People are always asking me questions about the benefits of Meatless Monday (which I have consistently been doing for awhile now). For me, it makes me take one day a week to consciously cut out red meat and poultry, which ups my intake of fruit, veggies, and fiber filled carbs like wheat pasta or bread, […]
Buyer Beware – Starbucks Pumpkin Latte Nutritional Info
Buyer Beware…or shall I say drinker beware? I took the plunge and got the Starbuck’s Pumpkin Spice Latte this morning. I am super tired from working like a madman lately so a Venti was in order. As you know, I have been attempting (emphasis on attempting ha) to watch what I eat and drink and […]
Worthwhile reads from the web this week
Here are my worthwhile reads from the web this week (for this week 9/3): Back in July, she posted a summer fruit leather recipe and now she is back at it again! This time with a fall-centric Apple Cinnamon Fruit Leather recipe on Baked by Rachel. As much as I love fruit leather, I also […]
Events in Boston September 2012
Event: Annual Oysterfest at Turner’s Date: September 1-30 Website: https://www.turners-seafood.com Event: Fashion’s Night Out Date: September 6 Website: https://fnoboston.com/ Event: Belgian Beer Fest Date: September 7 & 8 Website: https://www.bcaonline.org/venues/cyclorama.html Event: BYPA 6th Annual Football “Kickoff” Pub Crawl Date: September 8 Website: https://www.eventbee.com/v/bostonypa/event?eid=926835373 Event: Free Pilates in the Park Date: September 8 Website: https://www.jenniferphelan.com/workshops Event: […]
Worthwhile reads from the web this week
Here are my worthwhile reads from the web this week (for this week 8/27): Wholeliving.com featured a digital article listing 50 Ways to Stand Up to Cancer. Each time it is viewed, they will make a donation to Stand Up To Cancer’s fund-raising program, so make sure to check it out! I especially want to […]
Worthwhile reads from the web this week
Here are my worthwhile reads from the web this week (for this week 8/20): Life on Leroy featured an article about having simplistic expectations that really resonated with me. How cool is the blogosphere these days? Laurens Latest hosted a virtual baby shower with a round up/link up to plenty of recipes from other bloggers. […]
Photos from the feast
Scenes from my Saturday: Fisherman’s Feast festival in Boston’s North End
Mariposa & White Wine Sangria Recipe
I recently tried the brand new, first-ever agave nectar liqueur Mariposa! Produced by Heaven Hill Distilleries of Bardstown, KY, Mariposa Agave Nectar Liqueur is a natural sweetener similar to honey. I received plenty of recipes with the bottle to sample, but I decided to create my own white sangria spiked with the product and let […]
Worthwhile reads from the web this week
Here are my worthwhile reads from the web this week (for last week 8/13): I have been having way too much fun going out this summer instead of focusing on keeping fit. But with temps cooling down, I need to step up my work outs, even if the weather is bad! Fitnessista has a perfect […]
