Savvy Eats

A few weeks after I started taking anti-gravity Pilates, my instructor Josh told us we were going to add something new to our routine: swinging, or “swooshing.” We stood with the hammocks in front of us, resting right at the hip crease, and walked forward until the hammock was tense.  Then we rose on to [...]

Originally, I was going to tell you the story of my early morning gym trips.  How I get up, get dressed, drink some water and eat a little something.  How I haven’t found the right little something to snack on pre-gym, something that’s quick to prepare and eat.  Something that is simultaneously filling enough to [...]

I recently took inventory of my chest freezer and the shelves where we keep my canned goods.  As it turns out, we haven’t been eating nearly enough fruit preserves.  Or I made way too many.  Or a combination of the two.  Because I’m pretty sure we aren’t going to eat 15 half-pint jars of strawberry [...]

Dan requested chocolate fondue for dessert on Valentine’s Day.  Easy enough, I thought.  I chopped up some strawberries, pineapple, oranges and brownies for dipping, and pulled up a fondue recipe from a blogger who I tend to trust.  Except instead of rich, creamy fondue, I ended up with chocolate milk.  The chocolate to cream ratio was just way [...]

In upstate New York, Meyer lemons are a precious commodity.  They aren’t local (citrus, tea and chocolate are my key exceptions to the eat-local rule) and they seem to have a very short season. They appear in the produce section of Wegmans for two or three weeks of the year, and then they’re gone in [...]

  Photo by Ashley of Edible Perspective. After months of tweaking my thyroid medicine and attempting multiple exercise and eating regimens, I’m finally starting to see a real difference in the way my clothes fit and the way I feel.  I still don’t feel well, but at least the fitness is a sign of progress. I’ve [...]

These are my recent autumn obsessions: 1. Plum colored nails.  This summer I was all about the bright orange nails, but now I’m adoring dark purple.  I used recessionista by essie. 2. Anti-gravity Pilates, which is basically Pilates using a big, suspended-from-the-ceiling hammock.  It is so challenging and so fun…and the inversion always gets rid [...]

For the past ten days, Dan and I have been exploring the Pacific Northwest with Dan’s brother.  A few days in Olympia, two in Portland, and the last few in Seattle for BlogHer Food. The hardest part of coming home from such a long trip is figuring out dinner the first night back.  The refrigerator [...]