Good Luck New Year’s Food
Can you believe that it’s New Year’s Eve in a few days already? Totally crazy. It seems like time speeds up as you get older. But the funny thing is that those times get more and more enjoyable due to lessons gained from experience, expanding knowledge, and stronger relationships. That being said,...
10 Best Muscle Recovery Foods
Guess who’s starting to workout today? That’s right…yours truly. I’ve always liked to stay active, I even jump on the treadmill a couple times a week. However, for some reason every single autumn I gain a ridiculous amount of weight. You know how most people have their weight fluctuate between 5...
Superstorm Sandy
**Hey everyone, I usually try to keep everything on this blog food related, but I feel like it’s important to address Superstorm Sandy and its devastating effects on the East Coast.** As you guys know, I’m from New Jersey and spend a large part of my life at the beach. My family...
Pumpkin Picking 2012
Over the fields and through the woods to pumpkin pick we go! YES! As you guys know, I love pumpkin picking but wasn’t able to go last year. It totally bummed me out, so this year I made it a point to fit a trip to the pumpkin patch into my schedule....
Science Fiction Food
Guess what? My brother and I are off to Comic Con NYC for the weekend! Once there we’ll feast our eyes on the latest sci-fi, fantasy, and adventure happenings in the world. He’s attended the convention before, but this is my first year and I couldn’t be more excited. I even heard...
Build a Better Pizza GIVEAWAY!
Free stuff! Free stuff! Free stuff! Who doesn’t love a good old fashioned giveaway? ;) But before I get to that, let me explain a bit about what’s going on… The nice people over at Hodgson Mill asked me to enter their Build A Better Pizza Contest on their Facebook page. They’re...
Apple Picking with Meagan
As I write this post, one of my best friends is heading off to Paraguay with the Peace Corps for the next 27 months. It’s going to be an incredible, life changing adventure for her, and I couldn’t help be more inspired and proud. Meagan is such a free spirit who...
What Did Pirates Eat?
Ahoy! Today is Talk Like a Pirate Day; a random “holiday” where people are encouraged to channel their inner swashbuckler, break out their parrots and peg legs, and talk like a plunderer of the sea. Kind of fun, right? So to get into the holiday cheer, I thought to myself – what...
Garden Progress: Summer 2012
Sorry for being MIA for a month. I’ve been a bad blogger. In my defense – there have been a lot of medical issues going on in my family lately. Combine that with never charging my camera annnnd yeah…lack of posting. I promise I’ll be better! So, in a loosely bulleted summary...
How To Grow Thyme
We really didn’t use fresh thyme growing up. In fact, we almost exclusively used the dried variety…and to be honest, not that often. Over the last couple of years, I started to really dig this lemony little herb! The leaves are so fragrant and tasty, with hints of pepper, lemon, and earthiness....
How To Grow Basil
Basil is one of my favorite flavors. It’s sweet, peppery, bold, and nothing else is quite like it. It’s one of the most popular home grown herbs due to its ability to be added to either sweet or savory comfort foods and because it’s SO simple to grow. Although I’ve grown it...
Garden Progress: Spring 2012
So the past few years I’ve really been getting into gardening. I mean…we used to have a garden when I was a wee tot, but then the hobby died off. In 2010 I re-launched our garden …but this time, I wanted to build something that would reflect the wood of our deck...
