I often get into a breakfast rut, but oddly enough I resort to breakfast when I'm in a dinner rut. Makes perfect sense, right? I got some pretty good tips and tricks while participating in the Kellogg chat on The Motherhood last week. Did you know that breakfast should provide … [Read more...] about Breakfast: It’s What’s for Dinner
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Talking Morning Nutrition with Kellogg
Breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. It's no cliche. I wake up starving and might revert to stashing a box of crackers in my nightstand to nosh in the middle of the night like I did when I was pregnant. Bird and Deal get a proper breakfast every morning, and we … [Read more...] about Talking Morning Nutrition with Kellogg
EAT Green on St. Patrick’s Day
Oh sure, we're all decked out in green, or for the lame among us, donning a shamrock sticker stolen from the the kids' art box, to pretend to be Irish for the day. We're all about the Luck o' the Irish and all things green. It seems to me that it's a fine time to eat green … [Read more...] about EAT Green on St. Patrick’s Day
Root Beer Cocktail – 5:00 Fridays
I'm hosting a LIVE 5:00 Fridays this week at The Union in downtown Raleigh! A portion of the proceeds from the sale of all the special 5:00 Fridays cocktails will benefit my 39 mile Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. I'm walking to support two friends who are battling breast cancer … [Read more...] about Root Beer Cocktail – 5:00 Fridays
Spring Sorbet – 5:00 Fridays
Bird was sick last week. Then Mac Daddy came home with the flu. Deal has so far been spared. I am the flu's latest victim. I shan't bore you with the phlegmy, fatigued details of my malady. Suffice it to say that I haven't an appetite for … [Read more...] about Spring Sorbet – 5:00 Fridays
Healthier Meal Makeovers FREE Cooking Class!
I’m co-hosting an upcoming class in the Web’s first-ever virtual cooking school, Cooking Connections, and I would love for all of you to join me! Here’s what you need to know to participate: When: Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 1 p.m. ET Where: TheMotherhood – here is the link … [Read more...] about Healthier Meal Makeovers FREE Cooking Class!
Pins & Needles
I was on pins and needles this morning. My palms were a bit sweaty, and my mind was running laps alongside the butterflies in my stomach. After I dropped Bird and Deal off at school this morning I went a few blocks further and took a giant leap out of my comfort zone. I got … [Read more...] about Pins & Needles