Meatless Monday Gets a Makeover

For as long as I can remember, this notion of meatless Monday has been something I used to rolls my eyes at.  Growing up on with each dinner comprised of a protein, a starch and a veggie, altering this tightly-guarded rule-of-thumb for dinner composition was considered blasphemous. About a year ago, after spending a lot …

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Rise + Shine Smoothie Time

Daylight "savings" really? After cruising through the Wall Street Journal this morning, I now blame the wonderful folks at the candy companies for this robbery of my precious weekend sleep + free time. Why? Well it turns out that in 2007, the folks at some of our country's largest candy makers banded together and begged …

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No Meat, No Problem – Sweet Potato + Brussel Sprout Hash with Poached Egg + Thyme Hollandaise Sauce

So as the weekend comes to a close and reality of another Monday is staring you in the face, why not have something to look forward to on Monday night when you get home, throw on your yoga or sweatpants and wrestle with the idea of dinner? Enter this unsuspecting meatless option filled with color, …

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That’s it – I’ve gone bananas

Welcome to Monday - the day of endless meetings + errands, too many cups of coffee to count, nursing sore muscles from your long runs over the weekend and, let's face it, after such a hectic day, you know you want your cake and eat it too... ...but sometimes you need to settle for a …

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The sacrilegious salad

saladnoun  sal·ad  \ ˈsa-ləd \: any of various usually cold dishes: such asa : raw greens (such as lettuce) often combined with other vegetables and toppings and served especially with dressing Well it is certainly safe to say that during the holiday season, I gave Sesame Street's the Cookie Monster some job security concerns - however, as we hit the proverbial reset …

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Not Your Momma’s Oatmeal

Another day, another snow storm—this New England winter does not seem to be lightening up on us anytime soon. Over the past several weeks, we have become accustomed to hunkering down at home during each storm—which means forging for breakfast on your own. After seeing this week's snowfall forecast, it became apparent there was a need …

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