The Children’s Theatre Presents “The Snow Queen”
One of our family’s most treasured traditions during the Christmas season is to get all dolled up and spend an afternoon downtown. The highlight of this afternoon is attending The Children’s Theatre holiday production of the year and then we follow it up with dinner at Arnold’s. This year the Children’s Theatre will be presenting...
Hyde Park Mellow Mushroom
I didn’t realize until a few weeks ago that we have a new Mellow Mushroom in town. The Hyde Park Mellow Mushroom opened earlier this year, and Michael and I were invited to try dinner there recently. We had a great getaway dinner without the rug-rats and enjoyed a delicious dinner. What really struck me...
Izzy’s New & Improved Kids Menu {GIVEAWAY}
It’s hard to keep kids entertained in restaurant, we’ve all tried things like this kids song. One of our favorite places to take the family to dine is Izzy’s. It’s a great place to eat with the kids because the Kids Menu is so reasonably priced and offers great choices for the kids. And as...
Broadway in Cincinnati presents “Once”
Tuesday night was opening night for the hit musical “Once”presented by Broadway in Cincinnati at the Aronoff Center for the Arts in Cincinnati. My friend and I left our children behind and started our evening out by having a delicious dinner at Arnold’s, which is Cincinnati’s oldest bar and one of my favorite restaurants downtown. After dinner and...
Chicago :: Navy Pier
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...
The Cincinnati Preservation Association Celebrates 50 Years
Cincinnati has a rich and vibrant history, and her neighborhoods boast many beautiful historic homes. The Cincinnati Preservation Association has been the champion of historic homes for 50 years. The CPA is celebrating their 50th Anniversary with a bang this year. There is a special Cincinnati Preservation Association exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center, and...
LongHorn Steakhouse Rolls Out Fall Menu Items
With the changing of the seasons LongHorn Steakhouse re-vamps their menu. They offer “Peak Season” and “Chef’s Showcase” menus that feature new menu items that are made using seasonal ingredients and show you how creative their chefs can be in the kitchen. Last week I was invited to attend a “Fall into Flavor” blogger dinner...
“The Birds” Have Come to Cincinnati
We kicked off the Halloween season last week at the premiere of the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company‘s latest and greatest production, “The Birds”. A nice dinner out and a scary play was an ideal date this time of year. I have loved Hitchcock’s version of “The Birds” since I was a young lass. On the weekends...
Sugar n’ Spice
I love breakfast. So much so that I sometimes wish we lived in the Shire with the Hobbits so that it would be socially acceptable to have second breakfast every day. Lunch is over-rated. I’m all for having two breakfasts a day and then dinner. But I don’t want just any breakfast. I want a...
Campfire Dinner: Meat & Veggie Packets
I feel like my family was stuck in a rut with our camping menu when we take our annual camping trip to Red River Gorge, so I was intrigued when I came upon a recipe for Meat & Veggie Packets from the 100 Days of Real Food blog. I was determined to make this meal...
The Children’s Theatre Presents “Beauty & The Beast JR” {GIVEAWAY}
The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati is preparing to begin it’s 90th season and they will be opening up with Disney’s Beauty & The Beast JR. I cannot tell you how excited my Ella is about going to see this show next week! We’ve loved all of the Children’s Theatre shows we have seen, but she...
Celebrate Halloween at the Old West Festival
Have you taken your family to the Old West Festival yet this year? If not, you need to make plans to get there this weekend because Saturday, October 11th and Sunday October 12th are the LAST DAYS to visit the Old West Festival until next fall!!! My family loves this festival so much, it’s one...
