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Strawberry Moscato Sparkler

Strawberry Moscato Sparkler

| May 6, 2013 | 1 Comment

Six weeks, four days. That’s a mere 46 days — or 1,104 hours, if you prefer. Though it’s probably slightly less than 1,104 hours. What’s the countdown? It’s the number of days until the school year ends and the kids and I can officially — really and truly — head off the shoreline for a [...]

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Homemade Strawberry Lemonade Slushies

Homemade Strawberry Lemonade Slushies

| April 29, 2013 | 7 Comments

Once when I was a tween living in Poughkeepsie, New York, my family took a bike ride around our neighborhood with another family we were friends with. It was a cool spring day, and the blossoms were on the trees. Our friends had recently moved into the neighborhood, and — for me — it was [...]

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Stress-Free Thanksgiving: Cranberry Citrus Martini (and Don’t Forget the Drinks)

Stress-Free Thanksgiving: Cranberry Citrus Martini (and Don’t Forget the Drinks)

| November 7, 2012 | 2 Comments

Confession: I’ve been known to carefully plan holiday dinners but totally forget about drinks. Usually it’s my husband who clues into the conspicuous absence of beverages. He asks me if I bought anything to serve for drinks. And my response? Usually something like “Well, there’s water!” He’s not fond of that answer. Don’t worry — [...]

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Strawberry Banana Pomegranate Cocktail

Strawberry Banana Pomegranate Cocktail

| June 10, 2012 | 8 Comments

On Friday, I rushed into my kids’ school to pick them up and passed a friend with her kids leaving. “We’ll be playing outside for awhile,” she said. I responded with something like “Fun!” thinking that I just couldn’t. In my head, I thought about I had to get back to work. I couldn’t lose [...]

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Chilled Tropical Smoothie

Chilled Tropical Smoothie

| March 6, 2012 | 2 Comments

Lately, I have gotten really into smoothies and juices. Not in a juice-fasting or cleansing sort of way, but in a supplementing all the water I drink way. It’s nice to have something other than coffee and water once in awhile, and juices and smoothies are much better for you than soda. Plus they taste [...]

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Bobby Flay’s Banana-Milk Chocolate Crackle Milkshakes (and a Giveaway!)

Bobby Flay’s Banana-Milk Chocolate Crackle Milkshakes (and a Giveaway!)

| May 5, 2011 | 38 Comments

Who likes milkshakes? This girl! While I have never been a fan of those triple thick, can’t get it up a straw, milkshakes (hello, tummy ache!), I am a huge fan of the slightly thinner, creamy, cold variety. And this year, I finally learned how to make ‘em. Thanks to Bobby Flay. Earlier this year, [...]

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Easy Homemade Lemon-Limeade Recipe

Easy Homemade Lemon-Limeade Recipe

| April 27, 2011 | 3 Comments

When Will returned to school on Monday, he wasn’t as excited as usual. “I want it to be summer, Mommy,” he told me. After a week of spring break, the sun finally emerged on Sunday and we had an amazing day filled with egg hunts and family and good food. I totally understand what he’s [...]

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Faux Caramel Latte

Faux Caramel Latte

| April 25, 2011 | 7 Comments

My journey to being healthier this year has meant giving up certain things like most fast food (good riddance), soda (though I indulge once in a while) and cutting way down on my sweets-intake. But one thing that didn’t make the chopping block? Coffee. I savor my morning coffee. It’s a daily ritual, often drank [...]

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Cooking with Kids: Smoothies!

Cooking with Kids: Smoothies!

| July 13, 2010 | 1 Comment

If there is one thing my kids love, it’s options. So, when I suggested that we make our own smoothies this afternoon, they were both totally psyched. We were in the grocery store when I mentioned it and Will’s reaction was priceless. “Smoothies? Really?!? Yay!” Then, when they saw the array of ingredients spread out [...]

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Cooking with Kids: Mango Iced Tea Recipe

Cooking with Kids: Mango Iced Tea Recipe

| June 14, 2010 | 0 Comments

Our family is off having fun this week (check in Friday for pics, details and more!), so we’re pretty busy. But don’t worry: There is a whole great line-up of recipes that will post this week. Today’s is a great, easy homemade iced tea. We all love iced tea and this one is a wonderful, [...]

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