Cheeseburgers in Paradise: 3 Top Chicago Burger Joints

Chicago Skyline 2008 (Photo credit: TomC)

Every time I visit Chicago, I try to eat somewhere different since there are so many wonderful restaurants and cuisines to be found there.  It would be way too easy for me to eat nothing but deep dish pizza every time I go!  But the last time I [...]

El Azteco Cheese Dip

This weekend was my husband’s 25th High School Reunion, and a good friend came into town that we hadn’t seen in over 20 years. Like my husband, she grew up in East Lansing, and the restaurant she wanted to go to on Thursday night was the infamous El Azteco. Opened in 1976, El Azteco [...]

New SIMPLE & FIT Menu at IHOP

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IHOP, or International House of Pancakes, has teamed up with Healthy Dining to make nutrition information available to customers looking for more information about the meals they order.   Twelve dietitian-approved IHOP menu items are now available  at HealthyDiningFinder.com,

“IHOP understands guests are looking for smart yet simple solutions that balance their [...]

Where to get really great food in Las Vegas

Does a Las Vegas buffet conjure up images of the Griswold family piling their plates high with heat-lamped fried chicken and soggy French fries? Well, it won’t any longer. This foodie’s paradise offers smorgasbords of the world’s finest, from fresh snow crab legs to Kobe beef to caviar. There is something for picky kids to [...]

Eat your Heart Out, At Home

Today’s entry is a guest post by Heather Johnson, who regularly writes on Radiographer Salary. She invites your questions and writing job opportunities at her personal email address: heatherjohnson2323 at gmail dot com.

If you had a choice between cooking a meal at home or going out to dinner with the whole family, I’m sure [...]

“Don’t serve husband and wife’s lung slice”, Chinese government says

My husband’s alarm clock is set to go off by blaring our local National Public Radio station. Which means that as I cracked my eyelids open this morning, I heard a news report about the Chinese government sending a booklet to Beijing hotels suggesting better English translations for some of the food served in their [...]

Fine Dining at Disney World Orlando

This past weekend, I was honored to be invited to attend the first Disney Mom Blogger Mixer along with Maria Bailey, creator of Precious Moms.com, as well as my fellow Precious Moms Lori Seaborg and Marybeth Whalen. We had an unbelievable two and a half days of fun and surprises at Disney World, including a [...]

Eat sushi without blowing your diet

We all love dining out – whether it’s a weekday to wind down with some girlfriends, or a Friday night before hitting the town!

Sushi bars are the fastest growing restaurant segment of the ethnic food industry! Great news for all of us sushi-lovers, sushi bars can be an extremely healthful choice, but don’t [...]

My first meme

Leigh at Key West or Bust tagged me for a meme, and since it’s food-related, I’m posting it here. Here are the rules:1. Link to the name of the person who tagged you.

2. Include the state and country you’re in.

3. List your top 5 favorite places to eat at your location (locally).

4. [...]