My Happy Plates Lifetime Membership Give Away for Mother’s Day

I just discovered a great service that will make meal planning much easier and it’s going to be the greatest Mother’s Day present for busy moms. Have you been finding it tough to get organized or figure out what to make for dinner each night? Even though I share recipes on this blog, I still…

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The Fast Metabolism Diet: 7 Day Meal Plan Book Review & Give Away

I was given the opportunity to review The Fast Metabolism Diet: 7 Day Meal Plan by Jesse Morgan. Jesse Morgan has brilliantly put together 21 healthy recipes that coincide with Haylie Pomroy’s Fast Metabolism Diet. Haylie Pomroy’s Fast Metabolism Diet is a 28-day program that takes you through the same three phases each week. Jesse…

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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! An Ode from Children & Adults Alike

When I was in high school we had a physics project to build a real boat out of butcher paper and wood that would actually float in water. We were given extra credit for coming up with a theme and dressing up the boat as well as ourselves. Somehow our amateur physics skills resulted in…

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Belmont Shore Chocolate Festival

I love to bring readers stories of not so typical places and things to do. Although I have been acquainted with Belmont Shore for many years and lived there in my younger days, I have kept it a bit of a secret for myself – never really sharing stories about it. Belmont Shore is a…

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Lucy Maude Montgomery Gets Google Doodle for Her Birthday

This morning I woke up and opened my internet browser expecting a rush of Cyber Monday propaganda, however to my pleasant surprise, the first thing I saw was today’s Google Doodle, which was in honor of Anne of Green Gables author, Lucy Maude Montgomery (more internationally known as L.M. Montgomery). Who is L.M. Montgomery? She…

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Celebrating 1st Blog Anniversary With A Give Away

I did it, I have been blogging for a year! A year ago today, I started this blog with the Sexy Eats project during which I cooked out of two recipe books – InterCourses and Romancing the Stove for 30 days straight…… I know, looking back, it’s a bit Julie Powell and overdone.   But, it…

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The Nation of Chile – Survivor of Earthquakes and Tsunamis – Hits Close To Home

Interestingly, Chile had been on my mind in the last week as a trip to Patagonia and Easter Island has always been on my bucket list and we are just a few days away from Chile’s Independence Day. It is unfortunate that the thoughts in the back of my mind evolved into current thoughts about Chile…

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