Just before the holidays, I had the chance to take my very first press trip, sponsored by the American Dairy Association & Dairy Council. My charge was to head on up to the Finger Lakes region of New York State to experience local food, wine – and of course – dairy. It was a weekend […]
Money and Time Saving Tips for Visiting The Big Apple During the Holidays {Guest Post}
I know Jen Madden through the community in which I live in Northern New Jersey, and enjoy hearing about her experiences out-and-about the city. As a journalist, Jen tends to get the scoop on some cool things happening around town, and what better time than the holidays to share money and time saving tips for […]
Food, Fashion, Fun and Everything Fabulous in Southern California
Just about a month ago, my family and I did something a little out of mom a la mode’s Type A comfort zone – we threw together a weekend trip to Southern California on the fly. And I proved to myself that sometimes, doing things a wee bit spontaneous can be extraordinarily rewarding and surprisingly […]
Summer Fun Series: Celebrating a Birthday at Sesame Place
My son turned three last week and we decided to take a family day trip to Sesame Place to celebrate. It seemed fitting since last year, we celebrated his second birthday in Disney World. We’re beginning to think we very well may be on to an annual tradition here… Familiar with the opening line of […]
From the Expert: Surviving Disney in the Summer {Guest Post}
Last summer at this time, I was frantically making the final touches to my family’s trip to Disney World. I found Disney Travel Expert and Mompreneur, Jenn Whitney of Whiteglove Destinations via Twitter and she was so super helpful to me, that I asked her to share her Disney travel tips here on mom a […]
Disney On the Road
About two weeks ago I had the chance to take part in a Disney Social Media Moms event in New York City, for a fantastic morning of networking with other social media mavens, as well as the opportunity to be sprinkled with some “pixie dust” by a panel of successful mompreneurs. I’m delighted to share […]
Summer Fun Series: Our Visit to Storybook Land
This is the first in a series of posts chronicling mom a la mode’s various family-friendly day trips, amusements and experiences of the summer. Once upon a time in a land far, far away was a wondrous little amusement park that catered exclusively to the interests of good little boys and girls. It’s called Storybook […]
Getting the Kids into the City: A Suburban Parent’s Guide to Journeying Across The River
As a follow-up to many recent posts about taking on the big city with my little dude, I thought it might be helpful to share how exactly we make our treks happen. Alas, if you are looking for some tips on how to make it across the Hudson — with one child or more — […]
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 […]
Tips for Traveling with a Tot and Large Group (from someone who lived to tell about it)
As you might know from some previous mom a la mode posts, our Disney Dream vacation involved a large, extended family and a toddler on land and at sea. We traveled on buses, trams, monorails, planes, a cruise ship, cars and vans and thankfully handled it like champs. This is entirely thanks to the generous contributions […]