Festival of Lights is one of our annual holiday traditions each holiday season at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden.
There is something for the whole family to enjoy as the zoo is transformed into a winter wonderland. Each year there are new displays to see, holiday lights, Christmas music, and zoo animal shaped lanterns that guests look forward to each year.
I’m sharing ways for you to save money on your next visit Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo.
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My husband and I were recently invited to visit the newly remodeled Skyline Chili in Newport, KY. The whole entire restaurant has been updated on the inside with everything from light fixtures to seating. I love any excuse to get out of cooking while enjoying my favorite menu items, so this was an easy invitation to accept.
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When I lived out of state, there were certain foods that reminded me of home. Cincinnati style chili is one of them. I would ask my parents to bring me cans of Skyline chili every time that they visited me. They were even nice enough to bring me cases of it! When we lived out of state, we would invite people over for dinner from time to time to share our love of a Cincy favorite.
So what makes Skyline chili so great?
Skyline chili does not taste like traditional chili. The meat is fine and the sauce contains a unique blend of spices that include cocoa and cinnamon that are part of the owner’s Greek heritage and recipes brought to the states that give it a memorable flavor.
A few of the most popular ways to enjoy Skyline Chili are
3 Way- Spaghetti noodles, Skyline Chili and cheese
4 Way- Spaghetti noodles, Skyline Chili, cheese and beans or onions
5 Way – Spaghetti noodles, Skyline Chili, cheese, beans, and onions
Cheese coney- steamed bun, hot dog, chili, mustard and onion.
The shredded cheese is served in GENEROUS mounds on top of your menu item. You also get oyster crackers to put on top of your chili spaghetti.
Now that we live back in the Cincinnati area, we can enjoy Skyline chili whenever we want.
We also enjoying taking advantage of Skyline Chili offered on the All Season Dining plan at Kings Island.
The image below is what you get on the All Season Dining Plan. Pretty amazing huh?
I even get festive from time to time on St. Patrick’s Day and make green noodles to go with a can of Skyline Chili at home. It’s the little things, right?
Want to share the love with someone you know? or Do you want to try it for the 1st time?
I’m giving away a $25 Gift Card
and two Skyline Samples
that you can send to someone out of state.
You can find out more about Skyline chili and a location near you for their website.
Thanks to Skyline for providing gift cards for review and giveaway purposes. All opinions are my own.
It’s hard for our family to stray from our favorite Skyline menu items of 3 ways or cheese coneys.
If you are celebrating the season of Lent or if you don’t eat meat, you’ve got a great excuse to check out some of Skyline’s other menu items.
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I love getting gifts that are an experience. My husband knows that if he bought me jewelry or a stuffed animal, he would be in big trouble because I would rather spend that money on a shared adventure together.
Since Valentine’s Day is coming up, I’ve got a great way for you to share an experience with someone special in your life with an AWESOME Cincinnati Adventure Themed Giveaway.
This is a combination of two Cincinnati icons- Skyline Chili and Kings Island Amusement Park.
When we lived out of town, my parents would bring cans of Skyline chili to us when they visited so that we could still have our favorite chili no matter how far away we lived. We LOVE this Cincinnati staple! You can’t go wrong with mounds of cheese and oyster crackers on top of incredible chili!
Kings Island is an amusement park that I have soooo many great memories from. I went with my parents as a kid, my friends as a teenager, my husband (pre kids) and now I share memories at Kings Island with my whole family.
I’m really looking forward to riding the newest thrill ride that will debut on April 18th at Kings Island. Banshee will be the world’s longest inverted roller coaster. Here is a peak at what riders will experience.
Even if you are not into thrill rides, there are still plenty of other rides and attractions at Kings Island. As the weather heats up, we can also look forward to the relaxing water park this summer. My kids also love checking out the rides at Planet Snoopy.
I’ve been given
a $25 gift card to Skyline
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2 ticket vouchers to Kings Island
to give one lucky winner a great adventure to be shared.
You can use your Skyline gift card when you visit Kings Island or even sooner if you have a craving.
Disclosure: I was given gift cards/ tickets for giveaway purposes and for review purposes. All opinions are my own.