5 Minute Lunches

In NYC we have so many food options on every corner.  Come lunch time all the food can be very tempting especially when you walk by the pizzeria, or smell fresh cut french fries, or see a monster panini being pressed.   Even if the salads or fresh sandwiches are appealing to you they often [...]

Roman Lunches

I’m reverting back to my European trip… The end of our trip was Rome, which is one of my favorite cities!  The culture, history, food, and architecture is all amazing.  As I have shown through some of my other European posts, I tried to balance out some of my favorite European treats with healthy food, [...]

Rainbow Meal

I’m sure you’ve heard many people in the health industry saying “eat the colors of the rainbow.”  While it may seem like a silly statement, it’s very true!  The various colors contain different vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals.  So if you’re diet is predominately one color, you may want to think of varying it up a [...]

Inside Scoop on Sushi

Have you ever wondered how many calories are in sushi rolls? Last week I ordered in from Haru, which is an upscale chain sushi restaurant in Manhattan.  I typically order salmon/avocado roll with brown rice and a piece or two of sashimi.  In addition I order a seaweed salad, edamame or a salad to complete [...]

Potato, Bacon & Corn Frittata

Sunday mornings are a great time to experiment in the kitchen.  I looked around to survey the kitchen and see what I could make.  There were 2 yukon gold potatoes leftover from our week and a half old CSA delivery, in addition to fresh corn that came on Friday.  I thought to myself – a [...]

A Beautiful Shower

This past Sunday I went to my brother’s fiance’s bridal shower.  It was a beautiful shower!  The theme was “travel” and each person was given a luggage tag as their place card.  Cute idea, huh? The table names were the places they have traveled together. Now onto the food, here was the menu: I chose [...]

Hot Dogs on the Line

Have you seen the latest news about the lawsuit on hot dogs? The Washington, D.C.-based Cancer Project (a vegan advocacy group) decided to take their stand again nitrate laden hot dog brands: Oscar Mayer brand; Sara Lee Corp.; Nathan’s Famous; and the makers of the Hebrew National and Sabrett brands. The lawsuit is based on [...]

Florentine Lunch

Oh how I LOVE Florence!  There is something incredibly charming and authentic about Florence.  Yes there are tons of tourists flocking to the Duomo in the summertime, but it doesn’t really matter! We spent one day in Florence on our way to Tuscany.  Since we had been there before, it was really to reminisce.  Last [...]

On-the-go Breakfast

On our European trip breakfast was always on our mind.  In the country we had it included with our night’s stay.  However, in the cities we did not.  This meant that we had to go out to a cafe or pick up something from a local store.  Going without breakfast is not something we do!  [...]

I’m Not Perfect

That is gelato – 1 scoop of yogurt and 1 scoop of hazelnut.  And guess what, it was my lunch?! I will get back to that lunch in Valpolicella, Italy in a minute.  But my main point of this post is to say that no one is perfect, and that there is no one perfect [...]