day 9 – fabulous friday

day 9 – fabulous friday

Friday night is usually a time when my husband and I will go out for dinner to regroup after our week and kick off our weekend. I was worried that staying in wouldn’t feel the same, but in the midst of a rigorous work travel schedule, I think he was more than...
day 7 – over the hump

day 7 – over the hump

Sara Dickerman is the creator of the 2014 Food Lover’s Cleanse and there was a chat/Q&A session with her yesterday on Bon Appétit’s Facebook page. There were a lot of good questions and comments, but one that I hadn’t really thought about was...
day 5 – monday mealtime

day 5 – monday mealtime

The deal at our house typically is that if I cook, my husband cleans (or vice versa). He’s got it easy lately as most of these recipes come together relatively simply, with minimal pots, pans or general trashing of the kitchen. Take it from me and make it simple...
day 4 – flavors of sunday

day 4 – flavors of sunday

The Packers played today and it was a playoff game which meant it was practically holiday status for my cheesehead husband. He invited his buddies over and the menu was all Midwestern – two HUGE pots of sloppy Joes, multiple bags of chips and French onion dip. Last I...
cleanse cocktail

cleanse cocktail

Cleanse cocktail? Isn’t that an oxymoron? It conjured up visions of a drink that would include kale and vinegar with maybe some cayenne and garlic and that would involve plugging my nose to gag down. Boy was I happily surprised when I scanned the ingredients and...