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Planet Shark Fitness Tells You How to Get Flat Abs by Eating Well!
Sally– AKA Planet Shark Fitness– is a long-time friend, frequent contributor here and a SERIOUS fitness junkie!! She took a “cue” from a Women’s Health Magazine‘s article about getting flat abs while still eating well. This is Sally’s “amped up” version– and I DO MEAN amped up !
Cocktails and Food that Will Make Your Holiday Weekend Something Special, Healthy and Tasty!
It’s a holiday weekend and maybe you are having guests over–or going to a party elsewhere. Maybe you decided to make it a low-key day or weekend and stay home. No matter what you are doing, you can create something a little different for sipping or snacking that’s fun, tasty and pretty easy to do.
Get Your Buns Toasted: It’s National Hamburger Month + a National Hamburger Day
Who knew there was such a thing as National Hamburger Month and also a National Hamburger Day? I should be the queen of burgers– because when I find a great place, it’s hard to pry me from the burgers till I get sated from trying every single burger on the menu.. then I do more exploration.
I wish that more sliders were on menus so that one could try various burgers that way. Hard choices– but someone’s got to do it.
Gift New Moms or Mommies-to-Be Something Special: Paleta Pregancy Food Delivery!
We all know what mommies REALLY want…delicious food, more time for family, and of course, a well-dressed baby! Satisfy her cravings and make her life easier with the FIT MOMMY, HEALTHY MOMMY, or POWER MOMMY meal plan.
Plan Ahead and MAKE This for Mother’s Day: Meyer Lemon Mascarpone Cheesecake Recipe Courtesy of Momma Cuisine!
Looking for something AMAZING to cook for someone special for Mother’s Day? You need to check out THIS POST because if the recipe itself doesn’t slay you, the photos will!!
It’s Time for Great Cocktails for Spring & Summer Days: Robert Lambert Shares Recipes that Feature Artisanal Ingredients! Yum!!
I adore everything on Robert Lambert’s catalog website. With such fabulous artisanal — read he makes it by hand– it’s hard to figure out sometimes what to do beyond the mundane (Marmalade on toast or on ice cream: chocolate sauce on ice cream cake or between a couple of sugar cookies) I happened to mention to Robert Lambert that I wanted to create some recipes for some of the new products and he indicated that he had come up with some delish recipes. So I am sharing them here. This gives you advance notice for Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, Father’s Day and any other celebrations– including no reason at all except you have lovely weather. Read the rest of this entry »
Lots of Holidays & Events that Need Gifts. Get the Bead on Robert Lambert Artisanal Gifts !
Thanks to Thom Rafferty for this information. He’s my go-to guy when I need something really unusual for something– whether it’s cocktails (see tomorrow for that post) and gifting as well as parties. You want to live well right? You want to enjoy the best of the best– thus you will savor the lusciousness not only of the product but the time you are spending with others as well as the time spent in preparation. Read the rest of this entry »









Planet Shark Tells You ” How to S.P.R.I.N.G. Into Fitness!”. Sally Gives You TONS of Tips!
Planet Shark will be guest-blogging here at least once a week to give you (and me!) fitness tips. It’s not just about workouts or eating but everything and every question you could have about getting fit, staying fit and being healthy!
She has used the letters in the word SPRING to break it down so that you can still get that body you want for swimsuit season (and wait til you see the swimwear I will be featuring on this blog later this month). Read the rest of this entry »