Chicago :: The Art Institute
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...
My Favorite Tomato Recipes
The closer we get to fall the more tomatoes I’m seeing in my CSA produce share! I’m finding any way I can to incorporate fresh tomatoes into our menu lately, because they are just so very tasty this time of year. I’ll chop them up and add them pizzas, make sandwiches out of them, create...
Old West Festival 2014 {GIVEAWAY CLOSED}
The dog days of summer are starting to get on my nerves. I’m ready for fall! I’m ready for cooler weather, falling leaves and best of all, the one true sign of fall for our family: The Old West Festival. Each year in Williamsburg, Ohio a small town from years yonder comes to life and...
Menu Plan Monday ~ August 25
Here we are again. Another Monday, another Menu Plan. I’m quite proud of myself, as I stuck to the plan this week and we didn’t eat out once!!! Three cheers for me! We had some great dinners at home, and we’re finally getting into the swing of this school schedule. If you need some menu...
Bike Riding on the Loveland Bike Trail
This summer the kids and I took several great bike rides around town while I was working on a post for the Travel Cincinnati blog, where I am a “Livin in the Cin” contributor. I put together a post about our favorite places to bike ride around Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. One of our favorite...
Main Bite in the Main Strasse Village {CLOSED}
Sadly, Main Bite has closed it’s doors! The older kids went back to school last week, and to celebrate a couple of friends and I met for lunch at Main Bite in the MainStrasse Village in Covington. I have to say that Main Bite has been on my list of restaurants to try since...
Menu Plan Monday ~ August 18
Another Monday, another Menu Plan. I’m sharing what we ate last week, but I’ve been a slacker and I’m still trying to figure out what we are going to eat THIS week at home! Eek! I’m usually better prepared than this. I guess that today will have to be a “leftover” day or “eat whatever...
Five Reasons Children Should Pack Their Own Lunch
Lunch packing has been the norm in our family since Ella started Kindergarten in 2008. I used to make lunches for all of the kids and sometimes Michael too, but for the past year or so the job of lunch-packing has been delegated to the children. The kids are 11, 9, 7 and 4 and...
Menu Plan Monday ~ August 11
We had some GREAT eats last week! I highly recommend that you pin some of the recipes I’ve linked below (especially the one for Truffle Fries…oh. my. word.). And for even more menu plan inspiration visit my Recipe Archives or OrgJunkie’s Menu Plan Monday Roundup. Now that school is going to be starting back this...
How to Make Truffle Fries
Before I begin let me give you a word of warning: Truffle Fries are highly addictive. Once you’ve had them you’ll never go back to plain old french fries! Even my children are smitten with truffle fries now. I have had the pleasure of dining on truffle fries on many fine restaurants in our area,...
A Trip to the Friendly Market in Boone County
Today the boys and I visited The Friendly Market in Boone County for the first time. This market opened in 2013, and has some great local vendors and products. The Friendly Market is a smaller market than Findlay Market, but I liked the intimate vibe, and loved the fact that the business owners themselves were...
Lunch on the Patio at Rusty Bucket {Giveaway}
Rusty Bucket Restaurant & Tavern is one of my family’s favorite places around town to grab a bite to eat. They have a menu full of tasty options and their beer menu is interesting and full of great choices (including local brews!). Rusty Bucket has two locations in our area, one in Rookwood and another...
