I will start this post by saying I am not Catholic. However, I grew up with a whole family of Catholics so I am very familiar with the season of Lent. Also, I am a spiritual person and I really like what Lent stands for. The sacrifice that people make…
They’ve been regulars at the Covington and Mandeville Farmer’s Market for a long time, but Chomper’s BBQ Den now has a brick and mortar location. Like any red-blooded Americans, the writers and I jumped at the chance when we were invited over to try this food and check out the…
Northshore Parent is happy to bring on a new advertiser–Rob’s Rockin’ Dogs located in downtown Covington. To celebrate, the gang at Rob’s treated our writers to lunch so we could try out all of their offerings. First I just want to say how excited I am that the gourmet hotdog…
New Year’s Day is a usually a little quiet, but it can be fun to cook some traditional foods to help usher in the new year. Here are the foods that are supposed to bring you good luck with some ideas on how to cook them: Black Eyed Peas According…
A few weeks ago we were looking for a place to eat dinner on a Sunday night. I didn’t feel like venturing to Covington and all the typical places we eat close to our house just weren’t appealing to me that night. I was looking around on Facebook and saw…
I have a confession, y’all: I have a Hubig’s Pie in my freezer. From 2012. I put it aside after the Great Pie Fire of 2012 with the intent of saving it for a special occasion. Except, it’s one of the last Hubig’s Pies on earth, so…
Some people making the mistake of thinking that the Northshore is just an extension of the south shore. They’re wrong, though. The Northshore is a distinct area and while it is heavily influenced by New Orleans and its suburbs, we have our own ways of doing things over here. We…
As we can all tell the summer heat is here and not going away anytime soon. My boys always want to be outside in the afternoons (why at the hottest part of the day?!) so we are always looking for a cool treat. This past week I came up with…
So last week the Internet was a-buzz withe the news that Walmart had introduced a new service–drive up groceries! That’s right, you can make your selections online and pick up your groceries at your local Walmart (currently the Covington Super Walmart offers this service). So when everybody started talking about…
The warm sun of summer is on it’s way and what better way to enjoy it than sitting in your backyard or on the porch with a tall glass of something refreshing? Being outside magically makes your kids behave and sleep better. Today we have a fantastic, easy recipe using…