Minimalism. Mindfulness. Munchies.
So let’s just cut right to the chase here, shall we? That’s a screen-grab from my Weight Watchers tracker showing my weight loss for week 1 of my Foodie Magazine “Diet” Challenge! (If you missed what we’re talking about, check out the original Foodie Magazine “Diet” post here.)
There’s one very important component to success on the Foodie Magazine “Diet” Challenge: planning. What I discovered as a restaurant reviewer trying to lose weight with Weight Watchers is that you can eat anything you want—so long as you plan ahead for it.
I had a crazy thought today, and I think I’m going to try to run with it. (Because crazy thoughts are USUALLY the best.) You see, winter wasn’t kind to my waistline, and I need to get back into the swing of paying attention to what I eat. (Anybody else feel me there??)...
This is soooo tasty, and was the first meal of my “Foodie Magazine Diet” challenge! The herbs, feta and Peppadew peppers (my FAVORITES) give this salad an amazing, bright flavor, while the crunch of the pita bread and snap peas give it textural interest. My family gobbled this one up! (Including my toddler, though she...
It’s been a month of great eating, I must say. When I look back on a month of stellar dinners, I smile. And then I think of you, Dear Reader. 🙂 What I SHOULD be doing though is taking photos when I have a month of good dinners – what kind of a food...
So…somebunny bought too many carrots — 5 pounds of carrots. A classic example of the Costco effect: “Yeah, my family of 3 who kinda a little sometimes like carrots can finish a 5 pound bag, right? Sure! Toss it in the oversized shopping cart!”…Sigh. What to do? Carrots in the morning, carrots in the...
This post was supposed to have photos. OK, so several weeks ago, Casa Noble tequila sent me some samples and a gift card to Whole Foods to help me come up with a great cocktail recipe for you guys for Earth Day, because Casa Noble tequila is all organic! Cool, right? I mean, you...
Seems like every food magazine or cookbook I open these days touts the ease and joy of making your own yogurt. Wait – What? WHY? I couldn’t see the logic so I thought I should try for myself (and for you!) to answer some basic questions: Is it worth it? Does it taste good?...
When I was a college student in Santa Fe, I worked for a local kitchen store and cooking school called Las Cosas. There were lots of perks of working in a kitchen store for a budding foodie, not the least of which was that, if one of the cooking classes didn’t sell out, and...
Didja know you can freeze avocados? I garnered that tidbit many moons ago from Martha Stewart. Avocados have such a high fat content so, like butter, they freeze superbly. Now, she and everyone else on the internet suggest freezing them in bags without the skin or pit – either halved or pureed/smushed like for...