Living in Florida, we’re used to the year-round summer season. When it’s this hot outside, it’s essential to keep cool with a light wine like a rosé or white zinfandel. But, what’s the difference? Both options offer a dry taste with a blush color, but which wine is the summer wine for you? Let’s discuss. Dry rosés, particularly those from France, continue to grow in … [Read more...]
Katie’s Cucina: Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars
School is around the corner here in the Nonahood. This month, I wanted to share a homemade recipe for classic Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bars. It’s a recipe you can make quickly on a Sunday before the school week starts, and if you’re feeling up to getting your children involved in the kitchen, they can even help, too! Parents, you’ll want to do the first step and then let … [Read more...]
Lunchbox Ideas
Summer break is ending, and school is around the corner. Most parents I talk with loath the idea of going back to packing 5 lunches a week for their child. Or multiply that by 2, 3, or maybe even 4, and you’re feeling overwhelmed. If you’re looking for something other than peanut butter and jelly and a turkey sandwich, I’m here to help. I have a week’s worth of lunchbox ideas … [Read more...]
The Nonahood Maker Space, “Make Nona” Explores 3D Printing With Logan Rose
Converting an MRI scan into a personalized 3D printed skull beer tap. Building a retro video game machine using a credit card-sized computer called a Raspberry Pi. Scanning objects to recreate them in metal using lasers. These are just a few of the projects I've heard Logan Rose talk about recently. Logan, a Laureate Park resident, is an engineer at EOS, a … [Read more...]
Have Invasive Species Overrun Lake Nona? The Pokemon Go Craze Hits the Nonahood
Disturbing reports are coming in from all corners of the Nonahood. The Lake Nona area has recently become flooded with several new breeds of wild animals. Even more disturbing, it seems that this situation is not isolated to our community. It appears to have reached a global scale, and no one is quite sure what to make of it. The phenomenon has led many intrepid neighbors to … [Read more...]