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My Favorite Bloat-Fighting Foods
This little taste of warm weather has a lot of us thinking to the summer months ahead. You know what that means—beach time. Confidence is key to rocking a swimsuit no matter your shape. For many of us, bloating tops the list of buzz-killers. To help you feel your...
Thinking Out Loud
Happy Thursday! How's your week going? We've been having some great weather here in NYC. It's so nice to feel like spring is actually here! Here's some random goings-on from the past week or so. *The primaries were on Tuesday here in NYC. Pure crazy, but you'd better...
What I Ate Wednesday #263: Long Weekend
Happy What I Ate Wednesday. For last week's food diary-style post, I shared a mellow weekend day. This week I'm going to change things up and show some highlights from a recent trip to South Carolina. In early April, my mom, sister, one of my aunts, and I took a...
Chez Nous Charleston
Have you ever gone to a restaurant and felt like the experience was so perfect it couldn't possibly have been real? And yet... I enjoyed a girls' weekend with my mom, sister, and aunt recently, down South, and we took a day trip to Charleston, SC. Our lunch...
Goat Cheese Caprese Zoodle Salad
When I was in South Carolina last weekend for a girls' trip, we had a great lunch at a seafood place where they had some delicious appetizers. My favorite, by far, was a fried green tomato caprese salad with goat cheese instead of the usual mozzarella—it's probably a...
Mocha Smoothie
It feels a bit odd for me to be posting about coffee, as it's something that's been less a part of my life recently, but I wanted to share this recipe with you guys because it's a great way to enjoy your in-moderation fix in the warmer months. So, let's back up for a...
Thinking Out Loud: Eat to Beat Stress
Stress and diet often go hand-in-hand. Though we may think that a sugary treat or greasy burger will make us feel better, these types of foods may actually make it harder for us to deal with whatever curveballs the universe has decided to throw that day. Chronic...
What I Ate Wednesday #262: Self-Care Sunday
Happy What I Ate Wednesday. How's your week going? If you've been with me a while, you know that every Wednesday, I join this weekly link-up where bloggers share a day in the life in food diary form. I've been trying to get a handle on work-life balance recently, but...
Barlean’s Flax, Chia, Coconut Blend
Good morning! How's your week going? I'm just getting into the swing of the week after a long-weekend trip, so I wanted to share some simple, pretty stuff with you guys to start off Tuesday on a bright note. I'm glad you liked the PB & J blueberry crisp recipe the...
Chocolate Zucchini Bread Oatmeal
If you follow me on social media, you've probably seen a lot of posts about zucchini bread oatmeal. You may or may not think this is totally weird. It may or may not actually be totally weird to put grated zucchini in oatmeal, but it's become a weird-is-good staple in...