My father, Bob Sr., was a chef, and mother, Carmen, is an Italian who can cook better than my dad. I grew up loving to cook and later working for my dad. I have cooked in restaurants featuring continental cuisine, steaks, Italian food, Mexican food, gourmet food and fast food. Being Italian, I love to cook. Living in a heavily concentrated dairy area like Wayne and Holmes counties in Ohio (home to Smith's, a dairy operation, Smucker's, and award-winning cheesemakers like Guiggisberg Cheese), I … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2016
Getting the Scoop(s) about New Pittsburg Ice Cream Shop
A funny thing happened on the way to Cedar Point recently. Bobby, my husband, and I were traveling U.S. Route 250 going to Cedar Point's media event for the opening of their newest coaster, Valravn. (You can read about that adventure by clicking here.) Just a little before the Ashland County line (so still in Wayne County), we saw the sign for an ice cream shop, Scoops Sweet-Treats & More. We didn't have time to stop for ice cream, but we made a mental note that we would come back and give … [Read more...]
Cleveland Half Marathon? Challenge Accepted!
My sister, Randi, and her husband, Shaun, are people that once they commit to something, they are committed. That is something I admire about them. However, when they said they were going to tackle a half marathon, I thought they were crazy. You see, if you are new to my blog, I am on the opposite of athletic. In fact, if you see me running, you better run, too, because something is chasing me. (I stole that from Facebook.) But Randi and Shaun accepted the challenge to run the Rite Aid … [Read more...]
Band of Brothers See Dream Theater, Yet Again
Shawn LaDouceur has been a good friend since we met at Daytona Beach Community College, probably in 1988. Though much younger, he has had an impact on me. His influence helped me decide to become a Christian, and he introduced me to my favorite band of all time, Dream Theater. Shawn had been attending Cincinnati Bible College in the 1992-93 academic year, and when he came home in the summer of 1993, one of the first things he did was to play "Pull Me Under" from the first Dream Theater … [Read more...]
I’m Someone Special at Special Person Day
When my niece, Ashley, told me that my great-nephew, Noah, was having a Special Person day at his school and that he wanted me and Uncle Bobby, my husband, to come, I was thrilled. Bobby and I never had the opportunity to attend anything like this for any of our nieces or nephews when they were growing up. The closest I got was attending Candy Bar Bingo at our niece Courtney's, school in New Hampshire. Bobby and I took the day off to drive the 2 hours to go to Montrose Elementary School … [Read more...]