In love
I was raised on plain yogurt and was the only kid on the planet eating it in the 1980s. I still crave it, until now. Im breaking up with you, plain yogurt enter my new exotic love: Greek Yogurt. Creamier. Richer. More filling. If it could speak it would have an accent. I love men, I mean yogurts, with accents. I couldnt help but notice Greek Yogurt in stores the past several months and have been reading…
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Here are the ingredients for my special Chocolate Chip & Craisin Cookies. One of these things is not like the other; remember that from Sesame Street? One of these things helps mommy get through the hour of baking cookies after a really, really long flight home from NYC. Here’s what goes in, minus the Diet Dr. Pepper. That’s all for me thanks. Chocolate Chip Craisin Cookies {makes about 2 dozen} 3/4 C white sugar 3/4 C packed brown sugar 1…
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Fall is officially here—hooray for my favorite season! Time to bring out the sweaters, the scarves, the cute little boots that I bought last spring in anticipation of this season! And time to bust out all the great fall recipes. Time to bring out the pumpkin! I love all things pumpkin. Pumpkin pie, pumpkin soup, pumpkin cookies. So when I came across a recipe for pumpkin granola, I had to try it out. It’s still piping hot from the oven…
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Summer drinks to refresh!! I love summer and the warm sun!! Last month we looked at water intake, so this month lets look at some other ways to increase your fluid intake. Nothing beats a cold glass of ice water, but often I find clients get a little tired of just water. You may find that adding a lemon wedge adds some flavor, or getting the small ice chips. You may want to add some flavor to your water or…
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I have something that you absolutely must put on your summer to-do list. And if you don’t have an ice cream maker, add “beg, borrow, or buy an ice cream maker” to your list right before this: MAKE LEMON ICE CREAM. So delicious. So refreshing. So summery. The lemon ice cream recipe that I use is one I found by way of Cafe Johnsonia, who found it by way of Martha Stewart. What I love about it is that it’s…
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If you’ve never tried gazpacho, I recommend you do. It’s a perfect summertime meal: colorful, healthy, light and full of zesty garden goodness. Also great because there is zero cooking involved. Don’t you just dread turning on an oven in the summer months? Perfect for lunch or dinner, could be fun to take to your next cookout, served in clear plastic cups. We like this recipe at our house, a modification of Barefoot Contessa’s famous recipe. Mr. J prefers his…
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For almost two years weve been eating vegetarian or vegan twice a week and seafood twice a week. I guess you could consider us part-time vegetarians. Eating this way keeps us from overloading our diets with too much meat or dairy and cuts down on our grocery bill. It forces us to eat more fresh produce and to shop locally so the produce actually has flavor. It is extremely eco-friendly to eat vegetarian twice a week; eating meat takes a…
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This is one of my hubby’s favorite desserts. Though it’s not the least bit glamorous or gourmet, it’s great for casual celebrations. My mother often made it for my summer birthday or Father’s Day. It can be made completely or partially ahead of time, and requires zero baking skills. It hardly requires any skills at all! Perfect. And the kids can help, too. Really, do you know any dad that doesn’t love ice cream and cookies? Definitely an indulgence, which…
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By guest mom Vanessa Brown. “Don’t dumb down your kids food” is a motto we live by. Sure, we do fun kiddie snacks but we don’t change our dinner menu to fit the “kid palette.” This is in part due to my marrying a food snob but it is also in part due to the frustration while being a nanny for seven years and only feeding the kids three things: chicken nuggets, mac and cheese and pizza. I still remember…
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