Now that it is October and officially Autumn, the time has come for me to trade in my crisp fresh produce and grilled meats of summer for warm, hearty oven/stove-top crafted meals. There is nothing better than coming home from a long, chilly day to a house filled with the warmth and aromas of a [...]
Lately I have been grocery shopping with an open mind. Instead of having strategically planned meals in mind, I pick one star item and focus everything else around it. My star items, of course, are things I don’t normally cook with and HAVE to try. I have made quinoa with sauteed vegetables and roasted salmon, [...]
mmm…Can you think of anything more comforting than a warm, freshly baked loaf of Italian bread? Me either. It brings me back to my childhood, when I would come home from swim practice with wet hair on dark winter nights. Anticipating my starvation and chill, my mom was armed with mounds of spaghetti and a [...]
“Ben…Jerry…we need to talk. It’s not you, it’s me.” Don’t worry, I could never completely end my relationship with my long time boyfriends; ice cream will always and forever be my favorite food. But for now, I think we are better off being “just friends”. Recently, I have been seeing another devilish duo: bread and [...]
I gave breakfast a shout out yesterday so now I think it is time to talk lunch. In an effort to save money, more and more people are now packing lunches in their eco-friendly lunch bags (go green!) instead of ordering out of the office or buying from the cafeteria. I work in a grocery [...]
Ah Breakfast! This is my absolute favorite meal of the day! I have a gigantic sweet tooth so breakfast is particularly appealing to me but I think it is essential to get the day started off right. Whether it be classes, sports or meetings, mornings are filled with activities that require you to be focused [...]
Big news!!! My blog is now mobile! You know what that means, right? All my thoughts will be published for your reading pleasure no matter where life may take me! Try to control your excitement. Stay Connected,Nora
As you grow older your taste buds become more sophisticated, but that does not mean you have to stray from your childhood favorites. For me, nothing screams childhood like the classic PB&J sandwich. I would often alter between strawberry jelly, fluff (remember the fluffernutter?!) and sliced bananas between two slices of white bread smothered in [...]
As I mentioned in my lengthy introduction, when demo lady goes away…I come out to play. Every once and a while I substitute when she goes on break but those shifts never exceed 20 minutes. One weekend she decided to take 2 days off and to my astonishment they put ME on the schedule. I [...]
The Time Has Come I suppose I should start this blog with an explanation. I never thought I would have a blog (and frankly, I always thought blogs were just a bizarre trend…you know, the grown up version of nano-pets or Pokeman). Recently, I was asked to do a 60 second “Video Application” and post [...]
