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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
OK- this is our second walking tour in NYC (New York City Walking tour- Upper West Side). This walk was over 7 miles and the only money we spent was for drinks at Chelsea Market and pizza downtown. I will keep the talking to a minimum because there are a lot of pictures here. First …
I recently spent some time in New York City (as many of you know as I have talked about it often.) I love being up there. We spend so much time walking (not sitting in traffic like Orlando) and I love the freedom of being able to get around with my own two feet (well- …
New York City is a very expensive place to visit let alone live……but you know what? There are things you can do in the city…FOR FREE. Go walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. It is the oldest steel wire suspension bridge in the United States- opened in 1903. It spans the East River from Manhattan to …