An Overview of Our Family Vacation to the Keys and the Everglades

Family Vacation to the Everglades and the Florida Keys

As most of you may know, I love to travel. I love to experience new places, new foods, and new cultures. I have been planning a family trip to Ireland in 2016 and the thing is……my kids have never flown. I wanted to put them on a short plane ride before I tried to clear customs and had them sit on a six and a …

Getting Ready For A Family Vacation

Getting Ready For Family Vacation

Who doesn’t love vacation? Seeing new things, getting away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, spending time with loved ones are all perks of vacation, but getting ready for vacation can be stressful!! I am trying to stay organized but papers are collecting on my table, lists are everywhere, the laundry is out of control and all I can think about is putting …

Fish Tacos with Mango Avocado Salsa

Fish tacos….Well all I can say about fish tacos is that I never liked them. To be really honest I never tried them until recently.  Fish and tacos in my mind just didn’t go together. One night I was invited to a local caterers 30th anniversary party and they had fish tacos. I tried one and OH MY!!! I FELL IN LOVE!!! I couldn’t stop …

Guinness Stewed Chuck Roast

There’s nothing like going away for the weekend and on your drive home being greeted with flashing signs “Blizzard…..Be Prepared”!!! YIKES! While staying at our cabin in upstate New York we didn’t have any cell phone service so we had no clue that we getting a blizzard back at home! I was not prepared at all!!!! I really didn’t have milk! I was on vacation!!! I …

Gore Mountain Tubing Review {North Creek, NY}

While we were at our cabin in up state NY on a little weekend getaway we decided to take the kids to Gore Mountain in North Creek, NY for some tubing. We have some good tubing spots at the cabin but we wanted to do something different. Years ago my husband and I went away with a bunch of friends to the Berkshires and we did …

Pretzel Rolls

We love burgers here in the Cassidy house! When we have friends over we often do “Burger Night”! We supply the burger and buns and our guests bring toppings and sides so we end up with an awesome burger bar! When you want to have friends over but don’t want to go through a big dinner party, burger night is a great idea! Check out my …

Jalapeno Cornbread Boats

So my youngest who is four LOVES jalapeños!!!! I know it’s crazy but it’s true!!! My father pickles them and Liam loves to eat them right out of the jar. He even puts them on his sandwiches!!! So I am always trying to  think of new ways to make dishes with jalapeños! I have a hard time finding apps or snacks to bring somewhere. You …

Balsamic Caesar Dressing

I try to stay away from anything processed. We try to eat organic and as healthy as we can but darn, it’s hard!!!!! It can be really over whelming trying to change all of your eating habits. I have a lot of people ask me how I have time to make so much from scratch. It’s like anything else you are trying to change, it’s …

Fried Pickles

Let me start this post out with NO I am not pregnant!!! For whatever reason I have recently been on a fried pickled kick (which is not good for my waste line!). One night while at chili’s my husband ordered the fried pickles. My kids love pickles and I guess I don’t mind them either but oh my my my was I pleasantly surprised when …

Blind Wine Tasting Party

It’s the holidays and you know how that goes……..shopping, shopping………eating, eating……….wrapping, wrapping………….. As the years have gone on the list for those that I buy gifts for has gotten larger and larger. My friends now have children and of course we have to get them something! I mean you can’t leave the kids out at christmas, right??? Well the list was just getting too long …