‘Latest Adventure’ Articles

As a mom, do I judge other mothers? Well, I did. Harshly. Especially when I wasn’t a mom myself. But then motherhood happened to me, single motherhood to be exact – almost 14 years ago, and everything changed. I realized I didn’t know what the hell I was talking about. I didn’t always have the [Continue]

Blogger Holly Lee of Cooks and Travel Books shares her experience in preparing to move to New York City (Congratulations Holly!) Here are her reasons why everyone should consider living here, at least once, and tips on how to navigate the process. Thank you Holly for sharing your adventure with us! Growing up I always heard that [Continue]

Understanding the heart of a nomadic soul is not always an easy thing to do. Often times we seem disconnected from our immediate surroundings and the snippets of a moment in life seem to be missed by us. This is because we are, by nature, dreamers always looking to faraway lands with wanderlust and wondering [Continue]

I am sitting with a stuffy nose, a headache, and yes, even a slight fever. I just spent a good portion of my night sitting in the cold, in the rain (despite already showing signs of a flu) to listen to Andrea Bocelli in Central Park. The entire day leading up to this moment was [Continue]

“Food in Italy is not consumption, it is a celebration.” And with those words Mario Rizzotti, Academia Barilla’s Italian Culinary Specialist and Iron Chef America Judge captivated me and completely described everything I feel about food. Turns out that Casa Barilla, the week-long event going on in Central Park (till this Friday, [Continue]

My third video in a series of videos on NYC for SheStreams Conference, which will take place in Times Square this coming September, and sponsored by AT&T. If you are in the Midtown/Times Square area, then these are my favorite must-sees. In my next video I will share just a few places to check out when [Continue]

What can I say that this picture doesn’t already tell you? That my family is awesome? That I love how we are willing to do whatever together? That we take the best terror-in-our-faces pictures? Yeah. It’s all true. Which is why I love them all to pieces. Read more from our adventures at Hershey Park. [Continue]

As you might have read before, Barilla is hosting Summer of Italy these next few weeks and has been putting together events throughout the city in celebration. Events such as the Meal for a Meal, and one of the most recent cooking classes in Eataly presented by Barilla’s Executive Chef Lorenzo Boni. Casa Barilla is [Continue]

Last night was the second night in a row where we had no electricity. We weren’t the only ones. Hurricane Irene had punched her way through, leaving bruises behind. We were one of the lucky ones – no significant flooding, no damage, no one was hurt. Only a loss of electricity. With that loss of [Continue]

The weeks are quickly passing by. We are slowly still adjusting to our new home, getting the kids ready for school, making new friends, looking forward to the colder months. But as I help my family move on with our lives, one family I am always thinking of is that of my friend Jennifer Perillo [Continue]