From the monthly archives:

July 2011

Yvonne Stewart Memorial Run 7/24/11

July 31, 2011

As most of you may know, we have spent the last year or so planning a charity run in honor of our Grandmother, Yvonne Stewart. After a ton of work, the inaugural Yvonne Stewart Memorial Run took place Sunday, July 24, 2011 on the Atlantic City Boardwalk. This was the first run and event that [...]

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Down & Dirty Mud Run

July 19, 2011

Good morning! Hope your week is off to a good start so far! Yesterday was one of those days that everything seemed to work against me….itt was a crappy day to say the least. It was also Day 1 of Marathon Training and I almost skipped my run because I was so spent by the [...]

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The Hunger Games

July 17, 2011

I hope that everyone enjoyed their weekend and that you’re ready for the start of a new week. I spent my weekend at the beach which was very relaxing and just what I needed. Saturday night I went out to dinner with my parents to Luke Palladino. I have been to Luke Palladino’s original restaurant [...]

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Arancini Casserole

July 16, 2011

Good Morning! Hope your weekend is off to a good start so far We don’t usually post on the weekends but I thought since we have had a lack of posts as of recent, I would check-in and share a delicious recipe with you all! I have actually made this recipe once before but the [...]

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YS Memorial Run- July 24th Atlantic City, NJ

July 12, 2011

We are 11 days away from the Inaugural Yvonne Stewart Memorial 5K/10K Run and 2 Mile Walk!!!! For those of you who do not know, my two sisters and I have been working to plan this event in honor of our Grandmom who was a retired Atlantic County Detective Sergeant and one of the [...]

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Babaganoush Soup

July 12, 2011

Last week Jenna posted a recipe for Babaganoush soup. I certainly have heard of babaganoush but I have never actually had it. However, everything sounded so good about this soup…roasted red pepper and eggplant, cayenne, lemon juice, & tahini. So I decided to give this recipe a whirl and I loved it! I made and [...]

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Focaccia

July 10, 2011

I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend! Saturday night I celebrated Todd’s Mom’s Birthday with his family at one of Marc Vetri’s restaurants and one of my favorite restaurants in Philadelphia, Amis. We previously reviewed this restaurant, which you can find in our review section. They just had changed their menu a couple of night [...]

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Tiramisu

July 6, 2011

A couple of years ago I discovered my love for the Italian dessert, Tiramisu. Ever since I first had it, I have been wanting to try to recreate it at home and last week I finally got around to making Tiramisu for the first time! I would say my first attempt at Tiramisu was a [...]

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keeping fit during a break from running.

July 5, 2011

After running the Boston Marathon in April and the Philadelphia Broad Street 10-miler (post 2) in the beginning of May, I have been taking it pretty easy. I took off of running completely for a couple of weeks and then slowly began to pick it back up again. However, recently, I have been experiencing a slight [...]

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STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE- Happy Birthday Dad!

July 4, 2011

For as long as we can remember, our Mom has always made Strawberry Shortcake for my Dad’s and Mary’s Birthdays since our birthdays are in the summer months. This cake is without a doubt a favorite of ours. Our mom has never used a traditional shortcake recipe and instead uses a jellyroll recipe. We love [...]