I do love zucchini, do you? I love the name, it has a bit of an Italian ring to it? Well that’s because, zucchini comes from the Italian word “Zucca” that means squash…and ‘ini’ at the end  means small….so zucchini means small squash. My father in law, Tony used to grow zucchini but these were […]

Well, I am back from vacation and ready to cook! It always feels good to be back in my kitchen when I have been a way for a bit. Today I felt like a salad with a little bit of everything so I made one up. Check this baby out….YUMMMY! I definitely like my protein […]

I whipped up a pasta salad for a family picnic this past weekend but while I was chopping and dicing the vegetables to mix in with the pasta, I realized that I really liked the vegetable mixture all on it’s own.  A nice refreshing blend of summer veggies with a lemon dill dressing and topped […]

Hope you enjoyed the weekend!  We visited with our extended family in New Hampshire and enjoyed a little lake time.  I love watching the kids hanging out together…even though they don’t see each other that often, they re-connect like no time has been lost. We finished our evening with a campfire…we experimented with a few […]

Hope you are having a GREAT week. I have been feeling a bit beat, on antibiotics (ugh!), but trying to keep it all in perspective and get over my BIG self!  I have been doing lots of cooking this week which always makes me happy. I love Asian inspired recipes so this recipe is a […]

Who doesn’t like a good old-fashioned PB & J sandwich? Today I was inspired by a recipe I found in Family Circle magazine that made little muffin tins full of grains–oats, sunflower seeds and quinoa mixed with a bit of peanut butter with a smidge of strawberry preserves and I thought….this recipe is onto something. […]

Happy Monday Everyone! Mondays aren’t my most favorite day … perhaps because Russ and I always have SO much fun on our weekends!  This past weekend we headed to Saratoga Springs, New York! We visited with my friend Dianna (who I met during my dietetic internship at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital) her husband Neil […]

I hope the week is treating your right so far! This week, I am reading a book called, The How of Happiness and in this book the author discusses scientific research about how one can increase their long term happiness.  I am by nature a happy person I think 🙂 but the book intrigued me and […]

I hope everyone had an amazing weekend.  I took a little road trip to Wickford, Rhode Island with my girlfriend Michelle on Saturday.  Wickford is a small coastal town with fun shops and a handful of restaurants.  It’s always good to put special time on the calendar to get caught up with friends.   Outside […]