Topic: Travel

New Mom Real Talk Edition 8

Posted on May 22, 2015

Family Vacation and Tips on Travelling with a Baby We had the BEST time in Florida last week. It was our second time flying with L (last time at 5 months, this time at 7 months) and luckily he did well again. This trip was so wonderful for a lot of reasons. We started off…

Great Places to Eat in Cape Cod

Posted on July 10, 2014

The best lobster rolls and ice cream in Cape Cod! If you follow me on Instagram, you probably saw much of the food we consumed while in Cape Cod a couple of weeks ago.  We basically made it our mission to seek out amazing lobster rolls and ice cream on a daily basis.  What is…

New York City Ice Cream Tour Part 2

Posted on August 7, 2013

Looking for the best places to get ice cream in NYC?  I’ll tell you which ones are worth the visit when your next sweet tooth hits!  This is part 2 of 2 in the first of many NYC ice cream tours.  You can find part 1 of the New York City Ice Cream Tour here.…

New York City Ice Cream Tour Part 1

Posted on August 2, 2013

Looking for the best places to get ice cream in NYC?  I’ll tell you which ones are worth the visit when your next sweet tooth hits!  This is part 1 of 2 in the first of many NYC ice cream tours. For those of you who weren’t bombarded by my all-day instagramming and tweeting last…

What to Do in San Diego, Part 3

Posted on June 4, 2013

Previous San Diego Posts: What to Do in San Diego, Part 1 What to Do in San Diego, Part 2 Well, I pretty much dropped the ball on my San Diego recaps.  I would have let it slide, but we ate so well while we were there and I didn’t want to keep all of…

What to Do in San Diego, Part 2

Posted on April 9, 2013

While my favorite part of travelling is exploring a new city through its food, I love getting some physical activity in the form of a long hike with gorgeous views almost just as much. Well, after eating pancakes like this, it is kind of necessary.  I’m actually fairly new to hiking, but I really do…

What to do and where to stay in San Diego, Part 1

Posted on March 19, 2013

Spring officially starts in a few days, but you wouldn’t believe it with the snow on the ground and freezing temperatures outside.  This blast of winter in mid-March is making me wish I was back in San Diego! We had such an amazing trip that I wanted to share some of our favorite places that…

Wordless Wednesday: San Diego

Posted on March 11, 2013

My week in San Diego was nothing but wonderful.  Here are some of my favorite snapshots.... more details on favorites to come!

Ad Hoc in Yountville, CA

Posted on August 13, 2012

ad hoc had to be one of my favorite restaurants in Napa.  You may be familiar with Thomas Keller, who is well known for the infamous Per Se and French Laundry.   However, ad hoc is so different from those two restaurants, perhaps only overlapping in its high quality and delicious food. While those restaurants are…

Bi-Rite Creamery in San Francisco

Posted on August 6, 2012

Most of you know by now that ice cream is my favorite food group.  Well, tied with peanut butter, of course.  I literally crave it all year round and on most birthdays choose ice cream cake or ice cream pie over any other dessert. Okay, in addition to other desserts. The thing is, being a…

A Week in Wine Country

Posted on July 23, 2012

Last week in Napa was amazing!  I didn’t realize how much I needed a vacation until I got back and found myself refreshed and energized in a way I haven’t been in a few months.  Sometimes you just need that.  Here are some highlights from our eating, drinking and relaxing.  I’ll be sharing some more…

Franklin Fountain in Philadelphia

Posted on May 2, 2012

You remember that trip we took to Philadelphia a few weeks ago where we ate our way through the weekend? Well, given the fact that I could live on ice cream, I was most excited for our trip to Franklin Fountain.  An old school ice cream shop that models itself from the soda shops that…

A Weekend Getaway in Philly

Posted on April 18, 2012

This past weekend was exactly what we needed.  Two nights and two days of Matt and I doing only what the two of us wanted to do and of course that revolved around eating. I had actually spend the first part of Friday visiting with my mom and getting in a pre-weekend TRX workout (sore…

Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies

Posted on April 13, 2012

Even though I LOVE my job now and am so proud of how successful Keep It Sweet Desserts seems to be so far, I still look forward to the weekend.  This week I crammed as much work as possible into Monday-Thursday so that I can spend three full days out of the kitchen and (for…

What I Learned at Foodbuzz and the Food that Came With It

Posted on November 10, 2011

Last weekend I had an amazing time in San Francisco for the third annual Foodbuzz Festival (my first time going).  Not only was it a long weekend full of delicious food and blogging tips, but it also was a weekend full of new friends and new blogs to read.  I have so much to share…

The Best Homemade Applesauce

Posted on September 15, 2011

Before coming back from our weekend away, I had to take advantage of the apple picking available! We went to Windy Hill Farm which had a decent selection of apples to choose from.  I was really excited to see they had my favorite variety ready to go. Besides the beloved Honey Crisp, we got a…

Ice Cream, Pizza, Cupcakes and Why My Pants are Tight

Posted on September 13, 2011

This past weekend was pretty amazing. After a fun summer of spending weekends with our respective families, it was a nice change of pace to have a weekend getaway just the two of us. We headed up to Lenox, Massachusetts on Saturday courtesy of a wedding gift from Matt’s brother and his wife.  We had…

Hello Summer

Posted on May 31, 2011

Well hello, Summer.  We are so happy to have you here. I’m pretty sure I was wearing a winter coat a couple of weeks ago, but when Mother Nature sends sun and temperatures in the 80s you won’t see me complaining No complaining when we make trips to the New Jersey farmstands Not complaining about…

Puerto Rico Wedding Weekend

Posted on March 31, 2011

This past weekend I was in Puerto Rico for my cousin’s wedding.  It was one of the best weekends I’ve had in a long time with amazing weather, gorgeous pools and beach, and good food.  The best part was that there was a great balance of spending time with my family (almost all of  my…

Back to Flex Mussels

Posted on March 13, 2011

Living in NYC, we don’t go to the same restaurant twice unless it is really good.  Last time we went to Flex Mussels, we had a wonderful experience, and I have not been able to get the deep fried whoopie pie out of my head since!  So when our friends suggested Flex Mussels for dinner…

A Night at Flex Mussels

Posted on November 11, 2010

  I may have stopped recapping Top Chef Just Desserts, but I continued to watch.  The show actually got better as the drama went away, and viewers were able to get a glimpse at some extremely talented pastry chefs.  The wide range of skills they have is incredible, from wedding cakes, to edible dresses, these…

Wedding in Boston

Posted on September 6, 2010

This weekend, Matt and I headed up north for a wedding outside of Boston.  We were there to celebrate Jon (Matt's old roommate and close friend) and Ali.  It was a great weekend filled with good friends and fun festivities, oh and good food, too. Friday afternoon we had the chance to stop in Boston for some…