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July 2008

If you’ve seen the movie Meet the Robinsons, you may remember that Lewis invented a peanut butter and jelly dispenser that had a tendency to malfunction. But it did make preparing PB&J sandwiches an adventure, if a somewhat messy one. There’s a real life Lewis. Well, a few of them that is – the Wurtz [...]


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Posted on July 28, 2008 in More Stuff

Not only was BlogHer 08 about great sessions, amazing speakers, and awesome swag, it was also about food. The food at the conference was so-so (Pastries and fruit just don’t cut it for breakfast. We need eggs, cereal, and yogurt in the morning, too, please!). But the food activities around the blogging conference were impressive. [...]


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Posted on July 27, 2008 in Boozing It Up!,Cookbooks,Food Reviews and tagged as

A bunch of food bloggers and I are having lunch today with Chef Rocco DiSpirito at the BlogHer conference in San Francisco. He’ll be demonstrating how to use the new Bertolli Premium Pasta Sauce in a pouch to put a little sizzle back into date night at home. The new sauce from Bertolli makes it [...]


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Posted on July 18, 2008 in Books,Inspiration and tagged as

Kellogg’s latest health initiative, Snacktivate, helps moms incorporate kids into meal planning and preparation by providing healthy recipes and snack options that are as much fun to make as they are to eat. You know how hard it is to lose weight if everyone around you is snacking on chips and eating ice cream for [...]


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Posted on July 16, 2008 in Food Reviews

In a few days I’ll be off to the BlogHer conference, which means a great deal of partying, drinking, noshing, and not enough sleep. I’m getting in early Thursday morning, so I’ll work out at the hotel gym before my massage. (I’ve been having back problems lately and haven’t had the time to book an [...]


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Posted on July 15, 2008 in Exercise,Veggies,Weight Watchers and tagged as

It was another weekend camping trip to Stagecoach Lake in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The truck was packed and we got on the road early. Then 30 minutes down the road we realized we forgot to bring the food. Doh! So we stopped at a supermarket and bought another weekend’s worth of groceries. Since it was [...]


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Posted on July 9, 2008 in Fish,Recipes

On our date to Sugarbeet in Longmont, Colorado, I had the most marvelous ceviche. It was made with scallops, avocados, lime juice, red onions, red peppers, jalapeños (I think), and pineapple juice. It was served with a large sprig of basil for a garnish and thinly sliced, homemade potato strips (not chips). Some of the [...]


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Posted on July 2, 2008 in Fish,Restaurant Reviews,Weight Watchers