I love to visit Farmers Markets as often as I can for fresh food to use in my kitchen. This month we visited a new to us market, the Northside Farmers Market which takes place in Hoffner Park on Hamilton Avenue in Northside during the warmer months. The Northside Farmers Market is unique in that...
I absolutely love to keep the kids busy during the summer and to have all sorts of adventures, but with a large family I have to find deals whenever I can so we don’t break the bank. Lucky for us summer time is the best time to take the kids to the Newport Aquarium. Not...
Summer seems like it’s quickly slipping by, and I’ve been terrible at planning our menus, which has resulted in too many dinners out and too much money spent. I’m working to fix that, starting with our menu plans. They really are a time saver and a stress reliever! I just need to remember to work...
The first time I had Strawberry Bruschetta I fell in love with it. My Aunt Patti created this recipe and served it at my cousin’s Rehearsal Dinner. They were gobbled up at the party! It’s a perfect sweet and savory combination. Looking at this ingredients list you might wonder if it works…but trust me, it...
Last week we had the opportunity to have an awesome kick off to summer at XhilaRacing in Florence. What is XhilaRacing, you ask? It’s an indoor go-kart facility with electric go-karts instead of gas powered karts. Go Karts are excellent fun for a family outing (8 and up), a girls night out, a work outing,...
Any time you talk about fried chicken in Cincinnati or Northern Kentucky someone is bound to mention The Eagle Food & Beer Hall in Over the Rhine. The Eagle’s fried chicken truly is something to talk about. It’s very tasty! But it’s not just about the chicken at the Eagle…their sides and snacks are pretty...
I’m all about strawberries lately, after visiting the Red Barn Farm strawberry patch with my grandmother and the munchkins. We’ve been busy bees making all sorts of sweet concoctions with our berries. It just so happened that my produce share from Rains & Sun Hilltop Farm had three stalks of rhubarb this week, along with...
It’s pool season – my family’s favorite time of year! We love to have dinner at the pool and I have put together a list of ten perfect pool dinners that we have in our meal rotation. We have passes to our local swim club, so we spend a lot of time at the pool...
School’s Out For the Summer! I’ve always loved summers with my kids, we have so much fun together and I try really hard to find new fun adventures for them to have each year…from bike rides in the park to visiting new (to us) museums. This past school year I subbed quite a bit, so...
Recently I was invited to have lunch at The Capital Grille on Edwards Road in Cincinnati. The Capital Grille is well known for their vast selection of wines and their fine seafood and dry aged steaks, but they also offer a unique array of gourmet Wagyu burgers on their lunch menu. My awesome server Amy...
This past weekend we went to a Fiesta themed baby shower for my cousin and I was asked to bring a side dish. It was suggested that Mexican Fiesta Macaroni and Cheese would be a tasty addition to the Taco Bar the hostesses had planned for lunch. I started with my favorite homemade Mac and...
Confession: I grew up with a love for old movies and tv shows. I LOVED the classics. On the weekends we’d go to our local video store and get some old classic movies and shows on VHS…yes, that long ago. I am a huge fan of I Love Lucy…it’s hilarious! I’ve failed as a...
