Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a good weekend. This weekend we had some delicious meals, including one at the newly opened Madison Kitchen in Larchmont, owned by Food Network’s Chopped winner Chef Nick Di Bona. We had some great food and drinks, including a Hawaiian Nacho Tuna Tartar, Slow Roasted Rohan Duck served with sweet potato hash, and Line Caught…
Today feels like the first day back at school after winter break. I’m not in school anymore and my kids aren’t yet in a 5-day program, but after all the holidays and last week’s bonus snow day, it’s the first full week back at work and the start of a new semester of classes for the kids. In many ways…
With Christmas week behind us, it’s amazing that 2014 is only a couple days away. Boy, did this year go by quickly! And right after we toast to the New Year, we’ll be celebrating my twin daughters’ 2nd birthday. I can’t believe they will be TWO!!! Even though you still have New Year’s Eve parties and dinners to get through,…
It’s the final countdown: 10 days until Christmas and 17 days until the start of 2014! Wow, this year flew by. Are you surviving the holiday parties and all the treats that abound this time of year? To help you get through it all in a nutritious and delicious way, check out my Holiday Party Dos and Dont’s and 5 Tips for…
Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a nice weekend. This weekend I realized that the honeymoon phase of feeding my girls has pretty much ended. They turn two in a month, and while they still eat Nutritiouliciously, their interest in sitting for meals and in certain foods is waning. Thankfully, I can turn to Fearless Feeding, by fellow RDs Jill Castle and Maryann…
Happy Monday! We’re getting close to the final Thanksgiving countdown. What are you doing to get ready? Stay tuned this week for some tips to have a healthy Thanksgiving, this month’s Recipe ReDux, and a post about a very special ingredient! In the meantime, here’s our menu for the week. Week of November 18, 2013 Monday: Leftover Thai Curry Beef over Quinoa Tuesday: Chicken…
It’s that time of year again – getting ready for Thanksgiving, which is two weeks from this Thursday! I will once again be hosting, and this year I am hoping to get most everything done ahead of time. My menu is set, and as of this afternoon, I have a freezer full of Thanksgiving dishes ready to be served (once…
Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a great weekend! Another busy week ahead calls for some (relatively) easy meals on our Nutritioulicious menu. First up, is a meal based on a dish I recently enjoyed at Jack’s Wife Freda – a wonderful SoHo mom-and-pop restaurant that my husband and I happened upon a few weeks ago. The menu is filled with…
Welcome back to Menu Plan Monday! It’s been a few weeks since I have shared my menu for the week, but now I’m back. With the crisp, cool days of fall come meals that will warm you from inside out. That’s what this week’s menu is all about! Week of October 28, 2013 Monday: Herbed Chicken and Squash with Mushroom…
Fall is officially here! That means it’s time to start cooking with my fall favorites: winter squashes (acorn, butternut, spaghetti), brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, hearty greens (Swiss chard, kale), apples and pears! But before we move on, enjoy one last taste of summer: Strawberry Mousse Parfaits. This was my recipe for this month’s No-Cook Desserts Recipe ReDux post – in…
September is a busy month for most families. It’s back to school time and that means juggling multiple kids’ schedules, balancing work and being home in time for family meals, and finding time for all the fun fall activities like apple picking, harvest festivals, and nature walks to see the changing leaves. Now’s a good time for a reminder about…
