When you have kids, your opportunities to sleep in on the weekend dramatically decrease. It doesn’t matter that it’s 6 am on a Saturday–they’re awake, they’re hungry, and they need you NOW. So you roll out of bed and in your bleary state pour some cereal or make toast and the day has begun. I … Continue reading »
This is my favorite salad of all time. I eat it once a week for lunch. I think it is the unique pairing of flavors that makes me crave it so much–crisp & herbal fennel, bright citrus, creamy avocado, briny olives. Yum. Fennel is relatively new to me. I had a salad made with raw … Continue reading »
Some people only make resolutions once a year. I make resolutions once a season. It seems like as each season changes I find myself wanting something different, wanting to be a newer (hopefully better) version of myself. I look over my old routine and throw out the things that aren’t working, add in new things … Continue reading »
When autumn arrives in Rochester the nights get cooler, the leaves start changing colors, and pumpkin products show up EVERYWHERE. There are pumpkin pie Pop-Tarts, all kinds of pumpkin beer, and lots of pumpkin coffee-related items (I’m currently enjoying this stuff, even though I usually like my coffee black). It’s a marketing gimmick for sure, but … Continue reading »
The arrival of June means the arrival of strawberries here in Western New York. After months of anticipation the first super juicy and deeply red strawberries have finally made their appearance at the markets. Throughout my childhood (and even young adulthood) my mom would take my sister and I strawberry picking every June. If we … Continue reading »
