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Hawaiian Salad with Pineapple Chicken

I am an official ambassador for Dole Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. Dole provided me with free coupons for the purpose of creating this Hawaiian salad with pineapple chicken, as well as compensation for my time. As always, all opinions expressed in this post are mine.   Before I started down the road of losing 135 pounds, I ate salad...Read More

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Weekly Coffee Date

Saturday’s here and it feels so good, doesn’t it? Daniel and I are in Massachusetts for the weekend to celebrate my grandmother’s 80th birthday. We walked in the door of my parents’ house last night and I knew I was in the right place when I saw a half-eaten White’s Cake on the kitchen table–and not the birthday party cake, mind...Read More

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Turkey, Spinach and Hummus Roll Ups with Spiralized Cucumber Noodles

When I got my friend Ali’s new cookbook, Inspiralize Everything, in the mail a few weeks back, I had to wonder, But like, you can’t reeeally spiralize everything, right? I mean, Ali’s already written one incredible cookbook and published hundreds of spiralized recipes on her blog, (OK already doubting my own argument here), but I’m...Read More

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Greek Chicken Fajitas with Broccoli Rabe

This post is sponsored by Andy Boy One of the best parts of going to college in Amherst, Massachusetts was the food. There were so many great options like Antonio’s Pizza, Bueno Y Sano, Fresh Side, Bruno’s…and so many more I can’t even list them all. It was inevitable I would go bankrupt on takeout...Read More

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Weekly Coffee Date

Happy Saturday, everyone! I hope you had a great week and that you’re spending the weekend in your favorite way! Links I loved this week These are the salads that taste better overnight. (Great if you don’t like waking up early to make lunch!) Guide to a typical Olympian diet, by sport. Not everyone can eat like...

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Fudgy 100 Calorie Healthy Brownies

Follow my blog with Bloglovin For 100 calories, make fudgy, healthy brownies rich with dark chocolate flavor! There are very, very few times when I begin to question un-friending someone—because how rude would that be?—but have you ever heard someone say that they don’t like dessert…at all? I mean, what does that say about a person?...Read More

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Cashew Ginger Granola with Medjool Dates and Sesame Seeds

This post is sponsored by Natural Delights. I have a bit of a sweet tooth. And by sweet tooth I mean — an unwavering, don’t you dare leave me you sweet beautiful thing — love of sugar. Growing up, that sweet tooth meant I ate big bowls of sugary cereal for breakfast every day. You name the brand, I had...Read More

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Cashew Ginger Granola with Dates and Sesame Seeds

a I have a bit of a sweet tooth. And by sweet tooth I mean an unwavering, don’t you dare leave me you sweet beautiful thing — love of sugar. Growing up, that sweet tooth meant I ate big bowls of sugary cereal for breakfast every day. You name the brand, I had it. Every once in awhile,...Read More

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Weekly Coffee Date

This week had a soundtrack: Paul Simon’s Graceland, a used CD Daniel and I picked up last week at FYE, which is surprisingly still in business. I love this album. He loves this album. Every song is familiar and so feel-good–especially “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes.” Doing this reminds me of a road trip...

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Diet Myths: Eating Fat Makes You Fat

I’m starting a new series of blog posts covering popular dieting, health, or food related myths. I think I’ll call it MythBusters, assuming that name isn’t already taken ;) The first diet myth I’ve decided to tackle is eating fat makes you fat. Now, since all of you are just the smartest–also worth mentioning: the...Read More

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