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From Apple Pie Sundaes to Cuban Sliders
Tips on Spending More Time Together in 2010
Set Your Goals for 2010
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At 13 years old, if someone told me when I was older that my mother would end up being my best friend, I would have laughed in their face. Because as we all know, from ages 12-18 our mothers know nothing, and her entire existence is to just ruin your life. Well, I guess the joke is on me because my mother is definitely my best friend now! I share things with her I never thought I would ever be telling my mother, and truth be told, I love and cherish our relationship.
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So – - I really enjoyed the advice that my friend, Amy, gave me in my last blog, “Meal Planning for the Family”. I could see myself trying this technique. But I needed some menu ideas. So I have turned to a wonderful chef at a hotel I frequent on business trips and asked him to share a few kid-friendly, nutritious recipes. I also was thrilled to discover that the hotel can actually make these entrées for my kids when we visit. Welcome Chef James Lauser, from the Hilton Christiana in Delaware.
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I must have been asleep during Home-Ec in High School. I remember muffin making day and the time I sewed an apron that turned out so badly my Barbie couldn’t even wear it. But I must have been absent on Meal Planning day. I was actually shocked to learn that some mothers sit down once a week and plan out the whole week of meals. They only go to the grocery store once a week and they have a cabinet in their homes called “a cupboard.” Fascinating.
The staff of the Residence Inn Amelia Island participated in the 4th annual Chili Cook-Off in downtown Fernandina Beach on Saturday, February 20th.
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The crazy red carpet interviews, the classy ball gowns, gorgeous men in tuxedos, what’s not to love about the Academy Awards?
My friends and I look forward to watching the Oscars every year. Maybe we just use the Oscars as another excuse for us to get together, but we really do have a blast! We gather around the television, usually in pajama pants and sweatshirts, with our ice cream in one hand and a glass of wine in the other
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As a mom, I worry about what my kids eat….or rather, the lack of what they should eat. We travel a lot due to my career and we eat out a lot. It is almost a habit. When I am home, I am out of the routine of planning good, quality meals. My first clue I was failing in the “feeding your kids the correct way” category was when the doorbell rang the other evening and my five-year-old shouted, “Pizza Man!” It was actually the next door neighbor dropping off a Fed Ex package delivered to her by mistake.
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I just loooove my Clemmies. I’ve just knocked off my umpteenth little cute crate of these citrus gems and thought I’d share some thoughts about ‘em.
Right around the first week of November each year, I begin having nightly Thanksgiving ‘food porn’ dreams in anticipation of that most glorious of holidays. And right on the threshold of those dreams I also begin eagerly anticipating the annual arrival of the Clementine.
