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Tipsy Tuesday: Spiked Sparkling Cider
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Sound and look familiar? That’s because I saw this in Real Simple Magazine and had to put it in here. Granted, they have a party recipe. Me? I don’t host parties this time of year, but wanted to give this a try. Here’s what I found works best for a...[Read on] |
Tipsy Tuesday: Pumpkin Spice Martini
| Fall brings images of warmth and home goodness… and lots and lots of pumpkins. Thanksgiving is around the corner and quite frankly, I think this drink is super cute for a pre-gut-stuffing party!
Garnish:
Equal parts
-brown sugar
-allspice (ground cinnam...[Read on] |
Wino Wednesday: Mad Housewives Gone, Well, Mad
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Isn’t this just precious? I have no freaking clue how the wine tastes, but really… the marketing is genius. And if you visit their site, they have recipes too! Aptly named “Mad Cooking!” Hilarious!
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Food for Fitness: Edamame
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A couple of years ago, I went to my favorite Asian restaurant with one of my best friends and her fiancé.
There I ordered the best rice bowl ever created in this western world, and my friend’s fiancé ordered a big bowl of edamame as an appetizer. Th...[Read on] |
Women & Wine - A Food & Wine Lovers Guide to A Gourmet Seder
| My husband has this fantasy - he's invited to a Seder for Passover and none of the food resembles anything from Seders past. No jarred gefilte fish - no hard as rocks matzoh balls, no overcooked brisket (have I whet your appetite yet?)
Actually, part of ...[Read on] |
Thinking of Acai for weight loss? Think again.
| So when acai was making the rounds as a super fruit, I needed to find out more. As it turns out, yep, it’s a berry! It is different from some of the other wonderful berries like raspberries, blueberries, cranberries, and strawberries because it does no...[Read on] |
Tipsy Tuesday: Sleepy Tea
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In Maybe This Time, Andie drinks tea nightly with a little something extra (peppermint shnapps) to help her sleep in the spooky old house. Two simple ingredients, one very relaxing outcome!
Pepper My ZZZs
1 tea bag of relaxing/ sleep aid tea (I recommen...[Read on] |
Book Review: The Lost Recipe for Happiness
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Author: Barbara O’Neal
Pages: 447
Date Started: 8/8/10
Date Finished: 8/15/10
Simple Summary: Elena is a chef and has a past. Mega horror film director Julian Liswood wants her to spearhead his new restaurant in Aspen, CO. And to taste her naughty bits....[Read on] |
Food for Fitness: The tantalizing Tastes of Tempeh
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I have considered life without meat. I have friends who are vegetarian some even that are vegan, and I have eaten their kinds of food with them and enjoyed it greatly sometimes.
However, I just do not think that I could live without consuming a thick, ju...[Read on] |
Notes from a bitch - nutrition...
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A few Sundays ago I watched 60 Minutes and caught a segment highlighting the work of Alice Waters, the "mother of slow food." I was inspired by Waters' love of food and her passionate belief that everyone is entitled to good food.
I couldn't agree mor...[Read on] |
Me & Goji delivers a healthy breakfast option
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Crunchy. Crispy. Chewy. Healthy?
With nine base cereals offered and over fifty “enhancers” everyone is sure to find a tasty combination of Me & Goji custom artisanal cereal. My creation, the “Mighty Mango” (don’t ask me why I picked that name) ...[Read on] |
10 Christmas gifts that cost practically nothing
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While you are making your Christmas list this holiday season, you may think to yourself “How am I going to afford to get anybody anything?” I know this thought has scrolled repetitively through my mind several times these last couple of weeks.
Being ...[Read on] |
A Green Backyard Barbecue
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July 4th is one of my favorite holidays. I like to celebrate with a backyard barbecue (of course) and by giving my husband an extra BIG hug (eight years ago, Ron and I met on Independence Day). This holiday weekend, Ron fired up the Weber. Over the years...[Read on] |
Christmas Confections: Three Simple Delicious Cookie Recipes
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This is certainly the most wonderful time of the year. Houses, businesses, and trees are all glowing with glittering lights reflecting the warmth felt deep within the soul of many people around the globe.
Triumphant carols are echoes of holidays past, bu...[Read on] |
Food for Fitness: Cool Down with a Low-Fat Raspberry Smoothie
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Sweet summertime is bursting with warm nights, bright flavors, and exciting colors. I don’t know about you, but when the weather is hot, I do not like a heavy meal to eat. Rather, I enjoy a light appetizer with a punch of gusto.I love the symphonic arom...[Read on] |
Food for Fitness: Zucchini Pancakes
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Growing up with a vegetable garden, my family always had the best pick fresh produce right at arm’s length. We grew corn, lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, broccoli, and a variety of squash including zucchini.Although we had a fairly wide selection available,...[Read on] |
5 reasons you should get active with your BFF
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We all have that friend who hates to exercise. Maybe she’s naturally thin and feels like she doesn’t have to work out. Or maybe she never found a sport that she enjoys and is too intimidated to start now. Whatever the reason, her lack of movement coul...[Read on] |
Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving NHTSA Twitter Party 12/9 -- Pledge to Not Drink and Drive!
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Last year, more than 250 people died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes during the Christmas and New Year’s holiday periods.
Whether at a holiday party, a New Year’s Eve bash at a bar or reveling with friends, many of us will be on the road thi...[Read on] |
The extraordinary benefits of tea
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From England to China to Morocco to America, tea has been around since ancient times. There are both caffeinated and non-caffeinated teas, as there are ones that are known for their specific healing effects.Tea is broken down into four types: green, whi...[Read on] |
Welcome Spring! Do your roads have a plethora of potholes?
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Recipes for Potholes: take some snow, ice and rain + mix in some sunlight and the spring time freeze & thaw cycles, and you get a plethora of potholes!I've lived in Vermont for over 25 years and have never seen such a stellar crop of potholes!Vermont...[Read on] |
Spotlight on Celia Rivenbark: Lady and author of laughs
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Ladies and gentlemen, shield your eyes if you take offense to hysterical banter and a sarcastic tone.
In a world where only the dramatic movies win at the Oscars, where tear-jerker books are admired most, Celia Rivenbark has arrived, and she’s shaking ...[Read on] |
Women & Wine – Grape Expectations for Social Media from the Wine Industry
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“It was the best of times and the worst of time..” High hopes, erratic weather conditions, a tentativeness about the economy hovering on the horizon is what characterized this harvest season … or am I describing the Season of Social Media in the wi...[Read on] |
What the Chicks Love: Valentine’s Day Chick Picks
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Regardless if you’re happily and magically intertwined with a wonderful-someone celebrating with candlelight and champagne or a blissfully confident and sassy single chick painting the town red (or pink) with your girlfriends -today is a day to celebr...[Read on] |
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