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Boozing It Up!

It’s the time of year to where eggnog tempts us. Even the low fat version is full of fat, sugar and fillers. Is there a way to make a healthier version of eggnog? Possibly with this recipe from Bethenny Frankel. You probably know her from The Real Housewives of New York City. She’s also a [...]

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Posted on December 13, 2009 in Boozing It Up!,Christmas,Weight Watchers

Have you seen the gigantic bottles of POM Pomegranate juice at Costco? It’s sold at a great price and worth buying to make your Pomegranate Cranberry Sauce with or brine your turkey in. (Believe me, I’m sooo tempted to try yet another brining method after seeing this recipe for POM-Brined Turkey.) So what else can [...]

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Posted on November 25, 2009 in Boozing It Up!,Cookbooks,Desserts,Recipes,Thanksgiving and tagged as

You must have retro cocktails at your Mad Men viewing party. But considering the show is on Sunday night, you probably don’t want to go overboard with the alcohol – though that never seems to deter the folks at Sterling Cooper from boozing it up. The healthiest of the retro cocktails – hey, it has [...]

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Posted on August 14, 2009 in Boozing It Up!,Recipes,Weight Watchers

By now you must have heard about the study that showed that women who drink alcohol have an increased cancer risk. Between that and the economy, I might as well just end it all now. But seriously, during these stressful times, we need to find inexpensive ways to enjoy ourselves. If a glass of wine [...]

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Posted on March 7, 2009 in Boozing It Up!

Life has its ups and downs, and so does my weight it seems. I’m back on the heavy side again, even though I’ve been working out regularly when I haven’t been traveling. I’ve decided I’m in a diet and exercise rut and need to change it up to get back to where I want to [...]

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Posted on October 10, 2008 in 5 Things/Ways Advice List,Books,Boozing It Up!,Cookbooks,Exercise,Health,Inspiration,Products and Equipment,Recipes,Sensa

Recently I did a review of  Jonny Bowden’s book Healthiest Meals on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What Meals to Eat and Why and his theory that “polymeals” cut the risk of heart disease and boost your overall health. (See my post, Healthy holiday polymeal cooking with the Healthiest Meals on Earth.) A polymeal [...]

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Posted on October 7, 2008 in Boozing It Up!,Cookbooks,Health,Recipes,Veggies,Venison

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 ,

This article from Weight Watchers on Warm-Weather Cocktails, made me think about having a Summer Luau party complete with costumes. This sounds like an interesting cocktail idea: Caipirinha Cut a room-temperature lime into quarters and drop it in a shaker. Add one packet of sucralose sweetener (such as Splenda) and one tablespoon water. (Or you [...]

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Posted on June 18, 2008 in Boozing It Up!

One of the culinary highlights of our trip to Switzerland was the veal fondue at a restaurant by my sister’s home. As you can see from the pictures, we had a myriad of sauces, most of which tasted like salad dressing or mild curry sauces. Nothing spectacular – just fun. If you’re interested making your [...]

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Posted on June 18, 2007 in Boozing It Up!,Recipes and tagged as ,

Just Vineyards is a comprehensive vineyard and wineries’ website containing a database with nearly 5,000 US-based vineyards and wineries along with general information on wine, upcoming events, a wine search engine and links to individual vineyards throughout the country. If you’re like me and choose wine by the label and price – along with those [...]

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Posted on March 22, 2007 in Boozing It Up! and tagged as