I’ve been obsessed with the color, Radiant Orchid, long before it was heralded as PANTONE’S Color of the Year for 2014. Ok, so maybe not Radiant Orchid, proper — but colors like it. I’ve historically gravitated toward deep fuchsias, pinky purples and ravishing raspberries in sweaters, blazers and dresses and I think that this color […]
Archives for January 2014
{Guest Post} Unlocking Her Passion By Following Her Heart: Meet Lauren Bradford of Heartsmith
This is a sponsored post. In 1998, Lauren Bradford was a busy stay-at-home mom in Northern Bergen County, New Jersey. With her husband’s business floundering in the changing economy, she began thinking about developing a business that would help sustain her family financially as well as appeal to her creative side. Ideally her business would […]
Meatballs 3 Ways (Just in Time for the Big Game!)
I managed to make three different meatball dishes within the past two weeks of this Polar Vortex extravaganza that is our Northeast Winter. And wanted to share them here for those who are either fine-tuning their Super Bowl party menus, or looking for some cold weather dinner inspiration to get you through yet another frigid […]
A la Mode on the Road: New York State Dairy Tour
Just before the holidays, I had the chance to take my very first press trip, sponsored by the American Dairy Association & Dairy Council. My charge was to head on up to the Finger Lakes region of New York State to experience local food, wine – and of course – dairy. It was a weekend […]
A New Year’s Treat for New York Metro Area Dunkin’ Donuts Fans {$25 Giveaway Closed}
A few years back when The Hubs and I would commute to work into the city together, our first stop would always be the Dunkin’ Donuts located just steps from our building. He’d get a medium hot coffee – milk, no sugar – and I’d get either an iced decaf with skim or an iced […]
{Guest Post} Two Fit Moms Share Their 6 Healthy Habits for the New Year
Are you one of the 83,000 Instagram followers of @Masumi_G or maybe one of the 608,000 followers of @LauraSykora? They are the two 36-year-old mothers (and yoga powerhouse social media sensations) behind Two Fit Moms, a site and movement created with their shared goal of staying healthy and fit through yoga, nutrition, fitness and healing. And […]
Pork, Beans and Greens: Our New Year’s Day Foodie Traditions
Just before heading out to dinner last night, I made sure to turn off my lentil soup that was simmering away on the stove. Because what is New Year’s Eve without legumes??? Legend has it that if one does not consume at least a cup of peas, beans or lentils within 24 hours of the […]