I spent the last few days battling a cold. Again. I usually don’t get sick very often, but my 4 head colds this winter seem to be a byproduct of my beautiful toddler daughter. Every time she has a runny nose, it morphs into a cold for me. I have a very specific regimen of… [Read More]
nourishment
My very good friend’s birthday was last weekend, and to celebrate, she invited a few of her close girlfriends out to dinner this past Monday night in NYC. I really wanted to be there, but it was a particularly hard night for me to go out. I already had plans to be in the city… [Read More]
the waxy peppers and going organic
I have another story about my mom. My family has a beach house, and all summer long, she has to cook for my dad, me, my husband, my sisters and their significant others, plus her two granddaughters. It is not easy, so she typically bought produce in bulk from Costco. This past summer, while grilling… [Read More]
The disappearing chia seeds
Every Thursday morning, my mom babysits my 1-year-old daughter. Last week, when I returned home, my mom proudly announced that she had cleaned out and reorganized my pantry. I am not a particularly organized person, and the mess in my pantry can easily get out of hand, so I was grateful for the help…. [Read More]
lemon water
There are so many topics that I want to cover in this blog, and I found it hard to begin. Where would I start? I decided to simply begin with a topic related to how I start each day. I gave up coffee a few years ago, and although I do drink a lot… [Read More]
about this blog
I just returned from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition Conference. which took place this past weekend in NYC. It was such a great few days. I learned so much from the speakers, who were amazing, and from my fellow IIN students who were inspiring. At the end of the weekend, I decided that it was time… [Read More]
daring to begin…
so, here i go…