After a semester of contemplation and figuring out the details, I’m finally launching my “You Are What You Eat!” Scavenger Hunt at three local Wegmans stores (I chose them based on where my students shop). Today, I activated Canandaigua Wegmans hunt. Tomorrow evening, the Geneva Wegmans hunt will be activated (I just have to stop …
Matthew spent this week with me, and although it’s not his fault, my veggie consumption has been seriously low (or maybe it really hasn’t, but my non-veggie consumption definitely went up significantly) since right before Christmas. I’m not making resolutions for 2011, but today, I really want to make a plan for food this week …
The end of kid week—and the beginning of veggie week! Read More »
a) Drink Kombucha out of a wine glass (after straining off the goobers) b) Eat cold pizza c) Eat NY Times best-rated Mac and Cheese (and think they’d be right if it weren’t for Next Door Bar and Grill’s version) d) Eat Cheesy Eddie’s Pumpkin Cheesecake (and wonder why he doesn’t put crust on it) …
Multiple Choice: What Can You Do On Thanksgiving Without Turkey? Read More »
What are your plans for this weekend? I’m eagerly anticipating picking up a certain second-grader this afternoon so we can get started on our weekend fun. Joe’s out of town for work all weekend, and my mom just had surgery—(sorry guys, both of those things sound pretty crappy to me) and I’m totally thrilled to …
Weekend Food Plan…or Compromising to Eat with Kids Read More »
You’re just awesome Whole Foods, and I hate to leave you. And I’m possibly not thrilled to re-enter society and my life/the grind. I’ll get over it though–I have the car ride home to talk myself back into going to work tomorrow!
I spent last weekend in Massachusetts visiting two of my college friends. Catie lives there and Beth was visiting her parents. Lucky for us, Beth’s parents have a permit for Duxbury Beach, which is just north of Plymouth (last time we were there Beth took us to see Plymouth Rock—how disappointing!). Duxbury Beach works in …
Every time I crave tabbouleh I go to Aladdins Natural Eatery in Schoen Place and purchase two orders for carry out… and then gobble it all up as soon as I get home. I’ve tried finding it in local grocery stores- I’ve searched and asked and begged some stores to carry it. I never took …
Did you know that peanuts contain a cancer-causing toxin called aflatoxin? It’s a kind of mold, and it is found in all peanuts. It can be kind of upsetting to find out that things we’ve been doing for a long time (or things we grew up with) are not necessarily exactly what we thought they …
