Sometime between the moment the plane touches ground and overhearing Pitbull playing on repeat in the background is when I have my realization: I am officially home, just having moved back to Miami after living in New York for almost five years.
Read MoreLeveraging Thanksgiving Leftovers
I have comprised a list of some creative twists on our favorite thanksgiving foods that allow us to put our gluttonous Thanksgiving in the past without wasting perfectly edible food.
Read MoreSilence of the Snack
The beauty of making you own popcorn is how affordable it is. You can go to Trader Joe’s and buy a bag of organic popcorn kernels for $2.99. Lets just say I make popcorn at least once a week and I still have a quarter of my bag left that I bought it two months ago. It is the equivalent of the Mary Poppins handbag, where the joy just keeps coming out.
Read MoreFifty Shades of Greek Yogurt
I have listed just some of many different ways that greek yogurt can be used to cook with, and in many cases provides for a healthier alternative for ingredients it is substituting for.
Read MoreThe Chicken that Just Keeps on Giving
Beans, stews, rice and bread are usually the first food items that come to mind when thinking of putting food on the table with a very tight budget. Rarely do we turn to animal meat when in a monetary funk.
Read MoreWaste Wednesdays
“Forty percent of food is never eaten and accounts for a large percentage of waste that is sent to landfills,” This was the first statement I heard after tip-toeing late to the Food Waste Meetup held last night at LMHQ put together from FoodTechConnect.
Read MoreMy Ballad to Publix
I do not even know how to begin, how to tell you that I am not the same person I was when you were in my life, and not sure that I will ever be that person again. You were there for me during my Gerber days and I transitioned me into lunchables.
Read MoreWhen a Stop&Shop Visit Excites You, You Know….
While most children used their Saturday morning cartoons to prepare for an afternoon of chaos and adventure at the nearest Chucky Cheese, I used min to prepare myself for the same chaos and adventure but instead to my weekly visit to my local supermarket with my parents. Something about a giant room filled every type of food I can think of at the time, constantly being replenished, it seemed as if the possibilities were endless.
Read MoreRefrigerator Confidential
I have always thought the best way to explore an individual’s personality is by taking a peek inside his or her refrigerator. I invite you to take a look inside mine and learn some things about me.
Read MoreFrench Fry Sweatshop
I used to believe my inner hustle was the product of working as a waitress at a restaurant while in high school. But after unleashing some repressed childhood memories, I came to realize it started at a much younger age.....
Read MoreThe Quest to be a Gastronomic Renaissance Woman
When asked what my life goals are, I respond: I want to be a modern-day Renaissance woman when I grow up. My follow-up to the someone’s request to elaborate is always the same: I want to be a jack-of-all-trades, being well rounded in different topics so that I never become bored, obsolete, or pigeonholed throughout my lifetime.
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