Cookies, Finally

September 11th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Party Time - (4 Comments)

A week or two ago, the PR folks at Newman’s Own Organic asked me if we’d be interested in trying out the newest additions to their Family Recipe Cookie line. And given I’m not the kind of girl who typically says “no” to cookies made with organic ingredients and real sugar instead of high fructose …
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Pastry Drills

December 20th, 2009 | Posted by Alison Spath in Party Time - (18 Comments)

Today we celebrated the winter solstice with my mom and step dad at our house. After the laziest morning ever (read: I didn’t get in any exercise) I make a quick trip to Wegmans like a complete fool. I needed a few things for our little party and ended up fighting my way through what …
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Like a School Girl

December 16th, 2009 | Posted by Alison Spath in Late Night Craziness - (17 Comments)

I have to be honest. For the last week or so I feel like I’ve been walking around with my head in the clouds. I barely recognize myself or my life right now. I’m so distracted it’s almost like I’ve got an innocent little crush. Moving to the new house seems more real now that …
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There’s Always a Silver Lining

November 20th, 2009 | Posted by Alison Spath in Dinner Time - (17 Comments)

Tonight, in the history of cooking in my own kitchen, I had an EPIC FAIL dinner. It was a disaster – completely to blame on a new ingredient that I’ve never cooked with before: Polenta. I will attempt this meal again next week and will share more details on tonight’s disaster then. Until that time …
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Packed in today’s magic basket of super snacks? Whole Food Energy Bar from Vega that I was sent last week to review. I liked this one better than the Vibrancy bar actually. I especially liked that at 220 calories, this sucker easily held me over all afternoon while Maxine and I ran errands and Ava …
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Tea Time

September 17th, 2009 | Posted by Alison in Breakfast - (16 Comments)

I was on the fence about running this morning since I ran yesterday, but then it was decided for me when Maxine woke up early. I spent the time getting caught up with all things house and life instead. It’s amazing how just straying from the norm for a few days throws everything out of …
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Fun from the Shower

August 21st, 2009 | Posted by Alison in Morning Craziness - (10 Comments)

This morning I fired up a yogadownload podcast and did 45 minutes of Yoga for Runners. Holy boats and standing splits this is a challenging class! But it’s all good. I will be visiting this class again for sure. I know I’ve had too much to eat the night before when I’m barely noticing hunger …
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Sun of a Beach

August 11th, 2009 | Posted by Alison in Dinner Time - (24 Comments)

A little beach trip with some friends was in order for today, so we threw lunch in a bag this morning and off we went. Lunch for mom? Leftovers. Plus a Jocalat Larabar. And some Newman’s Own Organics Honey Wheat pretzels from our goodie box for sharing. While practically all the Newman’s Own Organics loot …
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Intuitive Fruit Dehydrating Yoga

August 10th, 2009 | Posted by Alison in Dinner Time - (24 Comments)

I found the instructions for my food dehydrator online and got to work this morning. As instructed, I soaked sliced bananas in lemon juice for a few minutes before placing them on the tray. Two trays of these guys. Sliced up and cored a red delicious apple, soaked in lemon juice and onto the tray …
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Solid Food Returns

July 24th, 2009 | Posted by Alison in Lunch - (4 Comments)

I set out for a hot, humid, sunny, ass sweaty run shortly after 12:00. Someone cuff me in the head and remind me why heading out for a run smack dab in the middle of a hot summer day is not the brightest idea I’ve ever had. It was HOT! And HUMID! And did I …
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