Flu Season is just about to peak and it’s time to fight back! What better way than with a body cleanse! Let’s do this! It’s easy and will not only detoxify your body, but will cleanse your skin and if you’re fighting the last of that stubborn cold or feel one coming on, boost your immune system. What is this magic cleanse I speak of? Why it’s the Apple Cider Vinegar cleanse! Read more »
St. Patrick’s Day!! Time for green beer? Not feelin’ it? Yeah, us too. Kinda seems un-natural and icky really the thought of drinking a lime green anything if you didn’t make it that color naturally? RIGHT?
If you really feel like you can’t hold back and you MUST have a green cocktail… go for this one! The Lucky Leprechaun. It’s a Moms Gone Zen favorite! So do St. Patty’s day right this year and serve up this cocktail! May you come home covered in kisses… Irish or not!
Lucky Leprechaun
2 parts of Boru Irish Vodka (Vodka)
1 small cucumber, quartered
1 small cucumber (for garnish)
10 fresh mint leaves
3 tablespoons of fresh squeezed lime juice
1 cup of ice
1 tablespoon agave nectar
Dash of sea salt
Put cucumbers, mint and lime juice in a blender on high until well blended. Put ice, vodka, agave, and a dash of salt in a shaker. Pour cucumber mixture through a fine mesh sieve into the shaker as well. Shake well to combine and chill. Serve over ice. Garnish with sliced cucumber & fresh mint.
Let’s face the facts. Colon cancer stinks! I mean, really. IT STINKS!
Of all of the cancers that affect both men & women, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, cancer of the colon & rectum is the second leading cancer killer in the US. Kinda shocking right?
Don’t feel defenseless against this shitty disease though! I’m here to give you some great tips on foods you can eat, a delish recipe along with what you can do to help prevent it! Read more »
Spring has almost sprung and you should too! It’s time to shed that winter sluggishness and rev up your metabolism for the ‘tank-top & shorts’ season that’ll be here before you know it. One of the best and, I think, most fun ways to boost your metabolism is by simply JUMPING! And all it takes is 2 minutes. Read more »
The very first time I cooked for my dear friend Cat was Passover Dinner – and I was a nervous wreck. Not only because an Iron Chef was going to be at my table, but also because I’m a “shiksa” who had NEVER before cooked a Passover meal!
With Manischewitz flowing, Passover was a success and soon after Cat cooked her first meal for me. Bucatini Amatriciana was the super-scrumptious dish that she made and it immediately became a family favorite. My husband loves it so much that for his birthday one year she surprised him with a giant pot of this mouth-watering sauce. Here’s the recipe, from her latest cookbook “Classics with a Twist.” I guarantee you will love it and crave it as much as we do! Read more »
We’re thrilled to introduce you to our very first Featured Mom, Cat Cora — the first female Iron Chef, co-host of Bravo’s “Around the World in 80 Plates,” Founder of Chefs for Humanity, and super-MOM extraordinaire of 4 gorgeous boys under the age or 10! Read more »
So when I was a kid, I’d go to school with my brown paper bag lunch and I’d open it up praying for a nice PB&J sandwich only to find something that represented a pita “torpedo” sandwich that usually had something like Lebni, (think thick yogurt) crushed mint and few slices of a Persian cucumber in it…. dessert was not a Hostess cup cake… oh no, no friends, it was dried apricots. Yeah, try trading that with your school buddy. Fat chance!
At the time, I was absolutely mortified and wished that my Armenian roots were more like my nice American friend Suzy…who’s mom so graciously even thought to put a fruit roll up in her lunch.
In actuality, looking back my mom had it all right though. Drawing from my Middle Eastern roots led me to grow up eating something very similar to the Mediterranean Diet. Yes, that very same Mediterranean Diet that according to a recent study published by The New England Journal of Medicine’s Web site this past Monday, proved that about 30% of heart attacks, strokes & deaths from heart disease can be prevented if people switch to a diet rich in olive oil, nuts, beans, fish fruits & veggies… AKA The Mediterranean Diet.
If you’re having an Oscar party this weekend… do it up big! Just like in Hollywood!
Here are 9 cocktail recipes inspired from all of the films nominated for Best Motion Picture Oscar 2013…. along with a little description, and my own personal critique about them. There’s a drink here for everyone! Enjoy your Sunday night & may the best film win!
Amour:Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka and Michael Katz, Producers
“In the final months of her life, a retired music teacher and her husband of sixty years struggle with the debilitating effects of two strokes on both her health and her quality of life. As Georges cares for the increasingly unhappy Anne, the pair finds the nature of their life together irrevocably changed.”
Amour Cocktail1 Part Bombay Sapphire Gin
1 Dash Lemon Juice
1 Dash Cherry Brandy
1 Dash Grenadine
6 Mint Leaves
Fill a shaker with ice cubes. Add all ingredients. Shake & strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a mint leaf. Read more »
A Brazilian study found that women who ate three apples per day lost more weight while dieting than women who did not eat fruit while dieting. Gotta love those Brazilians. We trust what they say… they know how to rock those bikinis! So if you feel like a snack today, reach for that apple! It’s full of fiber and will even help lower cholesterol.
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!Everybody loves and needs a little romance today. Here are 3 sure-fire things that you can do to spice up the night and get things going in the right direction. Read more »
