Meet Roma and Juliet: Growing Tomatoes
It's our first tomato harvest of the season! We had our first tomatoes with pesto (basil from our garden) served with beets. The kids called it 'garden dinner.' If anyone…
Red, White and Blue Fruit Pizza
Happy Fourth of July! This is one of our favorite summertime picnic treats. Use your favorite fruits, sometimes I like kiwi in it. I prefer to skip the fruit glaze…
E&J XO Brandy and the Classic Sidecar
The history of E&J Gallo brandy dates back to 1938, when Ernest and Julio Gallo used a grape surplus in California’s wine country to make their Cream of California Brandy.…
They Say It’s Your Birthday
Another year another birthday, on Tau Day even! The girls and I went to Phipps Conservatory to check out the flowers and just enjoy the morning. Besides the fact it…
Burgatory: Waterworks in Pittsburgh
After a busy afternoon of shopping in the Strip District, Dave declared he was hungry for American food (even with all the delicious smelling ethnic food carts). We threw back…
Berry and Feta Greek Salad
Part of our dinner tonight! We have so many salad greens it's crazy around here! We found Greek Seasoning at Penzeys, an 8oz glass bottle at the kitchen store and…
Easy Canvas Prints Review: These Are A Few of Our Favorite Drinks
Disclosure: approached me to review their product with a picture of my choosing. Opinions of the product are my own. I recently had the opportunity to review a canvas from…
Picnic and Books at the Library
Hello Summer!!!! Our local library has a storytime picnic during the summer. So I packed up a lunch for the girls and I in our Sistema Lunch Cubes. It was…
How to Grill Pineapple and Grilled Pineapple Smoothie
It's almost summer and that means grilling! We are trying different recipes on the grill rather than using the oven and the stove this season. We turned to an old…
Happy National Peanut Butter Cookie Day!
June 12 is National Peanut Butter Cookie Day and I read this interesting fact from the National Peanut Board: "peanut butter cookies became a popular treat sometime in the early…