Inside: Step back in time with me as I explore Lakeside Chautauqua for old-fashioned, family-friendly fun! If you’re looking for the perfect Lake Erie getaway, the search is over. When you think of an old-fashioned summer, what comes to mind? For me, it conjures up images of reading on the porch of a lake house,…
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Grown Up Play Dates Should Be A Thing – Worthington, Ohio Edition
Inside: Join along as I take you on a fun grown up play date in my favorite neighborhood – WORTHINGTON! Naps. Sugary cereal. Play dates. Sometimes it seems like kids are the ones getting to have all the fun, am I right? Well, recently a group of my friends and I spent a day exploring…
Meatloaf Meatballs – Cooks Up In Half The Time With Twice The Flavor!
Inside: An easy and quick weeknight recipe for Meatloaf Meatballs. I have a little one. And she can be a bit finicky with the shapes of her food. Especially meat. She doesn’t like things on the bone (just like her daddy) and she’s not a huge fan of sliced meat or even large pieces of…
Flavored Nation: A Culinary Road Trip in Our Own Backyard!
Have you ever dreamed of eating your way through every single state? It can’t just be me, right? Food + travel = life. I mean think about it – California fish tacos, “hot dish” from Minnesota, Texas brisket, Wisconsin bratwurst, Maryland crab cakes, Louisiana gumbo….it would be one heck of a foodie adventure! The only…
My Latest #MomFail (The One About the Swimming Pool)
Parenting is tough. There are too many rules and there are not enough rules. Everyone has an opinion, and I can guarantee that whatever you do, you’re probably doing it wrong, according to someone who’s super excited to tell you all about it. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel like if I…
Date Night in Delaware – Chef Josh Dalton’s 1808 American Bistro
There’s two things I know to be true: Finding the time to sneak away for a date night, while parenting young children, is tough. So is making it as a chef in Columbus, where our expectations are high, the competition is fierce, and it seems the nation’s eyes are watching our every move. Every day…
How I Knew He Was The One ….. According To My College Diary
As long as I can remember, I’ve always been a writer. When I was young, I would write details about the minutia of my day – what time I woke up, what I had for a snack, whether or not my dog escaped from our fenced-in yard to meet me at the bus stop. Next…
What to Eat in Athens – The Eater’s Guide to Traditional Greek Food
The very first thing I do after booking a flight is start researching all the different foods I want to taste wherever I am headed. Our trip to Greece was no different. Literally moments after I entered my passport number onto my reservation, I was already flipping through guidebooks in search of what to eat…
Six Reasons You HAVE to Try Rollz Rice Indian Kitchen in Lewis Center, Ohio!
There’s a new kid on the “Polaris Parkway block” and I’m so excited to share this hidden gem with you. This afternoon, I stopped by Rollz Rice Indian Kitchen with my husband. (Yay for Friday lunch dates!) I was blown away. Friendly service, DELICIOUS food, and such a totally unique menu! I was so pleased…
The Art of Competition: How To Stop Feeling Like You’re Never Good Enough
Do you ever feel like no matter what you do, you’re just not good enough? I can’t be the only one who has felt this way, right? That generally anxious, pit-in-your-stomach, ugly feeling when you realize nothing you do ever measures up? I’ve been conditioned to be competitive. In high school, I was a ruthless…









