Home improvement shows are notorious for showing off glamorous and organized kitchens that practically beg you to come and cook a gourmet meal. The counters are clean, the pantry is tidy and everything about it feels refreshing, light and airy. But, most of our kitchens are not that neat and orderly. … Read More
An Honest Conversation About Varicose Veins During Pregnancy, Part 2
“A woman’s body is stunning and awe-inspiring. She can nurture a baby in the most intimate, loving way, birthing new life. You don’t have to live with the embarrassment or stigma from changes that occur to your body during pregnancy.… Read More
No-Bake Carrot Cake Snack Balls
This dietitian adores carrot cake. Adores with a capital “A.” Growing up, each person in my family got to choose what type of cake we wanted to enjoy on our birthday and every year, there was no need to even have a discussion with me- carrot cake with cream cheese icing.… Read More
An Honest Conversation About Varicose Veins During Pregnancy, Part 1
Mortified. Day by day I watched purple veins pop to the surface of the inside of my left knee and spread down my calf like a spider web. It looked awful. I tried to ignore it, pretend it wasn’t there, but as the weeks of pregnancy passed by I realized this was something that was not going away.… Read More
Faster Weeknight Dinners- Strategies That Really Work!
Years ago, Rachael Ray had a tv show on the Food Network called Week in a Day. In the course of 60 (tv) minutes, she would show you how to make 5 different meals for your family and how to reheat and serve them each night. … Read More
The Hunger Days… When Your Appetite Won’t Go Away
Do you ever wake up with ravenous hunger that doesn’t seem to go away, no matter what you do or eat?! Those days when you can’t get food off your brain and it seems to take captive your thoughts? Maybe you eat a meal only to find you are hungry shortly thereafter. … Read More