Low Fat Copycat – Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana

by Denise // 21 November, 2014 // Comments off

While the folks up north are up to their eyebrows in a winter wonderland, we’ve experienced our first cold snap here in the Sunshine State sans snow. Our overnight lows hit 38 degrees which is a new record low for... Continue reading →

RANdom Thoughts about a SuperFood Drive, a Space Coast Marathon Redemption, Hills and the Holiday Halfathon

by Denise // 18 November, 2014 // Comments off

For this week’s Random Tuesday Thoughts, I’m blog hopping with my fabulous blogger friend, Stacy Uncorked and the always inspirational, Jill Conyers. As a new weekly fitness feature, Jill is co-hosting The Fit Dish and posed this question: What traditional family favorites are you... Continue reading →

Pinning and Planning Our Dinner Menu – Week of November 16

by Denise // 16 November, 2014 // Comments off

Have you started planning your Thanksgiving menu yet? I’ve been adding lots of yummy salad pins, sides and desserts like this Pumpkin Tiramisu to my Pinterest boards, but Iron Chef Allan and I have not firmed anything up yet. Can you... Continue reading →

MomsRising Good Food Force #GFFDC14

by Denise // 13 November, 2014 // Comments off

Last weekend, MomsRising invited me to join their first Good Food Force in Washington, D.C. Having contributed on MomsRising.org few times and activitely particpated in the their weekly #FoodFri Twitter chats, I was very aware of the changes the Good... Continue reading →

Pinning and Planning Our Dinner Menu – Week of November 9

by Denise // 9 November, 2014 // Comments off

The tagline “marathon mom on the run” is just a funny play on words anymore. Between traveling to Chicago, NYC and now, Washington D.C. in four weeks, I have become a jet-setting marathon mom on the run. This weekend, I... Continue reading →

Halloween 2014 #HappyHallowTeen

by Denise // 7 November, 2014 // Comments off

With finally running the New York Marathon this year and having it fall so close to Halloween as well as my oldest daughter’s birthday, I concocted a glorious plan to trick-or-treat with family and friends in the city while celebrating her birthday in... Continue reading →

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