Happy Friday! It has been one heck of whirlwind week – NYC has been warm, cold, sunny and snowy. There has been doughnuts, basketball, half-marathons, macarons and French films. Deviled eggs, shoestring potatoes and cherry blossom coffee. I Heart NY. One week ago I was at the Barclays Center with my parents in Brooklyn cheering …
New York City
Ever since I was a youngster the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has been a tradition in my house. Growing up we watched it every Thanksgiving morning. Once I moved out of the House of Mom I would still spend my Thanksgiving mornings in front of the TV. The parade is just a tradition for so …
The Culinary Institute of America is a private college for the culinary and pastry arts with three campuses across the United States and one location in Singapore. The main campus is located in Hyde Park, NY- about two hours north of New York City. On a recent trip up north, my Mother, Chad and myself …
It was a rainy and cold Saturday morning as my Mother and I joined 8000 runners gathered in New York City. Our plan was to run the Dash to the Finish Line 5K race- 3.1 miles from the United Nations Building to Central Park. Our finish line was the very same finish line as the …
HELLLOOOOO!!! I took some time off from the blog to head to New York City- and now I am back just in time for Friday Favorites. I will write more about the trip later and tell you how I ended up making an appearance on the Aladdin Broadway stage and how I went to a …
I recently went back up to New York City to do some research for new recipes and get some inspiration for Beauty and the Beets. OK, that isn’t entirely true……I was there for a little R&R with the family. But we did do some experimenting in the kitchen…..Here are my highlights of New York City …
Yesterday I wrote about our experience at the Winter Haven Hospital Citrus Classic 5K. It was a lot of fun running through the Legoland theme park, passing roller coasters and animated characters along the way. We were so impressed by all the Lego displays- from tall giraffes to a miniature Batman to an over-sized Albert …
Last weekend Chad and I went to a filming for a TV show called “Eat St” for the Food Network Canada. It was being taped at a new culinary mecca we have here in Orlando now called the East End Market. This is O-town’s version of the famous Chelsea Market in New York City. Only …
Let’s step out of Manhattan for this one. Along the western banks of Hudson River just across from Manhattan boasts the best and most expansive views of the New York City skyline. This little secret is unknown to most tourists but you can stroll along the river, shop and dine while overlooking the entire city- …
Walking Tour #3 of New York City takes us around mid-town Manhattan from Times Square through Central Park and back down to the East Side stopping at Grand Central Station, the Chrysler Building and the United Nations. We played tourist here. Actually the only reason we started in the Times Square area was because I …