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musically challenged.

April 27, 2012
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Happy Friday, friends! How’s your week been? I’m in the midst of finals, group projects and just trying to get stuff done for my last semester of grad school classes, so apologies for my lack of post yesterday. A morning of grant writing lead to a sweaty workout at the gym which was followed by [...]

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Five Things Friday

November 11, 2011
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Happy Friday!    What are you guys up to this weekend?  There’s not much on my calendar for once – but I do have some work, errands and sleep to catch up on. I haven’t been in the kitchen much this week so today I’m going to share 5 things that I’m loving as of [...]

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Whole Wheat Pizza, Champagne & Christmas Movies. Love.

December 13, 2010

Happy Monday!  I began my day with the coldest run of the season so far… it was 27 degrees!  I threw on a bunch of layers, gloves & my running headband and hit the road for a 4.3 mile run.  Once I warmed up, it was actually quite refreshing and helped wake me up… which [...]

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Pomegranates: No More Painstaking Plucking!

December 10, 2010

Antioxidants are all the rage these days.  They’re in our skin care products and are frequently added to a lot of foods we eat.  They’re even being added to some soft drinks… weird.  They help protect our cells from damage so why not, I guess!  Pomegranates are packed with 3 different antioxidants: tannins, anthocyanins & [...]

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Crazy for Cuban Coffee

December 8, 2010

In honor of finals week, I thought I’d feature one of my most favorite caffeinated beverages: Cuban coffee. Cubans know coffee, plain and simple.  The only reason I know this is because my beautiful sister-in-law is Cuban and being a part of her family has, quite literally, been an eye-opening experience.  It was Christmas 2008.  [...]

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Break for Crepes

December 7, 2010

With one final down, and two to go, the studying is still in full swing!  Last night, Anne came over to study Maternal & Child Nutrition with me.  Our final exam is this afternoon!  After quizzing one another for about an hour, we decided to break for crepes.  I had made the batter ahead of [...]

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