June 2009

in my cupboard: sunshine falafel burgers

June 30, 2009

The sunshine burgers are back in a falafel version and as expected, they are fabulous! Served with tzatziki sauce and a greek salad it was a fast, fresh, balanced meal! I can’t wait to try the Southwest variety as well – these are definitely a new staple in our house! My Tzatziki Recipe: Greek yogurt (I prefer [...]

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book review: Naturally Thin

June 29, 2009

Of course being a 20-something lady I love the Real Housewives show and Bethanny from the NY show is one of my faves because I think we have some similar ideas and thoughts on food, eating and enjoying life. So I was of course excited to read her new book titled, Naturally Thin. I wasn’t [...]

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june cheese plate

June 26, 2009

Carr Valley Menage – This is a mix of cow, sheep and goat milk that is unbelievably creamy. Carr Valley, a local Wisconsin cheese company can pretty much do no wrong. I grew up eating the Carr Valley cheddar and swiss and I never really even knew until recently that they had artisanal cheeses – [...]

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raw california ranch salad

June 25, 2009

This recipe was inspired by Gena at Choosing Raw – she had a recipe for a California Ranch Wrap – raw style that looked great! Since I usually have to pack everything up to take to work I thought I would just chop everything for the sake of ease Salad Ingredients: – Napa cabbage – [...]

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the best endeavor yet

June 24, 2009

The summer’s bring a time of farmers markets, sitting on the balcony outside, herb gardens…and not an extra minute to enjoy it!  (Although I would NEVER complain about it!!! ha!) Five years ago I started working with a weight-loss camp for kids along with my parents and now because I have a full-time job I [...]

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eating experiment: part 2

June 23, 2009

So far so good! I didn’t make it home Sunday for dinner so I am actually down to 2 dinners, 3 lunches (out of the office tomorrow) and 4 breakfasts. I know it doesn’t seem like that many meals and considering that I already have some of the ingredients for 1 of the dinners I [...]

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