Food, Family, and Lifestyle
Hello from the Windy City! I am here for a business trip and arrived hungry. I headed next door, with some colleagues, to ‘Mercat a la Planxa’ at the Blackstone Hotel. Because we arrived at an ‘off time’ aka between lunch and dinner, we could only order off a small tasting menu but we were happy…
We just ate an abundance of green beans from our garden tonight and will be attacking the sugar snap peas with our dinner tomorrow night. It has been so rewarding watching the kids pick and enjoy the food from the garden. The problem will now be how to get the kids to enjoy frozen veggies…
Until mid-May, all of my time wearing Invisalign has been while being a work at home Mom (I am a member of the Invisalign Mom Advisory Board. I will be receiving complimentary treatment from Invisalign). While at home, I would remove the invisalign aligners, set a kitchen timer, have my snack, lunch, coffee etc., and then pop into…
On Friday, I shared a fantastic post about the Farmer’s Market, and in the post, I told you that I would be back to tell you more about Annemarie’s new book, ‘Conquering Your Kitchen.’ All of the recipes in the book are able to be prepared in 30 minutes or less. But Conquering Your Kitchen…
As you may recall, I am now working full-time outside of the home and have a lengthy commute. Not only am I trying to bring my lunch a few times a week, but I need some snacks to keep my belly happy. The other day, I spied this KIND bar and grabbed an entire box…
A fabulous fellow foodie, Annemarie, is guest posting for me today. Not only is she full of great tips, but she is also the author of a new book, that I am going gaga over! I will be sharing more details about her book this weekend so stay tuned and visit often! “By shopping at…
The following post is sponsored by FitFluential LLC on behalf of Reebok. Last weekend, our family heading to the Reebok Headquarters to celebrate BOKS Active Kids Day.* The all-day event encouraged healthy activity and eating and was chock-full of great events. We wanted to spend the day outdoors with the kids putting our new Reebok…
Today, I present you with a recipe that should fit just about every diet you can think of, unless you are on a purple potato restricted diet. What, you haven’t heard of or tried purple potatoes? You are missing out on fun and nutrients. This is what happened when we introduced them to the kids….
A simple salad that I made in 2 minutes. And then I made again. And again. The first time I made this was with the intention to pack it for my lunch but my daughter came along, looked in the bowl, grabbed a spoon and dug in. Two minutes later, I made it again but…
