For five days, my Aunt was visiting. Luckily, I had July 3rd off so we had a few full days to spend together. On Friday, we drove around Mystic, CT, visited the Denison Peqoutsepos Nature Center and had lunch at Red 36. Besides the spectacular outside seating and view, the restaurant was gorgeous, the food was…
Traveling around Rhode Island & Dining at Red 36 in Mystic, CT
Celebrating with Quintessa Wines at Paragon Restaurant, Foxwoods Resorts Casino
Last week I had the honor of attending a delicious dinner at the Paragon Restaurant at the Foxwoods Resorts Casino. What made the evening even more spectacular was that the entire meal was built around the wines from Quintessa winery. The evening began with a lively selection of Hordueves paired with the Flowers Chardonnay. Every single…
Attitash: Outdoor Adventures in New Hampshire & Traveling with Tweens
One of our goals when we traveled to New Hampshire this year was to incorporate a bit of adventure into the vacation. We accomplished that at Attitash. Since we went just before summer officially began in these parts, Attitash was only open on the weekends so we headed there on Saturday and enjoyed it the…
StoryLand 2015: Tweens Love It Too!
This was the 10th year that we have headed to the Mt. Washington Valley in mid-June. This is also the 7th time that we have taken the kids to StoryLand in Glen, NH. Our children are now 9 and 11 and insisted that StoryLand, along with some other adventures that I will share in the…
In Lieu of Gifts: Donations for the Animal Shelter
A few weeks back, I shared a lil’ bit about our daughter’s birthday, but what I did not share was that in lieu of gifts, she asked friends to bring donations for our local animal shelter. Our friends were extremely generous and many not only brought gifts for the shelter, some even brought something sweet for…
Spicy Basil Pesto Mini Bison Meatball Recipe
Wow, just the title is a mouthful. Speaking of mouthfuls, you can fit a few of these mini-meatballs in your mouth. And you will want to because they are good. And fun. Like tasty, cute and fun. Cause they are small. Kids are small too. And cute. But don’t nibble on them.
Spicy Basil Pesto Recipe made with Almonds, Parmesan & Sriracha
Sometimes spicy isn’t spicy enough. As I noted a few days ago, we are growing spicy basil in our garden and I have been busy using it in a few dishes. I made this pesto with almonds since my husband can’t stomach pine nuts. I also added Sriracha since I decided the spicy basil wasn’t…
Raised Bed Garden 2015: Early Progress Report
Happy Spring my friends! It has been a few weeks since we planted some seeds, seedlings and plants into our raised bed garden. This year we were able to buy all the fruits and vegetables we wanted locally, so I thought I would share what we planted this year. Please note: since we do still have…
Shaved Brussels Sprout Pizza Recipe
I know you are going to agree with this statement: Some, if not most days, you need a short-cut for some tasks right? One area that most of us need help with is getting dinner on the table but not throwing all nutritional value out the window. The pizza that I am sharing with you today is made with all Non-GMO items,…