Do you cook with fresh basil? Have you ever noticed how fast it goes bad? I’ve found a way to keep cut basil fresh longer! How to Keep Cut Basil Fresh: I usually like to cut my basil right off the plant when I am ready to cook with it, but sometimes I receive cut...
For our family the coming of Fall means one thing…time to don your spurs and chaps and mosey on up to Williamsburg, Ohio for the Old West Festival. We have gone to the OWF for the past two years, and we wouldn’t miss it again for the world! This is the 6th year the festival...
We had some DELICIOUS dinners last week! Please be sure to click the links below for the recipes, and pin them or bookmark them so you can use them soon. They were all five star recipes in our opinion! And for more menu planning inspiration see my Recipe Archives, or visit OrgJunkie’s Menu Plan Monday...
You might be tired of hearing me go on about lemon basil, but until this summer’s crop is gone, it’s all I can think about. Here’s our latest favorite dish with lemon basil…a very creamy pasta dish that was a big hit around here! I doubled the recipe this week and stuck one casserole in...
Inspired by SouleMama: A Friday ritual. A single photo*** – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all to find and see....
Do you have a creative child in your family? Or in your neighborhood? Or where you teach? I have a contest that will be perfect for them! Bluegrass for Babies has asked me to help spread the word about their T-Shirt Design Contest, and I immediately jumped at the opportunity, because as you can tell...
I love my library. Love love love my library. If you follow me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram then you already know that my family spends large amounts of time in the Children’s Department of the Covington Library. My history with the Covington branch of the Kenton County PublicLibrary began decades ago. When I was...
Busy. Busy. Busy. Just a few days left of summer vacation!!!! So I have very little time for blogging, but I wanted to share our menu from last week. We ate out and had leftovers WAY TOO MUCH…but when I did cook we had some very tasty meals! And for more menu-planning ideas visit OrgJunkie’s...
Lately I’ve been making quite a bit of White Pizza with Lemon Basil and Chicken. Lemon Basil is one of my all-time favorite fresh summer herbs, and lucky for me I always get plenty of lemon basil in my CSA! In the past I’ve done several different things with the lemon basil, my favorite being...
Each year I put together some sort of lunch packing post at the start of the school year to share my ideas about lunch-packing. You can check out my favorite posts here and here. This year my back to school lunch packing post is sponsored by Kroger. Even though it’s a sponsored post I’d like...
Unfortunately for a lot of children, there are a variety of foods they can be allergic too. Thankfully, with today’s medical knowledge, there are various tests that can be done to determine what foods are safe and what could cause an allergic reaction. Parents can choose to have their children tested if there is a...
Last night we attended the most magical artistic performance that I’ve seen in years. And I’ve seen some terrific shows, but this event was in a class of it’s own. The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra teamed up with the May Festival Chorus, Singers from the Cincinnati Opera, and dancers from the Cincinnati Ballet to put on...
