Toddler & Baby Meals, Part 2

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While I am a carbivore, my daughter is a total carnivore.  Luckily, there are some meals that we can agree upon.

My goal is always to get T to eat what we are eating.  I’d rather make one great meal than two time-pressed dinners.  And I love recipes that make multiple meals, are easy to portion and are portable.  These meatballs fit all of those prerequisites. Read More…

Christmas Chic

Here are some of my favorite decorating ideas for the Christmas season.  I am especially loving greens mixed with paperwhite narcissus – it gives a lightness and modern feel to the traditional greens.  Incorporating some delft blue looks even more amazing. And nothing feels more fresh than mixing in some citrus to wreaths, topiaries, and garlands.  Oranges, lemon, and limes, oh my!

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Flower School

I love flowers (who doesn’t?).  But, I have never been great at transitioning flower bunches into an actual arrangements.  A few weeks ago, I took a flower class taught by Michael and Darroch from Putnum & Putnum.  They did an incredible job putting on the event, which was hosted at The Kitchen Table, a beautiful loft space tucked away in Little Italy.  With a little champagne, delicious finger foods, and gorgeous flowers to play with, it was an afternoon well-spent. Read More…

Dodie Thayer for Tory Burch

Over the past few years, my love for all things “entertaining” has grown.  As I’ve gotten older, I find myself loving tableware, linens, flower arrangements more and more (the 20 year old me is cringing).  And, of course, I also love food and cooking.  I was very fortunate to grow up with a mother who was – and continues to be – a wonderful hostess.  The thoughtfulness and care she puts into planning parties, big and small, is a quality I so admire and hope to emulate.  It couldn’t be more true that every detail counts when entertaining. Read More…

the class

I finally got to “the class” after weeks of trying to fit it into my (and my husband’s… and baby’s…) schedule.  I had seen articles in all of the fashion mags about this “class”, as it is simply known, and then began to follow Taryn Toomey, the class creator, on Instagram.  As a workout devotee, I am always interested in the latest and greatest fitness trends and with Naomi Watt’s and Taryn’s figures as billboards for the class, I knew I had to try this workout for myself.

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