The Bareass Contessa

At first glance, Ina Garten and I have a lot in common. When our husbands head off on business trips, we hang with our gays, we’re all about getting “back to basics” and using “good” ingredients, we both have a deep appreciation for dark-wash denim shirts. But sadly, Ina and I are different in one [...]

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lessons from detox

just like tiger woods came away from sex rehab with a boat-load of life lessons, i’m entering my last day of detox having learned a bunch about me, myself & healthy eating (of course, my lessons are more eat this, not that and well…actually, come to think of it…tiger’s lessons are also probably a lot [...]

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detox day 1 or oh, the things i would do for a cracker

well, i’ve made it through day 1 of detox! i mean, yes, it is only 8pm central time and there’s a half-full box of peanut butter bumpers in my pantry. but if i’ve made it all day without a processed carbohydrate binge, i think i can make it another 3 hours until bedtime. day 1 [...]

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sunday funday: a very foodie valentine’s day

our valentine’s day celebration(s) actually started on friday with a nice dinner at jacky’s in evanston, il. it was delish, as French food and red wine always are. we celebrated again this morning with a homemade breakfast. i whipped-up some blueberry pancakes using the krusteaz wheat & honey mix. interestingly, the fiance and i have [...]

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the february food funk

every couple of months i find myself in a food funk. i think years of disordered eating patterns and the fact that i am the offspring of, hands down, the most boring eater in the world (a hamburger plain with nothing on it again, dad? shocking) predisposes me to this “condition.” but as far back [...]

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