It’s one of my favorite times of the year…THANKSGIVING!!!!!! It’s the one day of the year where you are pretty much guaranteed to be happy and stuffed with ungodly amounts of yummy food. I have 3 thanksgiving potlucks to attend this year and I have no idea what to make!!! I am thinking some kind […]

Just had dinner at Ruth Chris’s and I forgot how much I loooove their crusty, warm bread and whipped butter. What is it about whipped butter that is so good? I love how easy it is to spread on the bread. I found out whipped butter is very easy to make: Soften 1/4 lb stick […]

What they say is right…after you get married, you start to let yourself go. I remember in the weeks leading up to the wedding I was so stressed out and losing weight like crazy. No diet is better than the wedding diet! Anyways, now I’ve gained all this happy weight. And I haven’t worked out […]

Did you know it’s better to do certain things at certain times? According to this MSN article, the best time to: Wake up….is 20 minutes later than you intended. It will make you feel more rested for the rest of the day. – Uhh this seems a bit obvious but I agree with it wholeheartedly!! […]

From this msnbc study they’ve deduced the 12 things that people who live to 100 usually have in common. 1. You’re the life of the party 2. You run for 40 minutes a day 3. You like raspberries in your oatmeal 4. You feel 13 years younger than you are 5. You embrace techie trends […]

So I’ve been reading up on the hazards and dangers of plastic water bottles and I think I’m going to invest in a stainless steel water bottle. It seems like even those trendy SIGG bottles might be “dangerous”! I remember when Nalgene bottles were all the craze too. I bet in a few years they’ll […]

Does anybody use a neti pot? how does it work? I just read very briefly about it. I found out I suffer from allergies and have heard great things about neti pots. I’m thinking I may buy one. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I can’t believe it’s April 1st! No joke for you today but here’s a link to […]

My favorite thing to buy lately is a box of clementine cuties from Trader Joe’s. They’re so easy to peel and eat and virtually a no mess snack. And they are usually much sweeter than oranges. Why everybody should be eating clementines: – a medium sized clementine is only 50 calories! – it’s a great […]

I was reading an interesting article about how the Times food writer Mark Bittman has started eating vegan until 6pm. After which he can eat whatever he wants. After being diagnosed with high cholesterol and high blood sugar, his doctor suggested he go vegan. This was his compromise since he figured that going full on […]