Archive for May, 2011

A few years ago my husband and I had this cute little apartment in the Upper East Side. We loved the area, we loved the space and my husband loved the big, wide fire escape landing outside our kitchen window. When you are in the city, surrounded by concrete everything, it’s nice to have a [Continue]

During my last visit to Keystone Mountain, my friends there mentioned that they would be hosting an event giving homage to the fabulous that is bacon. I laughed and made jokes about them providing wide fleece shirts so that people could hide their bacon-filled bellies (me included) and that was that. Imagine my surprise when [Continue]

I was approached by my friends over at The Motherhood and asked, with compensation, to try one of Marie Callender’s Pot Pies. This is was an interesting project to take on as I am in no way an advocate for frozen foods, and often say that it’s not what I grew up with or am [Continue]

The other day my husband and I were talking about the most fun things we have ever done in this beloved city of ours. We both agreed that at the very top of our list is the helicopter ride we took over New York City. I had planned it for his birthday and I wanted [Continue]

The Topps Company, known best for its collectible stickers and sports cards, recently launched the  My City New York – a new memory making sticker book with tons of fun tips and riddles that highlight the best NYC has to offer. From landscapes to local heroes, this book is informative and fun to read. To [Continue]

My beautiful friend, Jessica Shyba from Mommas Gone City hosting a bake sale to raise money for Cookies for Kids Cancer and we hope you can make it, or support the cause online! This event is chance to help raise money and help fight childhood cancer which simply put is nothing any parent/ kid should [Continue]

Who doesn’t love a good food festival? Especially one that features the top chefs and culinary master minds featured in the trendy neighborhood of Tribeca. I previously announced that the Taste of Tribeca was happening on May 21, and when the day came around it brought with it sunshine, something which NYC had been lacking [Continue]

Sometimes, my family and I love taking our NY Adventures out of Manhattan. So, when Aviator Sports and Events Center invited us to spend a day touring and enjoying their location, we jumped at the chance. Aviator Sports and Events Center is located in Floyd Bennett Field at 3159 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn. This 800-acre facility [Continue]

I arrived to Monterey, CA today by invitation of the California Strawberry Commission. A total of 5 bloggers from different U.S. regions (Niri of Mommy Niri/Boston, MJ of Chicagonista/Chicago, Holly of June Cleaver Nirvana /Dallas, Sugar of Sugar in The Raw/Los Angeles, and myself) were exclusively invited to learn about the process of bringing [Continue]

I headed over to Times Square today to check out the Lunchables with Fruit event going on there. Let’s face it. I have three boys, and though Lunchables isn’t our daily choice for lunch for our kids, it has been a choice when we plan on being on the road and want to grab something [Continue]