day 3 – satiating saturday

day 3 – satiating saturday

The weekends might normally be a test of the commitment to the cleanse but I have to admit, even I am a little shocked at how well this is going and how tasty the food is! Now why haven’t I done this Food Lover’s Cleanse before? Notes from today: • To see...
delicious day 2

delicious day 2

Day 2 full steam ahead! Today I was at a photo studio art directing package photography for a client. The photographer and food stylist are great and they photograph a lot of food but the studio could easily be the pitfall of any eating plan – there is always...
tasty first day

tasty first day

It didn’t escape me that the first day of the Bon Appétit Food Lover’s Cleanse was completely vegetarian but I have to say, today’s menu was so flavor packed (and no, I’m not just saying that), that I didn’t miss meat too much. Notes from...
and away we go

and away we go

Well the kitchen is completely trashed but I am ready to start the Bon Appétit Food Lover’s Cleanse tomorrow. Friends on Facebook are talking about various juice cleanses but they aren’t for me – I like to chew too much. I need a different solution to...
cranberry margarita

cranberry margarita

I read somewhere once that a good host should always greet their guests at the door with a drink in their hand. That it automatically puts everyone at ease and sets the tone for the evening. This is protocol I can live with. For dinner parties, it’s usually a...