Category: Cooking

Recipe review: Spinach Strawberry Salad

So on our new-and-improved weekly Date Night, I made the Spinach Strawberry Salad from my Eating Well When You’re Expecting book.  It was a very spur-of-the-moment decision. I was flipping through the book while I cooked the burgers, and realized we actually had the ingredients to make… Continue Reading “Recipe review: Spinach Strawberry Salad”

Intervention!

I think everyone is addicted to something that is bad for them. Cigarettes, wine, coffee, etc. Really, addictions are only to bad things — no one ever complains of an addiction to green apples. Mine is Diet Coke. I started young, probably around age 7… Continue Reading “Intervention!”

The afternoon that spawned three snacks

After singing the praises of The Daily Dozen Pregnancy Diet, I decided to try it out in real life.  I may be a bit of a Junk Food Queen at home, but at work I always pack pretty healthy lunches, with lots of raw… Continue Reading “The afternoon that spawned three snacks”

The Daily Dozen

By far, the biggest thing weighing on my mind lately has been what I should — and should not — be eating. I’m about 1/4 of the way through What To Expect When You’re Expecting, and it keeps stressing the importance of what you eat… Continue Reading “The Daily Dozen”

Think bread instead

I have been cutting back on bread for years — ever since the low-carb kick really came on the scene and starting shrieking in its skinny jeans. I mean, I L-O-V-E bread — and rolls, English muffins, anything in the delectable carb family. That… Continue Reading “Think bread instead”