One of the biggest questions I faced when switching to a Paleo diet was “What will I have for breakfast?” Gone are the days of just pouring yourself a bowl of cereal or grabbing a granola bar. The simplicity was lost or at least I thought it was. Then enter egg cups. Somewhere, somehow, someRead more
The first time I had afternoon tea (well, come to think of it, it was the first time I had a scone, too) was my first year in NYC. I moved here right after college at the same time as one of my close friends (amazing luck right?). Her family was Welsh so the traditionsRead more
My husband just loves pancakes. I’m not sure either of us realized how much. But if I examine it, I notice every time we have gone to brunch in the past year and a half he has ordered pancakes. His favorite dinner seems to be “breakfast for dinner” which is always pancakes. I think heRead more
The year was 1979 and my mother and I were sitting in the kitchen. I was having a snack and drinking diet chocolate soda (Do they even still make chocolate soda?) and my mother was at the sink washing dishes.
I was reading the soda bottle and alarmingly exclaimed, “Mommy, this says it causes cancer in laboratory animals!”
I moved to New York City right after college. Two weeks after to be exact. I know my parents and my boyfriend at the time were not thrilled but I had to “get out of dodge.” It wasn’t so much a desire to move to New York as it was a burning need to finally leave Philadelphia. You see I grew up there and went to college there, so as you can imagine, I was chomping at the bit to leave.
