For me, the Holidays are all about spending that extra time with loved ones. Unfortunately, the holidays is also the busiest season of the year for me and admittedly, it is not always the easiest to find balance. Trying to figure out how to juggle all the mom stuff and figuring out how to take full advantage of the holiday season with my blog is a lot to handle. Since Elia has started to become more interested in food and cooking, I decided I would combine my two worlds together and let her ... [ Read More ]
5 Things you Need to Throw an Awesome Football Sunday Party
Let's be honest, watching football has never been my first choice Sunday activity. In fact, I don’t even think it would be in my top 10. However, with marriage comes compromise, so in our house it’s not just Sunday, it’s FOOTBALL Sunday. After fighting an uphill battle for years, I realized I should just give-in and try my best to have some fun with it. Since I'm a total hostess at heart, it's actually the perfect opportunity to flex my entertaining skills. Here are 5 things that I think ... [ Read More ]
BBQ Beef Cornbread Cheesy Stuffin’ Muffins
Thanksgiving may be behind us, but I feel like people forget those foods don't just need to be saved for the 4th Thursday in November! I'm a huge fan of Turkey Day foods all the time (especially stuffing)! While I'll always opt for a more traditional stuffing on the holiday, I like to create fun and interesting spin-offs for the other times of the year. My latest creation is these delicious BBQ Beef Cornbread Cheesy Stuffin' Muffins. I'm currently obsessing over the Curly's BBQ beef , ... [ Read More ]
Revamp Laundry With Samsung FlexWash™ and FlexDry™ from Abt Electronics
Simply put, I'm a technology junkie. Anything latest and greatest, I wanna know about it and I'll be the first one in line to buy it. It's just the way I'm hard-wired. I've been in the market for a new, high tech washer and dryer for a few months now. I mentioned it to a friend and she suggested I check out Abt Electronics. She told me it was her favorite store to buy EVERYTHING from (which would soon make sense to me) and the perfect place to just go and hang out. Hang out at an ... [ Read More ]
Floating Down Michigan Avenue with Michael Hill Jewelers
A few weeks ago, I did something I never ever dreamed I'd get to do. My family and I were given the opportunity to represent Michael Hill Jewelers on the 93.9 LITE FM (formally known as MyFM) float during the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival. This collaboration couldn’t be a more perfect pair. Holiday lights and fabulous jewelry?! What’s not to love!? Before we headed to the parade, I went over to the Michael Hill Jewelers store in Oakbrook to pick out a few pieces to wear for this festive ... [ Read More ]
NYC Kids Club is Coming to Chicago!
If you've been following along, you know Elia and I made a trip to New York City in September to check out NY Kids Club. They are heading to Chicago early next year and I wanted to see what they were all about! Simply put, we had the absolute BEST time while we were there and it didn't take long for me to realize that this is where Elia needs to go to Preschool. Look how much fun this little nugget had! What I loved most about our visit, was seeing how the arts are such an integral part of ... [ Read More ]
S’mores Dip (with leftover candy)
They say creativity is the mother of all invention, but I'm pretty sure it just makes for the mother of all dessert food! Awhile back, I made a recipe for Halloween Bark to use up that leftover candy. Well if you can even believe it, I still have some leftover! This past football Sunday, I decided to put it to good use and make the most delicious (and simple) s'mores dip that fans on both sides fawned over. </br> First, unwrap your chocolate candy and cover the bottom of your ... [ Read More ]
Dorothy’s Cheese is Coming to Chicago (and I learned how to make it!)
A couple weeks ago I crossed something major of my bucket list. No, I didn’t jump out of an airplane (although I have done that before), I got to see how cheese is made AND I was able to milk a cow in the process! Thanks to Savencia, I was given the opportunity to visit Lena, Illinois to visit one of their facilities and learn all about a new cheese they were launching. If you haven’t heard of this small town, don’t feel bad, I hadn’t either! However, I guarantee you’ve had some of the ... [ Read More ]
The PERFECT Holiday Gift for under $100!
Every once in a while, you meet somebody new and they instantly feel like family. It’s like you’ve known them forever and can’t even imagine life without them for a single second. For me, 2017 brought me Chi Chi, my daughter’s Nanny. She is literally priceless to me and my family and I seriously don’t know that I can even do justice to how much she means to me. If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve probably gotten a sneak peak of Chi Chi. For those of you who haven’t met her, she truly the ... [ Read More ]
How to Plan a FABULOUS Dinner Party with Zero Notice
Is it just me, or do your significant others not understand what goes into entertaining guests? As much as I love my man, he is absolutely notorious for calling me at 2:30 in the afternoon on a Wednesday to let me know that his college buddy is in town or a work colleague is coming over for dinner. Every time I get that call, I can feel my blood begin to boil. I think that he thinks I'm some fairy god mother who swings her magic spatula and out comes a fabulous dinner. With just a little ... [ Read More ]
