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Menu Plan Monday {January 12}

It was a delicious week at our house last week!  What’s cooking at your house?  Do you need inspiration?  Visit OrgJunkie’s Menu Plan Monday Roundup or my Recipe Archives for recipe ideas!  Have a great week! Menu Plan Monday :: Spaghetti Carbonara Beef Goulash Soup ~ perfect winter night dinner!  And the leftovers hold up...
Our New Addition

Our New Addition

Say Hello to our newest mouth to feed, “Maximus Heinrich Samwell”, a tiny Bearded Dragon. In the summer of 2011 we told our children that instead of buying them birthday presents we were going to get them a pet Bearded Dragon. Fast forward three and a half years and we finally made good on our...
Broadway in Cincinnati presents Cinderella

Broadway in Cincinnati presents Cinderella

Cinderella is in town for just a few weeks and you are going to want to see this show!  If you are planning on going to see Cinderella at the Aronoff Center and expecting to see a story about the animated princess we are all so familiar with then you need to get that notion...
Game Restaurant in Louisville

Game Restaurant in Louisville

Are you a big fan of burgers?  Do you like to try different kinds of meat?  If so, you need to stop by Game in Louisville, Kentucky.  My sister turned thirty today, and in celebration we took a little road trip to Louisville with our brother and Henry for lunch at Game, a restaurant that serves...
Garlic Asiago Risotto

Garlic Asiago Risotto

A few months back my cousin Joe married his sweetheart Andrea, and Prince Henry was their ring-bearer.  The rehearsal dinner was held at my Aunt and Uncle’s house and my Aunt made a five-star meal for us.  It was seriously one of the most delicious meals I’ve ever had.  She served a tenderloin and fresh...
Chicago :: Lincoln Park Zoo

Chicago :: Lincoln Park Zoo

Chicago Vacation :: For Spring Break 2014 we took the kids to Chicago for three nights and four days.  We crammed as much fun as we could into those four days and had adventures all over the Windy City.  I’m going to share our adventures with you in a series of installments so you can...
New Riff Distilling & Ei8htBall Brewery at Party Source

New Riff Distilling & Ei8htBall Brewery at Party Source

I have always loved shopping at The Party Source.  They really are a one stop shop for any sort of party.  We are particularly impressed with their selection of craft beers, especially the local brews.  Now there’s even more reason to head to The Party Source, as in the past year they became the home to...
Cincinnati Ballet's Nutcracker

Cincinnati Ballet’s Nutcracker

On Sunday Ella and I went to see a holiday classic, the Nutcracker presented by Frisch’s and performed by the Cincinnati Ballet at the Aronoff Center.  The Nutcracker is a Cincinnati Holiday tradition!  We don’t make it to the show every single year, but when we do have the opportunity to go it’s a magical...

Menu Plan Monday {December 22}

Hello Monday!  And Hello Holidays!  It’s going to be a wild and crazy week with the Christmas holiday, so I should have some great recipes for you next Monday.  As for today, I’ve got some great stuff to share as well.  If you are looking for even more inspiration see my Recipe Archives or OrgJunkie’s...

Menu Plan Monday {December 15}

 Here we are…Monday AGAIN.  Does anyone else out there wish we lived in a world where Mondays were part of the weekend?  I’m not ready to face this week, because I’m such a slacker and haven’t bought but a few holiday gifts.  I have my work cut out for me!  The struggle will be to...
Baked Brie with Fig Spread & Pecans

Baked Brie with Fig Spread & Pecans

I find it impossible to attend a party without bringing a dish to share.  I know that I appreciate it as a hostess when guests offer to bring something, so I try to do the same for others.  That being said, I don’t always have a whole lot of time in which to prepare food...
Krohn Conservatory's Magic & Mistletoe {GIVEAWAY}

Krohn Conservatory’s Magic & Mistletoe {GIVEAWAY}

This week Henry and I went to the Krohn Conservatory Holiday Show, “Magic & Mistletoe” and it was beautiful!  We are big fans of train shows, but this holiday show with trains is one of a kind!  The trains wind their way through a magical fairy tale version of the Cincinnati area made entirely of...