Food: A Pleasure of Life

I asked Carter the other day: “Is it weird that I love food so much?” He laughed and said: “No, or course not. Food’s good. It’s one of the pleasures of life.” (One that I denied myself for a long time. Silly, senseless me). Well said, my hubby, well said. And so, this post is [...]

Melting Away

I’m holding this stack of ice cream cups like it’s my medal of honor: I have kicked my eating disorder’s butt! On Monday, July 5, Carter and I licked our way through the 12th Annual All-You-Can Eat Ice Cream Festival at Penn’s Landing. I never could have done this in a sane state in the [...]

There’s Quinoa In My Granola

We’re still enjoying the strawberries that we hand-picked on Saturday. Fiber One waffles with whipped cream, strawberries, and powdered sugar? Um, yeah, I’ll eat that! Hand-picked strawberries are sweeter, juicier, and altogether better than store-bought. This morning, I used the fresh berries to garnish my granola bowl. Galaxy Granola will be releasing two new flavors [...]

Peaceful Within

I like myself. Yes, I said that. I like that, for the summer, I am a stay-at-home wife. I like that I have time to spend hours weeding and mulching our garden. I like having the time to take Kai for long walks and to snuggle with Roxy. I like to sop up books like [...]

Babies, Weddings . . . and Cookies

I’m beside myself with excitement over here! Why? My brother’s fiance is being induced tomorrow morning, and before the weekend’s out, I’ll be cuddling my new nephew! While all that excitement is happening, Carter and I will be at his cousin’s wedding in New York. After a night of romance and dancing tomorrow evening, we’re [...]

Crunch Crunch!

Thanks to those of you who left such kind remarks regarding Tuesday’s modeling shoot. I loved April’s comment regarding the first photo, where I’m walking up the steps: “It’s like you’re Alice in Wonderland . . . gorgeous!!!” When I was a little girl, I used to get dressed up and pretend I was Alice in [...]

Pick A Recipe, Any Recipe

I am seriously confused — how did Alex Lambert, the best guy on American Idol, get sent home? And how did Lily and Katelyn get sent home? I don’t get it at all. I really think that the AI voting system needs to be overhauled. Anyone with me? [Photo Source: http://www.nj.com] A friend of mine [...]

Oats + Apples = Out-of-this-Galaxy Good!

I’m so happy to be a Fruit Not Fat VIP! Fruit Not Fat is a Web site, a movement and a lifestyle developed by the creators of Galaxy Granola, one of my favorite granolas. Galaxy Granola is unique compared to other granolas in that it is baked in applesauce, not oil. The granola has 70% [...]

Delicious Discoveries

I tried some new foods this week, so I thought it’d be fun to share my discoveries with you! I tried: Thomas’ Bagel Thins: I love that these are as wide as, but thinner than, traditional bagels. I will continue to enjoy big, crusty bagels because, truthfully, nothing can compare. That being said, bagel thins [...]

Chocolate & Energy Overflow

Thank you for your friendly comments! You all make me smile so much! I wish you could see my reaction through the computer screen. The Philly suburbs got dumped with about 2 feet of snow on Friday night, so Saturday was all about rest and relaxation! Carter and I watched way too much Gossip Girl [...]