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Health

Healthy Eating on Travel

by laurel on February 3, 2012

The past two weeks I’ve been in Florida for a work trip. It’s been a lot of long hours at work, but I’ve also had time to spend with my friends and family and their sweet puppy dogs. Oh, and the weather in Florida has been just heavenly! Sunny during the day and cool at [...]

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Review: Quintessence

by laurel on January 30, 2012

On one of the coldest days in NYC this year, my friend Lauren and I traveled to the lower east side for brunch at a raw vegan restaurant called Quintessence. We snuggled in to a corner table by the door. Thank goodness we were seated next to a heater because we were freezing! I guess [...]

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Review: Hummus Place (Again)

by laurel on January 23, 2012

Greetings from Florida! I’m working in FL for the next few weeks, and I’m really enjoying the warm weather, sunshine, and time with friends. It doesn’t even feel like winter here. I laid out by the pool yesterday for Pete’s sake. I’m here to work, but I’m determined to enjoy myself too. Almost exactly one [...]

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Veggie Skewers w/ Chimichurri

by laurel on January 17, 2012

Centering your meals around vegetables is a great healthy practice and helps you feel satisfied instead of stuffed when you’re done eating. On Friday, my best buddy Lauren was in town for the weekend and we stayed in for dinner and a movie at home. She wanted to make some kind of skewers, and with [...]

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Fresh Fish, Part 1

by laurel on January 10, 2012

Last weekend I bought some fresh seafood from Fairway, a well-known grocery store in NYC. In my opinion, Fairway is one of the best places to buy seafood because their fish counter is nestled inside a walk-in refrigerated section of the store that ensures everything stays super fresh. The fish is always kept super cold [...]

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New Year’s Resolution

by laurel on January 2, 2012

Happy New Year’s my friends! The holiday season is gone and it’s time to start fresh. Wait, hold up. I don’t know about you, but I still feel like sleeping for a week before going back to work! Anyone else? Last year I accomplished a lot, and last Thursday marked my two-year anniversary living in [...]

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Winter Pumpkin Salad

by laurel on December 28, 2011

Happy holidays everyone! I’ve been taking a much needed break from work and dancing, but I’m getting back into the swing of things this week. I’m off to finish unpacking from my Florida trip, but I wanted to post a quick healthy dinner idea for those of you who are trying to get back to [...]

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Focus on Food: Cashews

by laurel on December 14, 2011

I have always loved cashews as a satisfying snack, especially around Christmas time when my Dad would keep bowls of cashews around the house. I would eat TONS and TONS of them. But, since I started exploring more with vegetarian cooking and non-cooking over the past two years, I have found that cashews are one [...]

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Healthy Holiday Gifts 2011

by laurel on December 6, 2011

Some of us still have some holiday shopping left to do (ahem…ME), so I put together this list of healthy holiday gift ideas for everyone who is procrastinating. Leave me a comment if you have healthy holiday gift ideas of your own. Let’s share! Laurel’s 2011 Healthy Holiday Gift Ideas Organic Royal Riviera Pears – [...]

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Cookbooks Giveaway!

by laurel on December 6, 2011

It’s the season of giving and I’m giving away 3 cookbooks to my readers! Read below for details on the books and instructions for how to enter my giveaway contest. Miracle Juices by Charmaine Yabsley and Amanda Cross – Drinking fresh vegetable and fruit juices is one of the easiest ways to improve your health [...]

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