• Ways to Celebrate Valentine's Day as a Family
    Holidays,  Valentine's Day

    Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day as a Family

    Happy Valentine’s Day, readers!  This week , I’m excited to share with you the different ways we celebrate Valentine’s Day as a family. Valentine’s Day has admittedly been my least favorite holiday I seldom looked forward to.  I have always viewed the day as a mainly consumerist holiday, laced with expectations of flowers, chocolates, and obtaining busy restaurant reservations.  It’s a lot of pressure!  Not to mention EXPENSIVE as well!  After working several years in the restaurant industry (and on VERY BUSY Valentine’s Days), I decided I wanted to celebrate this holiday a little differently – and that was at home with my family.  Once we started to celebrate Valentine’s…

  • Elf Themed Dinner Night
    Christmas,  Disney Themed Dinners,  Holidays

    ELF Dinner Night

    Winter is in the air and the holidays are right around the corner.  This truly is my favorite time of year: the music, lights, holiday movies, and FOOD!  There is so much to look forward to on the days leading up to the holidays.  To really get into the spirit, I decided we needed to enjoy a themed dinner to one of my favorite holiday movies, ELF!  This week, I am excited to share with you our Christmas themed ELF Dinner Night. Download a printable version of our ELF Dinner Night Menu here: ELF is a cherished holiday classic in our household; we look forward to watching it every year…

  • Goofy Movie Dinner Night
    Disney Themed Dinners

    A Goofy Movie Dinner Night

    One of our FAVORITE Disney movies to watch as a family (and seriously underrated, in my humble opinion) is the 1995 classic, A Goofy Movie.  It has everything!  Great music, tons of laughs, a road trip adventure, and a touching father/son storyline…what more could you ask for?!  Plus sooo much delicious-looking food.  I figured, what better way to enjoy this classic film than to create some of that magic at home, WITH FOOD!  So for this week’s Disney Themed Dinner, we are taking a road trip across America with Goofy and Max, and enjoying some of those delicious snacks and treats along the way! I present to you, our Goofy…