Your Nautical and Coffee Obsessed Best Friend: From Travel to Fashion and Everything in between
"Perhaps summer's ephemeral nature is what inspires us to embrace the beach read. We tell ourselves that these twisted plots and wild characters are literary ice cream sundaes - extravagant treats that aren't as calorie-laden when we're wearing flip flops." ~ Sarah MacLean National Something Day I feel like there are some holidays that are so sacred, [...]
"I love dessert. All kinds. But there's something about ice cream that makes me happy. I am drawn to its simplicity. I am perplexed by the endless supply of constantly growing flavor options. And I am always in the mood for sprinkles and a sugar cone." ~ Rachel Nichols National Something Day Hello beautiful readers! [...]
"Only fools argue whether to eat meat or not. They don't understand truth, nor do they meditate on it. Who can define what is meat and what is plant? Who knows where the sin lies, being a vegetarian or a non-vegetarian?" ~ Guru Nanak Healthy Eats New York could be considered the foodie capital of [...]
"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." ~ Hippocrates Hangry Kate It is no secret that I have a teensy tiny Trader Joe's addiction. If you live near one, you know how amazing difficult the struggle is. (ahem Mack) Not only do they have a wide and interesting selection of food ranging [...]
"The table is a meeting place, a gathering ground, the source of sustenance and nourishment, festivity, safety, and satisfaction. A person cooking is a person giving: Even the simplest food is a gift." ~ Laurie Colwin All the Food Prepare yourselves, if you are hungry GO get a snack. If you are NOT hungry STILL go [...]
"One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well." ~ Virginia Woolf New York Food Scene New York is known as a foodie mecca. And it is well deserved. There are a TON of restaurants in the city. While people joke about the amount of Starbucks on every block, there [...]
"If I could have lived as an actress in any period, it would have been the 1920s - I would have loved to have been part of that speakeasy era." ~ Lauren Bacall The Upper East Side Guys the Upper East Side is getting hip. Okay it has always been hip. Despite its' "stuck up," [...]
"Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people get together to eat." ~ Guy Fieri Friday Favorites While I still consider myself a newbie to Friday favorites I could not resist putting a [...]
"To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear." ~ Buddha Early Mornings Smoothies are my go to in the morning for breakfast. They not only fill me up, but give me the energy I need to get through the day. [...]
"One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood." ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca Breakfast in Bar Harbor Tuesday dawned so incredibly bittersweet. It was my last day in Maine and I had to say good-bye to my Mer-twin despite not wanting too. Shakespeare really did get it right! [...]