From the monthly archives:

February 2011

Battle of the Brownies update

February 28, 2011

This past weekend I went to the Poconos (in Pennsylvania) with about 17 of my friends. We rented a house together and had an awesome weekend. This was also an awesome opportunity to taste test some brownies to solidify the winner of our brownie battle. So I made 5 batches of brownies. I made 2 [...]

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Farro with Coarse Pesto

February 23, 2011

Recently I purchased two of Giada De Laurentiis’ cookbooks and I love them both. I used to not really like Giada but for some reason I have really grown to like her. A month or so ago I made her Spicy Smoked Mozzarella Meatballs and they were a huge hit. Tonight I tried out her [...]

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Hawthornes Cafe

February 22, 2011

Hawthornes Cafe 738 11th Street Philadelphia, PA 19147 (Corner of 11th & Fitzwater) Phone: 215.627.3012 On Monday night Todd & I went to dinner at Hawthornes in South Philly. According to the website, Hawthornes focuses on good food, good beer, and good people. While Hawthornes is a beer cafe with over 1,000 single bottles, 12 [...]

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Abdominal Exercises

February 18, 2011

In case you missed my other weight-lifting posts here they are: 12 Reasons to Lift Weights Lower Body Exercises Chest Strength Training Exercises Today’s post is about ABs! Before getting into the actual exercises it is important to understand some “myths” about abdominal exercises. A lot of people are under the impression that in order [...]

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Indian Pudding

February 17, 2011

I have only ever had Indian Pudding once in my life so far and that was this past October when I visited Cape Cod with Todd. My first Indian Pudding was absolutely fantastic and was served with whipped cream and sweet corn ice cream. Unfortunately, I have not had Indian Pudding since then because it [...]

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Mac & Cheese with Squash and Spinach

February 16, 2011

This past Sunday, my good friend Anna and I did our long run together. She had 16 miles (mileage PR for her!) and I had 1:30 3/1. So obviously we didnt get to run the entire run together. We had such a great time, though. Beautiful weather and good conversation…I just love Anna! She is [...]

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Peace Corps Half Marathon

February 15, 2011

My friend from high school, Ryan, is in her second and final year as a Peace Corps Volunteer for the Community HIV/AIDS Outreach Program in South Africa. It takes a really special person to be a Peace Corps volunteer and I think that what she is accomplishing is just amazing. Ryan has a blog where she [...]

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Mushroom Barley Soup

February 14, 2011

Happy Valentine’s Day! I saw the picture above on the internet and thought it was cute so I decided to post it up on here. A little kid drew it…. and his/her artwork is much better than I could ever do. Let’s just say I am not very artistic…at all. haha Random thought…but remember in [...]

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happy valentine’s day.

February 13, 2011

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Healthy Living Tips

February 12, 2011

If you missed the post I wrote on Components of a healthy diet…here it is! It was a pretty simple post…explaining the basics of various nutrients and such but it is important information people! I was reading the latest issue of Womens Health Magazine the other day and stumbled upon some tips on healthy eating. [...]