http://nutritionella.com inspiration for healthy minds & happy bodies Thu, 23 May 2013 21:42:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/photo-diary-wild-asparagus/ http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/photo-diary-wild-asparagus/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000 elle http://nutritionella.com/?p=15222 We’ve seen quite a few locals here wandering along the road with bunches of green weeds in hand. It seemed strange at first but we soon learned that these bunches of green weeds are really wild asparagus -something the locals savor and spend hours upon hours picking this time of [...]]]> http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/photo-diary-wild-asparagus/feed/ 1 http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/photo-diary-a-peek-inside-an-italian-hamlet/ http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/photo-diary-a-peek-inside-an-italian-hamlet/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 21:56:06 +0000 elle http://nutritionella.com/?p=15214 We’re getting married in a secluded Italian hamlet high atop a hill in Umbria – a neighboring region to Tuscany. It’s possibly one of the sleepiest, most romantic places I’ve ever been -an area even GPS can’t navigate- which was all part of the allure of getting married here. I [...]]]> http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/photo-diary-a-peek-inside-an-italian-hamlet/feed/ 4 http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/photo-diary-an-italian-awakening/ http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/photo-diary-an-italian-awakening/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 22:05:43 +0000 elle http://nutritionella.com/?p=15209 The only good part about jet lag is being able to sleep until almost noon -something I never am able to do at home. After nearly 20 hours of travel and 12 hours of sleep, I woke up in Italy on Friday morning to sunshine streaming through my window and [...]]]> http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/photo-diary-an-italian-awakening/feed/ 6 http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/were-off/ http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/were-off/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 07:02:26 +0000 elle http://nutritionella.com/?p=15206 Nothing has ever felt more wrong than stuffing my own wedding gown, veil and high heels into this tiny green suitcase -but it had to be done. Thankfully my dress travels amazingly well and the creases can easily be steamed from my veil once we arrive in Italy. Shockingly, the [...]]]> http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/were-off/feed/ 18 http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/eats-exercise-15/ http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/eats-exercise-15/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 07:01:17 +0000 elle http://nutritionella.com/?p=15199 - eats - Plain Greek yogurt and raspberries -the breakfast of a bride-to-be in panic mode with not a minute to spare. I can’t believe we’re leaving for Italy today. For our wedding. Eeek! I’ve spent the past few days running errands around town like a mad woman trying to [...]]]> http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/eats-exercise-15/feed/ 12 http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/the-rehearsal-dinner-dress/ http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/the-rehearsal-dinner-dress/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 07:22:52 +0000 elle http://nutritionella.com/?p=15195 I’ve gotten a few questions about what I’ll be wearing the week of our wedding in Italy -requests for rehearsal dinner dress and wedding shoe photos in particular. Seeing as I haven’t any wedding shoes yet  (fear not, they’re on the way), here’s a peek at the second most beautiful [...]]]> http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/the-rehearsal-dinner-dress/feed/ 6 http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/eats-exercise-14/ http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/eats-exercise-14/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 14:13:21 +0000 elle http://nutritionella.com/?p=15189 - eats – Holy crap. One week from yesterday the hubs-to-be and I will be on our way to Italy. To get married. Between studying for the RD exam, selling my apartment, moving cross country and starting a new job within the past few months -this has me in a [...]]]> http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/eats-exercise-14/feed/ 15 http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/why-you-should-always-take-your-fortune-cookie/ http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/why-you-should-always-take-your-fortune-cookie/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 06:51:07 +0000 elle http://nutritionella.com/?p=15183 Good morning! Before I tell you why you should always take your fortune cookie, I want to say a huge thank you for all of your sweet comments and congratulations on the new job! I’m officially into my second week and still cannot believe I get to wake up and [...]]]> http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/why-you-should-always-take-your-fortune-cookie/feed/ 14 http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/new-job-reveal/ http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/new-job-reveal/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 15:10:28 +0000 elle http://nutritionella.com/?p=15174 It’s been absolutely killing me to keep quiet about my new job because it is one of those -dare I say- dream jobs that come along once in oh, almost never. When I first heard about it, I forwarded my fiancé the job description almost instantly and confessed I had [...]]]> http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/new-job-reveal/feed/ 70 http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/tomatillo-enchiladas/ http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/tomatillo-enchiladas/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 07:01:12 +0000 elle http://nutritionella.com/?p=15168 Does anyone actually like corn tortillas more than flour ones? Because I don’t -and this recipe confirms that. Corn tortilla enchiladas are wonderful at hole-in-the wall Mexican restaurants but the few times I’ve tried making them I’ve been incredibly disappointed. Imagine opening the oven to a pan of hot enchiladas [...]]]> http://nutritionella.com/2013/05/tomatillo-enchiladas/feed/ 15