My weight hasn’t always been an easy topic to talk about. In grade school I wasn’t overweight, but I was an “athletic girl” and even throughout high school dancing on the very competitive Poms Squad, I was known for my powerful legs. Those legs did bring us a first place ribbon for an ‘all-kick routine.’ 1999 I have never aspired to be a skinny super model but I always wanted to be comfy in my own skin.  In my early 20s this came pretty easy and living with my cousin that was my same size proved beneficial. We ate the same meals and did workouts together so ultimately we had…

When my parents or I are looking for a place to go in Waukesha that we will get excellent service and great food options, Michael’s Italian Restaurant is always on the top of that list. I joined my parents there a few Fridays ago before we headed down to Waukesha’s Friday Night Live. The website lists them as being in Waukesha for over 35 years and I can vouch for excellent food for at least 10 years! When I used to work at Fox Run Sentry Liquor (RIP), the owner would occasionally spring for pizzas for us during the holidays and Michael’s was one of his favorite take-out spots. They…

  You know a company is utilizing social media properly when its posts drive you to make a purchase. This is the case for my sudden impulse to try Simple Irresistible Catering. Because of the business’ activity on Facebook and Twitter, I was able to find out that in addition to catering small events, they offer “Take and Bake Meals” that you can order thru the website or come into the shop and grab-n-go. I checked out the website and it took me a long time to slim my list down of what to try first. I got a half order of the stuffed meatballs, an order of the glazed…

This weekend is the next Art Crawl in downtown Waukesha. Unfortunately I won’t be able to make it as I will be standing up in my friends wedding. But I did want to share with all of you the fun things planned for this weekend and the coming weeks. This isn’t an event but I did want to share that the Clarke Hotel is now serving complimentary breakfast to their guests. This has been a long time coming and the first step in the revamping of the hotel and restaurant. I can’t wait to try out the restaurant once it’s open. Every Friday thru Sept. – Waukesha Friday Night Live…

This past week, I worked at the Waukesha County Fair for my company. I was on the grounds everyday for long hours and this gave me the opportunity to look at all the different foods and eventually try them. I have to get myself ready for the Wisconsin State Fair and what better way to start but at the Fair that leads up to State. I didn’t eat all of the items below but I had some great food sampler friends that allowed me to share their eats on the blog too! Nachos – these will be back at the Fair next year – hopefully. This was a meal for…

You may or may not know that my company works media relations and promotions for the Waukesha County Fair . And for the last eight years, I have put in the extra hours to make sure we get the Fair the best  media coverage we are capable of for this organization. We have had good Fairs and bad (many more good than bad, but you can’t control the weather) but regardless, I could not ask to work with a nicer group of volunteers and one heck of an amazing Executive Director who put their heart and soul into this Fair to give you the best event in Waukesha County every…

Sure this place is mainstream and corporate, but I just had to share with you the awesome salads my mom and I got at Noodles & Company. Who would think to go there for a salad? But honestly, they have really been putting in the effort to have a diverse and cultural menu and I think it’s paying off. They have soup, salads, flatbreads and sandwiches in addition to noodle dishes now and the website lists very clearly the ingredients in each dish and the calories. My mom and I were looking for a quick bite one afternoon and decided on Noodles located at the Shoppes at Fox River in…

Last month, I went on a Las Vegas vacation with the ladies to celebrate my friend’s final fling before the ring. We stayed at the gorgeous Aria Resort and Casino at City Center and we were not disappointed. As you all know what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, unless we post pictures on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook to share (which we all did!). But the only part of the trip that I’m going to share on the blog is all of the food we ate while out there. Though I didn’t manage to take shots of everything we ate, I did take a few and luckily the ladies helped…

I have been considering making this another tab on my site for quite some time and tonight is going to be the first entry. I overhear a lot of fun stuff where I live with retail places and a bar very near. Tonight, I was provided the perfect example.  What sounded like four grown men leaving a drinking establishment around 11 pm and walking to their respective vehicles and each let out extremely childish yelps of terror when lightning flashed across the sky. It didn’t touch down nearby and no thunder followed.  One guy tried to call the others out on it and that started a yelling match to obviously…

Nothing tastes as good as a family favorite recipe from your childhood. I hope to share with you some of my most memorable recipes from my youth on the blog in the future. Just the thought of these brings back memories of happiness and sitting around the kitchen table as a family. Today’s installment will feature my mom’s tuna casserole. This is super easy to put together and can be altered easily too. We always had this on a school night as it comes together so quickly and we all loved it. TUNA CASSEROLE-6 servings  1 box Mac n Cheese (if you don’t like the packaged stuff, feel free to…