Snacking Made Easy Thanks to Sprouts!

Lets face it, it is more easy to SAY you are going to eat healthy than actually stick with it. I try so very hard to go on my binges of “No more candy in the house. When I crave that, reach for an apple.” […]

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A Trip to Trader Joe’s…

It’s no secret that I love Trader Joes. Since we moved, I admit I miss the old location we used to frequent, or I did, at-least, A LOT. When we were back in our old neck of the woods yesterday, I asked Mike if we […]

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Gluten Free Pumpkin Spice Survival Guide at Trader Joes!

We have officially entered the well-awaited time of the year: Pumpkin Spice Everything. In just a few weeks, October will be upon us. I’ll have another candle on my birthday cake and we’ll be planning our Halloween costumes. One thing is certain in the fall: […]

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6 Top Reasons to Shop at Fresh & Easy Market!

(Thanks to Fresh and Easy for sponsoring today’s discussion!) If you’re in California, Nevada or Arizona, chances are you have encountered a Fresh and Easy Market. I first started shopping at one back in the day when I lived up north in Cali & one opened […]

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The LA Times Festival of Books…and New Poem for Poetry Monday!

It’s Monday already?! I had a really great weekend….photographing a dress rehearsal, hanging out a bit in Downtown Long Beach for the Toyota Grand Prix, the Bloggy Boot Camp and of course…one of my favorite events in SoCal went down for its 18th time, The […]

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Gluten Free Galore!

Is it me, or is gluten free food really popping up EVERYWHERE for us?! Over the weekend, I had a great getaway over in Parker, Arizona (Border of CA) & was pleased as pie to discover their Safeway had quite a good selection of GF […]

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“So…Mary…what CAN you eat?!”

Let me begin by saying I am very pleased at the responce to my very first post on my brand spankin’ new blog! My friends have shown their support, as well as new peeps I have ‘met’ via Twitter & even some fellow bloggers have […]

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