Earlier this summer, my family and I were invited to attend the the Second Annual Snowmass Culinary & Arts Festival in Snowmass, Colorado. The event brings foodies, wine and spirit connoisseurs, and art lovers together in one beautiful location to sample some of the best of Colorado food and art. Celebrity chefs for 2011 included: [...]
Posted on September 9, 2011 in Events,Featured,Restaurant Reviews and tagged as family
When Mom Central gave me the opportunity to to try out Starbucks’s new Bistro Boxes, it couldn’t have been better timing. School had just started, which meant stopping off for a healthy snack before black belt karate classes. While we loved stopping at Panera Bread, we were all up for something different. Why I was [...]
Posted on August 29, 2011 in Restaurant Reviews,Weight Watchers and tagged as healthy snacking
Last month, I attended a Denver food blogger tweetup at the Edge Restaurant & Bar at the Four Seasons in Denver. The purpose was to introduce us to their “Business Quickie” lunch meals at their gorgeous facility in the heart of Denver’s downtown on 14th and Arapahoe. The Edge is known for their happy hour [...]
Posted on July 17, 2011 in Featured,Restaurant Reviews and tagged as family
What’s a “third place”? Well, the first place is home, and the second place is work. And the third place is somewhere your spend time when you’re not at work or at home. It’s familiar and comfortable – a place where you can relax with good food and friends or family. On a Friday afternoon, [...]
Posted on April 4, 2011 in Restaurant Reviews
On Fridays, my children have black belt prep class from 5 to 8:30 pm. Since we don’t leave school until nearly 4:00, there just isn’t time to go home for a healthy meal. We don’t have time to go to full service, sit down restaurant either. And I don’t want to take them out for [...]
Posted on February 19, 2011 in Restaurant Reviews
Eating out with food sensitivities is difficult. Heck, just trying to eat healthy when you go out is a challenge! Luckily, restaurants are getting a clue and offering online menus so you can plan your meal before you go. Panera Bread goes one step further with their Nutrition Calculator. Yesterday when I visited my local [...]
Posted on January 23, 2011 in Food Sensitivities,Restaurant Reviews,Weight Watchers
Last month, I fell off the eating healthy wagon at Rick Moonen’s restaurant, RM Seafood (Upstairs) in Las Vegas. My husband, Paul, and I dined there while I was attending BlogWorld Expo at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. I chose the restaurant because I love how its mission statement is close to the way [...]
Posted on November 5, 2010 in Featured,Restaurant Reviews
Last month we took the family to the South Dakota Black Hills area to see Mount Rushmore, Custer National Forest, the Wind Cave and Jewel Cave, and more buffalo in the road than you can shake a stick at. My mother-in-law “Nana” came along, too. To celebrate her birthday, we took her to Kevin Costner’s [...]
Posted on October 14, 2008 in Restaurant Reviews,Travel and tagged as South Dakota
I’ll be blogging at MOTHERS Book Bag for MOTHERS and the National Association of Mothers’ Centers (NAMC) this week at The Big Tent in Denver during the Democratic National Convention. So, I will be too busy to blog here unless there are some amazing food happenings I feel you need to know about. (You can [...]
Posted on August 23, 2008 in Food Reviews,Restaurant Reviews
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 [...]
Posted on July 2, 2008 in Fish,Restaurant Reviews,Weight Watchers
Paul and I went out to Sugarbeet for a Friday night date. We sat outside and watched the trains go by. (Sugarbeet is in an industrial area of town.) I had oysters on the half shell, a scallop ceviche, a pea soup with dill, and a raspberry lemonade cocktail (lemon juice, raspberry liquor, and a [...]
Posted on June 30, 2008 in Restaurant Reviews,Soups,Veggies,Weight Watchers
As you noticed, I’ve been too busy to blog here at This Mama Cooks! lately. The reason? I went to San Diego for a blogger event. I have a theory that if you spend X days away from home you spend twice that time packing, unpacking, and making up for all the work you missed. [...]
Posted on May 4, 2008 in Restaurant Reviews
One of the biggest challenges dieters face is eating at a restaurant. If you’re on a diet with a fixed daily menu, it’s impossible. It’s one of the reasons I gave up doing the Extreme Fat Smash Diet. However, for those of you on more flexible weight loss plans like Weight Watchers, dining out is [...]
Posted on March 24, 2008 in 5 Things/Ways Advice List,Restaurant Reviews
Just came back from BlogWorld Expo 2007 and PostieCon 2007 in Vegas. Yes, I was there to learn more about blogging and social media, but I had a chance to have a few good meals, too. (Diet? What diet?) My first meal was at the Hilton. I had hoped to have dinner at Quark’s Bar [...]
Posted on November 15, 2007 in Restaurant Reviews
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