Food, Family, and Lifestyle
I have been a stay at home Mom for a number of years now. Five of those years included blogging, social media jobs, ambassadorships and over the past 3 months, a Scientific contract job that I had not yet told you about. The time has now come to me to return to the career I…
Nutrition and exercise go hand in hand or shall I say, they should. However, most people sort of cringe or moan when you say the word ‘exercise’ or ‘workout’ but it really doesn’t have to be that painful. Besides hitting the gym and lifting weights, we make time for family fitness. Not only does our…
There is a new cookbook, from the Cooking Light team called Dinnertime Survival Guide, that I have been excited to get my hands on. It was described as a reliable family handbook to help get dinner on any family’s table in an easy, efficient and healthy way and they certainly delivered! Components in this book that I…
You know what I am going to say right? ‘I can’t believe it has been 10 years!’. To celebrate, we took her to an American Girl store but also let her have a few friends over for a casual ‘glitter’ sleepover. For dinner, we had a Chinese food smorgasbord and for sweets, we celebrated with…
Not only are we having a full week of spring like weather in Rhode Island (mid-60’s) but I had my orthodontist appointment and received my last four Invisalign trays. This equals 8 weeks of treatment and to hold those last four sets of trays felt great (I am a member of the Invisalign Mom Advisory Board….
This kale salad recipe is refreshing because it is chock full of cabbage, carrots, golden raisins and tons of nutrients! We are growing Kale in our garden this year so when I spied a kale salad recipe at a restaurant last week, it inspired my to create me own version.
Last week was spring break and we were busy with the kids, so sorry if I left you hanging in suspense over the garden. We finished building the bed and added more dirt….. One board was not straight so my husband resolved the issue. Then we topped things off with, well, top soil…. As the…
If you recall, we began a small raised bed garden back a few years ago. This has been a fun family effort that we have decided to expand. I want to be able to grow a larger variety of vegetables and herbs, as well as, have the children see the garden lots grow larger as…
I know some folk worry if they go gluten-free, either by choice or necessity, that they will have to cook two meals for their family each night or that their food costs will go sky high. But in reality, most of the foods your doctor would prefer you to consume is gluten free. When thinking…
