Category Archives: Food

How Counting Calories Drove Me To Drink

It was a long journey from my days of drinking a 6-pack of Coke a day to my days of really, truly and honestly preferring water. It’s been a long time since I’ve kept a food journal or counted calories, … Continue reading

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Monday Musings

A few weeks ago they were sampling ChobaniĀ® Champions at my grocery store. I tried all of the flavors, and while I thought I’d be putting Vanilla Chocolate Chunk in my grocery cart, I really liked Orange Vanilla best.Ā  This … Continue reading

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Easy Black Bean Soup

This recipe for black bean soup comes from Real Simple magazine and is quick and nutritious. I make it with chicken broth, but it easily can be made with vegetable broth to make vegetarian/vegan. I can’t make when my son is … Continue reading

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Satisfying Snacks For That Afternoon Slump

This week has been crazy. From a trip to New York that wasn’t, a late night lacrosse game, an early morning tour of the cherry blossoms, a work dinner, and several last-minute meetings, my usual schedule–and meal planning–was thrown out … Continue reading

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Third Time’s The (Chocolate) Charm

For the last three years, my son has had a wrestling tournament in Richmond, Virginia. For the last three years, we’ve gone down early to beat the horrible traffic that clogs I-95S on a Friday afternoon. For the last three … Continue reading

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