With the weather heating up, I’ve been eating plenty of salads these days, and I’ll be the first to admit it’s easy to get stuck in a rut with these leafy green meals in a bowl. They can seem boring at times. But that just wasn’t the case with the salad I made today. What made today’s salad so special… Read More
Cooking for One? Buckwheat Noodles with Spicy Almond Dressing
When I first moved to NYC, I existed on a junk food vegetarian diet: pizza, Subway, chocolate chip cookies and McDonald’s french fries (I’m not kidding!). One of my favorite nights in was to make a pot of Mac-n-Cheese for dinner and settle in on the sofa for some reality TV. While I still have a weakness for reality TV,… Read More
The Jet Lag Workout
There’s no denying that jet lag hits me hard. No matter what I do to prevent the feelings of lethargy, it always seems to creep up on me. After spending a week on the West coast, I have felt “jet laggy” all week. Today was particularly rough having slept later than usual, missing my workout and feeling groggy all day… Read More
Taking to the Pole
This must be the week of the Groupon because in addition to the one I used for my Boot Camp classes, I used another one last night for an Introductory class at S Factor, a pole dancing exercise class. I blogged here more than a year ago about my first visit to the S Factor studios in NYC. Since I… Read More
Bootcamp Day 1: Bang for the Buck
My workouts lately have consisted of running and yoga so I was long overdue for a change in routine. I bought a Groupon for Stacy’s Bootcamp earlier this year and figured now was as good a time as any to use it. Monday at 6 a.m. comes early but there is no better way to start the week than with… Read More
Summer Sweat
Today just might be the best weather we’ve had in NYC all Summer! My boyfriend and I were awake bright and early and since he has been feeling under the weather, decided to forgo our morning run but traded it for a stroll over the Brooklyn Bridge. He and I have both made the trip once before but never together… Read More