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Spending a day or two in Atlanta?!? Check out the restaurants, bakeries and other attractions we experienced! Atlanta was another city we didn't have much time in on our ladies trip last May, but we sure did a lot with the time we had! You can see the highlights from the rest of our trip in Montgomery, AL, Birmingham, AL and Chattanooga, TN by clicking on each city. This was the trip of a

Enjoy some Italian food, fresh peaches, history and more! Welcome to day #3 of my ladies trip earlier this year! Today I'm sharing our adventures in Clanton and Montgomery, Alabama! If you haven't already, go check out day #1 in Chattanooga and day #2 in Birmingham! I will be going back to Montgomery again soon. There is so much more history, food and more to explore. When you're

Enjoy an antebellum home tour, popsicles, cupcakes, seafood and so much more! Last time I shared the first day of our girl's trip in Chattanooga, TN! Today I'm sharing the places we explored with our one day in Birmingham! As you'll see, Birmingham was packed full of food for us ladies. We found so many places we wanted to try, then proceeded to try as many as we could! We started our

Do you only have one day in Chattanooga? Check out the delicious food I tried and interesting things I found to do! Back in May, my friend and sister in law and I took a trip to Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama! We stayed in a different city every night and made the most of our one day in each city. Today I'm sharing the great times we had in Chattanooga! Enjoy! Puckett's Grocery &

Traveling to St Louis? Give these places a try! A few restaurants, a bakery and even ice cream! A few months back, my friend and co-worker messaged me about a trip to St Louis. I'd never been and couldn't really pass up $100 round-trip tickets so we decided to book our flights and go! Since the flights were SO cheap, I decided to bring along my daughter for her first ever plane ride!

A delicious seafood restaurant option located in the Inner Harbor area! Great service and amazing quality seafood options! A must try in the Baltimore, Maryland area if you're traveling! Okay ladies and gents... I'm SOOOO excited for this post! I visited the east coast for the first time EVER last month and ate ALL the delicious seafood. This is the food I've been dreaming of my whole life

This post is sponsored by Mixin' It Up Bakery. All opinions and thoughts are my own. A tasty central Minnesota gluten free bakery with a variety of baked goods including cupcakes, cookies, cheesecakes, bread, pizza crusts and more! Hey! Happy Sunday! I'm back with another restaurant review post today! Y'all know how much I love locally owned restaurants. I'm happy to announce that this

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Culver's. The opinions and text are all mine. I love a good cheese curd! Well actually, I love all cheese! Did you know Culver's dedicated October 15th as National Cheese Curd Day? One whole day to celebrate the tasty, fried treat?? Sounds fabulous, if you ask me! I've lived in Minnesota my whole life, which is right next to

All the cupcakes you could want and more! Delicious cupcakes, beautiful interior, all located in downtown Mankato! A definite must try if you're a cupcake lover! I had the pleasure of visiting my sister and her family in Mankato over Easter weekend! Whenever we hang out, we always have to eat some good food and visit either book stores, thrift stores or antique stores! This trip, my

Fresh, light and delicious! One of the best taco restaurants in the Phoenix, Arizona area! A new favorite place to get your Mexican food fix! Are you visiting Phoenix for the first time, or just looking for a new favorite place to eat? Look no further! La Santisima is that spot! I first tried La Santisima in February 2016. My boyfriend and I were visiting Phoenix for the first time and

Thanks to Quarks American Bento for sponsoring this post. As usual, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Hi! I'm Ella! Sheena is my mom and I'm guest posting today. I'm going to tell you all about my favorite restaurant, Quark's American Bento in St Cloud, Minnesota. My Mom wrote about Quark's here earlier this year and now I'm going to be telling you about their kids meals and my

Thanks to Quarks American Bento for sponsoring this post. As usual, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Hello everyone! I'm SO excited to introduce you to an amazing restaurant located right in my city, St Cloud! If you've been with me for awhile, you know I'm all about fresh ingredients, especially vegetables! St Cloud is kind of known as a chain restaurant city and restaurants like

It's been a long time... but I'm super excited to announce Restaurant Reviews are back! In addition to recipes and books, I'm also bringing back restaurant posts and adding some travel posts as well! First up is Lo-Lo's Chicken and Waffles! I recently visited Phoenix with my boyfriend and this amazing restaurant was our first foodie stop! I'm a huge soul food lover, but there's not a lot of

This family friendly mealtime post is sponsored by Smashburger. All opinions are my own. Have you ever been to a Smashburger before? If not, you're truly missing out! Their food is quite amazing! They handcraft their burgers and the chicken is so flavorful and good! They also have some unique sides, shakes and even a veggie burger! It's fresh and fast! On our last visit to Smashburger,

This post is sponsored by my friends at Gold Peak Tea. Sweet vs. Unsweet is the ultimate debate when drinking and talking about tea. Previously, I preferred all things sweet, but recently, I've been going more down the unsweet route! I love adding mint, fresh fruits, like strawberries, peaches and raspberries, or even a simple slice of lemon to my tea. One of our favorite brands,

Thanks to my author friend, Nicole Dunlap for guest posting and reviewing this awesome restaurant! From budget options to extravagant affairs, Las Vegas offers endless buffets galore that will not only fill up your belly, but dig into your pockets. Then there are the restaurants. Almost every chef worth his or her reign on The Food Network Channel has a spot in the city that never sleeps.

I cannot begin to explain how excited I was when Old Capital Tavern opened in June of 2012. See, I live in St Cloud, Minnesota, the land of chain and fast food restaurants. There are a couple handfuls of restaurants that don't fit that category. Seriously, this city sucks for foodies like me. Just sayin. Anyway, back to Old Capital Tavern. Awesome food, awesome beer & wine and awesome

My sister, Step Mom and I took a trip to Traverse City, Michigan last summer from Grand Rapids and needed somewhere along the way to eat breakfast. After Shannon found Cafe Blue Heron and Bakery while browsing online, we decided it had to be the place to stop. The menu looked delicious and I really loved that they use local farm fresh eggs in their breakfast. This restaurant is located in

The instant I saw Duluth Grill on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, I just knew I had to eat there! Lucky for me, Duluth is only a few hours north of where I live, so when my sister was here visiting last week, we decided to go eat breakfast before our tour of Glensheen Mansion! The menu is AMAZING! It took forever to decide what to eat and I could've ordered one of everything. The next

** I am very sad to announce this great restaurant has closed as of December 15th, 2012. :( ** I am a huge Southern cuisine soul food lover. Soul Hole in Traverse City is the definition of soul food. I fell in love as soon as I saw their menu. They have an amazing variety of food to choose from on their menu. I was seriously torn on what to eat. I wanted everything and believe me, I