March 2012
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Motherly advice
I know this is the second “tip” entry in a row but I’ve been working on some new recipes that just aren’t quite right yet. I promise next post will have food involved!
For this post I decided to write just a few of the life lessons I have learned from my mother. For my entire life, my mom has been teaching me things that I didn’t even realize until I called on them...
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Tips from Grandma
Last week was spring break so needless to say, I did not do a lot of cooking. However, I did have dinner with my grandmother over break which is quite possibly the food highlight of any trip home. My grandmother is Italian (Sicilian but she won’t say that) and has the best sauce EVER! (Of course, any good italian grandchild would say that about their own grandmother.)
I am not privileged...
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Rabbit food CAN taste good!
With every new year, there are always the resolutions of getting in shape and losing weight. This year - I was serious. I cut out all fast food (mostly because I was out of job and had no income) and decided to listen to every Eat This, Not That tip created. I’ve never minded healthy food so the transition was easier for me than it may be for others. I started with (and maybe the only real...
February 2012
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VIVA ITALIA! vol. 1
Being 75% Italian, I have grown to love everything Italian, especially the food. I have made and eaten plenty of different kinds of pasta in many shapes and sizes. But when it came to pizza, we always ordered in. So recently I decided to attempt this classic Italian meal myself.
ingredients: - pizza dough (I use the uncooked kind from the bakery) - flour - butter - olive oil - garlic - onion...
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Shopping, Planning, Preparing
In today’s world it is just simply too easy to gain instant gratification in almost every aspect of our lives. When it comes to food, take a drive down any main drag through almost any town and you’ll find more fast food joints than you can count (and I bet you missed some too!). To maintain a healthy lifestyle, these can not be options in your life. In some cases though, you just...
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Breakfast of Champions
Hey guys! I wanted to start off this blog letting you know what I eat (practically) every morning for breakfast. Its quick and easy and super delicious while also being very! healthy and a great way to start off your healthy eating for the day.
It is basically my own version of an egg mcmuffin and depending on my mood and supplies that day depends on how I make it, but really, you can use what...
Welcome!
Hello readers! After much thought and consideration, I have finally heeded my mother’s advice and created a blog! I am about to graduate from college and have learned so much in my (almost) four years. I want this blog to be a collection of the lessons I have learned as well as the ones I continue to learn. Feel free to ask questions and I will answer them to the best of my ability. I am so...