I have just returned from Iowa! Did ya miss me? Did ya happen to see a 5 month pregnant woman running through the Atlanta airport last night in an effort to catch her connecting flight back to New York on time? If you did, let’s just pretend that wasn’t me. No, instead let’s chat about … Read more
Birds of a Feather. In Iowa. Eating Black Bean Brownies.
February 4th, 2012 | Posted by in Short or Sweet - (11 Comments)This week, the girls and I found ourselves in front of a Vitamix blender demonstration at Wegmans. As I slurped down the scary delicious “Carrot Cake Sorbet” sample that Vitamix Demo Man handed me, I immediately began wishing I had an extra $500 bucks laying around to buy this miracle machine that did something amazing … Read more
Vegetable News From Around the Interwebs
January 12th, 2012 | Posted by in Short or Sweet - (6 Comments)The most exciting thing to report on around here would be the fact that I’ve been eating breakfast cookies all week. After Linda left a comment on an old post, I was reminded how much I use to love this odd yet fabulous oatmeal concoction. It’s been a long time! Good thinking, Linda. I went to my favorite … Read more
I’ve been using my blender a lot recently, due mostly to the fact that I broke a very small, yet very crucial piece off the top of my food processor bowl the other day. Here’s hoping that Santa’s got Cuisinart part #DFP-14WBC in stock. The food processor won’t even turn on without that little hunk … Read more
Feel Better About Your Non Computer Generated Self
December 9th, 2011 | Posted by in Short or Sweet - (5 Comments)Notice anything “funny” about these advertisements from H&M? Do the bodies look a bit similar to you? H&M has admitted that some of the bodies of their models are computer generated and the heads of real models are copy and pasted on. (Now go back up and look again!) Nice, eh? I suppose one could … Read more
A few things to tell you today. One: Banana, kiwi and diced oranges make the best fruit salad. EVER. I want to weep when I look at this simple salad and remember how amazing it was. But then again I weep when the Disney World commercials play on Hulu during The Biggest Loser, so take … Read more
Yes, You Can Make Pumpkin Pie Without Evaporated Milk
November 25th, 2011 | Posted by in Short or Sweet - (3 Comments)Today let’s be thankful for leftovers. I made pumpkin pie this year! Until this week, the only thing I knew about pumpkin pie was that I liked to eat it. Therefore, as a pumpkin pie newbie (and a girl without a lot of extra energy to spare right now), I decided to go with the … Read more
Kefir: a weird fermented dairy yogurt drink that is sour in taste and has lots of good bacteria for your guts. There’s all sorts of helpful info about kefir here and here, it does wonders for your immune system too. (Vegans, there’s also a coconut version!) The benefits of kefir are fabulous, but being high … Read more
It’s Saturday. And at the moment, I am home alone. The kids are out, the husband is out, I am in. With the house cleared out, I opted for a few of my favorite things. I tested out my knee with a short run (3 pain free miles + 1 naggy mile) on a cool, … Read more
Ouch. (click to enlarge.) This would be the work of Ron English, a renegade artist who cooked up a bunch of large stickers to give some cereal boxes in a grocery store in Venice, California a face lift. Some of Ron’s previous work can be seen in the documentary Super Size Me, and Ron says … Read more
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