Last weekend, Susie and Chelsee from We are Not Martha invited Funk and I over for an Oscars party. I’ve never been one to sit glued to the TV to watch awards for movies I’ve never seen, but it was so much fun to enjoy the event with others, eat amazing (popcorn-themed) food, and even [...]

Did any of you watch the last season of The Next Food Network Star? I’ve watched in the past, but didn’t catch the last season. However, as soon as I heard who the winner was, I looked her up on her blog and twitter account and was instantly hooked. She had me at “Indian cuisine.” [...]

The other day my dad sent me a New York Times article about a vegan chef who won a Food Network Cupcake Wars Competition. I had never heard of this Chef Chloe, who created the most delectable sounding vegan cupcakes I’ve ever heard of (Raspberry Tiramisu…Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake…) so I looked her up and found [...]

Back to school is in full swing in our home! Funk is back to school for his MBA and I’m back to school teaching college freshman nutrition (for the first time!) and counseling for the school’s health services. A dream job of mine! Whether you’re back to school too, have kids in school, or are [...]

The other day I had the Food Network on in the background as I got ready to start my Saturday. I happily clicked on to Ellie Krieger’s show, Healthy Appetite. Ellie Krieger is a huge inspiration of mine and is who I want to be “when I grow up.” In fact, my dream job is [...]