I love to entertain during the holidays and festive cocktails are a big part of our menu. The challenge is almost every recipe out there is loaded with sugar. It's fun to get creative with seasonal ingredients but I'm a big fan of low calorie holiday cocktails. Over the years I have created my own concoctions and "borrowed" a few along the way. HOSTESS TIP: If I'm having a party or even a few friends over occasionally I will create drink menus using a decorative frame. It's a nice touch ...
Organic Produce Delivered to My Doorstep
weekly menu planning is difficult until I actually see fresh produce. Preparing an accurate shopping list can be challenging when you have no idea what to cook! My problems were solved a few weeks ago when I received an email from Ripe Organics. I had heard from other sassy moms in the city about boxes of fruit and veggies magically appearing on their doorsteps, but never made the time to figure out how to get on the delivery list. ...
Now We Have to Worry About Metal Water Bottles?
Friday evening I received an email from my cousin in Florida and the subject read "Water Bottle - dangerous for kids". I didn't think too much about it because I did not see any details from my phone and my family is notorious for sending jokes via email. This morning I opened the attachment and pretty much freaked out. This is definitely NOT A JOKE. I am posting this story on behalf of the child's parents to spread the word and help prevent another life-threatening freak accident from a ...
