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Smashburger: It’s a SMASH! {Giveaway Closed}

May 28, 2013 by Lisa Pisano 7 Comments

Smashburger: It’s a SMASH! {Giveaway Closed}

Hungry for more burger info?  As we watch the last few days of National Burger Month fade into June, what better way to say hello to summer than with a smashing burger giveaway?! I finally got myself – and my family – to Smashburger last week, after several years of eyeing the various locations around […]

Filed Under: Food, Fun, Kid & Family Friendly, Product Reviews & Giveaways Tagged With: burgers, Giveaway, Haagen Dazs, kid-friendly restaurants, national burger month, Northern NJ, Smashburger, Smashfries

Our Visit to Steak ‘n Shake

May 23, 2013 by Lisa Pisano 2 Comments

Our Visit to Steak ‘n Shake

In keeping with National Burger Month, Roc and I visited our local Steak ‘n Shake Signature located in Paramus Park Mall in Paramus, NJ.  I was semi-familiar with the concept and always equated the burger joint with the Midwest, but never actually ate at one. Steak ‘n Shake first opened in the Paramus location back […]

Filed Under: Blogs & Blogging, Everything Fabulous, Food, Kid & Family Friendly Tagged With: better burger, bill's bar and burger, BuCu, Dining out with kids, five guys, national burger month, organic beef, Paramus Park, shake shack, steak n shake

May is National Burger Month. Rejoice!

May 1, 2013 by Lisa Pisano 3 Comments

May is National Burger Month.  Rejoice!

May is one of my favorite months for so many reasons — the warm weather, the celebration of Mother’s Day, the tease of summer and of course, my wedding anniversary.  And as if the month of May can’t get ANY better, it does — it’s National Burger Month!! To commemorate this juicy distinction, I’ll be […]

Filed Under: Food, Kid & Family Friendly Tagged With: Boston Marathon, burgers, May, national burger month, New Jersey, One Fund Boston, Smashburger

Wordless Wednesday: Weenie Wagon Edition

April 17, 2013 by Lisa Pisano 6 Comments

Wordless Wednesday: Weenie Wagon Edition

Today, we surprised my dear friend and former colleague, Rosie, at her infamous “Rosie’s Weenie Wagon” food truck.  Check out her Facebook page to find out where she’ll be in Northern New Jersey (and how you can rent the truck for your own functions!)  Hot diggity dog! {I was not compensated in any way for […]

Filed Under: Food, Fun, Kid & Family Friendly, Wordless Wednesday Tagged With: food trucks, hot dogs, New Jersey, Rosie's Weenie Wagon

“Mommy I Want a Treat!” Times Square Edition

April 11, 2013 by Lisa Pisano Leave a Comment

“Mommy I Want a Treat!” Times Square Edition

As you know by now, I’m doing some work with this cool new iPhone app called Mommy Nearest, and as a result am making weekly treks into Manhattan to explore and test things out to give the “mommy stamp of approval” on certain city hot spots. This week, I highlighted a few of my picks […]

Filed Under: Food, Fun, Kid & Family Friendly, Product Reviews & Giveaways, Techy Cool, Things To Do Tagged With: Mommy Nearest, NYC kid-friendly app, sweet treats, times square, where to change diaper in NYC

Mom a la Mode’s Pizza Margherita

March 15, 2013 by Lisa Pisano 1 Comment

Mom a la Mode’s Pizza Margherita

Earlier this week, my Facebook Fan Page was all a flutter thanks to the many new folks who LIKED the mom a la mode page, propelling it over 400 LIKES.  As a way to say THANKS, I hosted a virtual pizza party featuring this here homemade Pizza Margherita: I thought you might like the recipe so […]

Filed Under: Food, Kid & Family Friendly Tagged With: Campari tomatoes, Facebook fan page, Fresco by Scotto, grilled pizza, handling fresh pizza dough, homemade pizza, Margherita, Pastosa, pizza, pizza pan, pizza sauce recipe, recipe ideas, Sicilian oregano, Tuttorosso, Williams Sonoma

Healthy Snacking with Brothers-All-Natural {Giveaway}

March 7, 2013 by Lisa Pisano 10 Comments

Healthy Snacking with Brothers-All-Natural {Giveaway}

March is National Nutrition Month and I wanted to highlight my family’s go-to snack obsession from a brand called Brothers-All-Natural, based in Rochester, New York. This was one of those instances where I reached out directly to the company, because we’ve been enjoying their dried pear and dried apple pouches for nearly a year now.  […]

Filed Under: Food, Fun, Kid & Family Friendly, Product Reviews & Giveaways Tagged With: Brothers All Natural, dried fruit, Fruit Crisps, healthy eating, healthy snacks, kid friendly snacks, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, National Nutrition Month, old navy, Shop Rite

Jon Bon Jovi’s Soul Kitchen: Reviewed by The Awesome Redhead

March 3, 2013 by Lisa Pisano 2 Comments

Jon Bon Jovi’s Soul Kitchen: Reviewed by The Awesome Redhead

I’ve heard lots of buzz about Soul Kitchen, Jon Bon Jovi’s community restaurant based in Red Bank, New Jersey, and have been dying to go for several reasons: 1. I’ve been a Bon Jovi fan since I’m 7 years old. 2. The menu sounds amazing: American Regional fare featuring fresh, local ingredients that change seasonally. 3. It’s […]

Filed Under: Celebs & Pop Culture, Everything Fabulous, Food, Fun, Kid & Family Friendly, Things To Do Tagged With: eating local, Jon Bon Jovi, Kristin Casamassina, Livin' on a Prayer, New Jersey, Red Bank, Soul Kitchen, the awesome redhead

Polenta Primer with Chef Gerri

February 19, 2013 by Lisa Pisano Leave a Comment

Polenta Primer with Chef Gerri

I first met Geraldine Sarnataro – or Chef Gerri – about five years ago at The Institute of Culinary Education in Manhattan, where she teaches professional level pastry arts, culinary classes and a variety of specialty classes on bread making, pizza making and Italian home cooking. I was working as their in-house PR Manager, and she […]

Filed Under: Food, Fun, Kid & Family Friendly, Travel Tagged With: cooking tips, cooking vacations, cucina della terra, culinary vacations, geraldine sarnataro, how to cook polenta, institute of culinary education, Italian cooking at home, polenta, recipe ideas, Umbria cooking school

Egg-cellent Ideas for Nutritious Meals

January 30, 2013 by Lisa Pisano 2 Comments

Egg-cellent Ideas for Nutritious Meals

I often hear from friends (and read on Facebook) that parents of young kids seem to always be on the hunt for new, nutritious recipes to serve their families. And if you and your kids love eggs as much as my son and I do, then keep reading… The folks at Eggland’s Best Eggs have […]

Filed Under: Everything Fabulous, Food, Kid & Family Friendly, Perks Tagged With: Eggland's Best Eggs, family friendly recipes, free cookbook, nutritious meal ideas, Your Best Recipe Contest

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