Naptime on the Road: Eating & Traveling with My Family

When I’m on vacation I like to do a lot of reading. I read everything from novels to biographies to cookbooks and never shy away from a good collection or two of short stories. In the spirit of vacation, this week I am sharing some of my recent favorites. These are all great books for […]

By the time you read this we will be halfway through our vacation in Charleston. (Burglars take note, our house is still occupied so don’t even think about it!) When I travel with my daughter I always pack a bagful of snacks for the road and grocery shop wherever we land. Not only does this […]

Last week I had a couple days of play time in New York. Well, I can’t say it was all play, I did squeeze in a dentist appointment, but I didn’t let a little teeth cleaning get in the way of my fun. The neat part about my New York adventure is that it spanned […]

It’s been a long while since I wrote a Travel Series. The only reason is because it’s been a long time since I traveled. I’ve been sticking to my regular Cooperstown, Martha’s Vineyard, Sag Harbor, Charleston and Florida travel rotation for the past two years. Not bad, I know, but my husband and I were […]

What’s Going on Today: Finish nursery school registration for next year – yippee! Grocery store to pick up more cocoa powder. Naptime Goals: Make carrot souffle and a batch of Double-Chocolate Espresso Cookie Dough. Tonight’s Menu: Grilled Chicken Sausage, Green Salad, Carrot Souffle. Cookies to be baked after bedtime. Parenting Lesson of the Day: It’s […]

It is so exciting that people have seen me on television over the past two days. In case it hasn’t aired in your area yet, my good friends at WKTV Utica/Rome filmed me cooking earlier this month and put together a wonderful segment about The Naptime Chef. In it you’ll see me cooking my healthy, […]

Last week I had the pleasure of attending BlogHer Food ’09, a conference for food bloggers from around the country. Luckily for me, the organizers of the conference decided to host the event in their hometown of San Francisco, a city I love and was thrilled to visit. To give myself enough time to enjoy […]

Writing a single travel post about Cooperstown NY, my hometown, is next to impossible. There are so many wonderful things to see and do in this idyllic upstate NY village that I am going to have to split up the information. Today is my first installment, and I will plan a second installment this fall. […]

For the third installment in my Travel Series I am sharing my adventures, both foodie and otherwise, from our latest vacation destination, Martha’s Vineyard. For those of you looking for a new recipe, don’t worry. During my stay here I have been Naptime Chef-ing loads of delicious summer food, and can’t wait to share the […]