Eat Healthy – Live long, Live strong
Last Sunday night John and I had dinner with our friends Shannon and Mike at Sweet Basil, our favorite restaurant out here in the ‘burbs. Everything we’ve ordered from our many times at this popular restaurant has been phenomenal, but one of the best dishes they offer comes gratis: fresh basil pesto with big chunks of garlic and…
One tenet of my healthy eating philosophy is to choose produce that is in season as often as possible. Even though grocery store produce shelves are overflowing with berries, zucchini, and other summer fare, the Natural Resource Defense Council states that there is “no fresh, local produce available in Massachusetts at this time”. Although this unfortunate fact certainly doesn’t mean…
Holiday season is rapidly approaching, and that inevitably means entertaining, cooking, and shopping galore are on the horizon. I’ve got you covered on all three fronts with a crowd-pleasing recipe and the chance to win a $100 gift card to Crate & Barrel. Before we get to the giveaway, let’s talk about holiday cooking! Let’s…
Perhaps due to the mid summer-liked temperatures we’ve been having here in Boston, I’ve lately been craving produce. A bit bored with green salads, I wanted to put together a veggie-centric dish that combined multiple flavors and textures. I also wanted to stick with a Mexican flavor profile considering the side dish was to be…
1. I was able to snag a “virtual ticket” to the Thirty Seconds to Mars live streaming concert from Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC via VyRT last Wednesday. For a mere $15.00, us ticket holders were able to watch behind-the-scenes preparations + casual interviews with (from left to right) Tomo Miličević, Jared Leto, & Shannon Leto……
1. There are still people without electricity – and some without homes – here on the East coast. This blog post details many ways you can help the victims of Hurricane Sandy. 2. John recently clued me in on an awesome iPad/iPhone app that I’m pretty excited about: iBooks (I wouldn’t know about half of the apps…
I composed this post before Lily was born, but never got around to publishing it. I deem this the perfect time to share with you some of my recent favorite recipes from around the blogosphere, as I’m not doing much cooking these days (I made a TON of freezer meals prior to Lily’s arrival!). Name…
Happy Pizza Friday! At least, that’s what it is in our house… and has been on a weekly basis for a while now. Both the concept of “Pizza Friday” and the idea of meatball pizza originated with my husband – I can’t claim any credit for either! I had no problem adopting the tradition of…
I initially intended for this recipe to turn out as mini gingerbread cheesecakes, but – to be completely honest – I was too lazy to throw together a graham cracker crust. I briefly toyed around with the idea of making crustless cheesecakes, but it just wouldn’t be the same, now would it? The question became:…
I made a rookie mistake with the first batch of this rice pudding. I guesstimated the appropriate flame strength on our gas stove, only to find that it wasn’t quite low enough to keep the milk from curdling. The milk solids separated from the liquid, resulting in an unsightly gloppy mess. Not good. Pudding-making 101:…