of the Brick, is extraordinary!  I attended a special media event last week and got a sneak peek at The Art of the Brick and even had a chance to meet the awesome artist behind the LEGO creations, Nathan Sawaya, who was a corporate lawyer that...