recipe linky
Blueberry Mint Spritzer Mocktail
Pregnancy, new baby, nursing moms…these are the days of endless patience, exhaustion, and hopefully a great deal of excitement and joy. It’s also the time when a glass of wine with your partner or treating yourself to a cocktail after a long day goes by the wayside and turns into ...read more
Healthy Lunch Ideas for Kids
This week we gathered a group of NYC bloggers to talk Back to School trends. One trend we are really pushing is the lunch makeover. We're encouraging moms and dad to dump the processed food in favor of real, nutritious fare. We enlisted the help of Amie Valpone, of The Healthy ...read more
Great Summer Salads
Perfect for your summer 4th of July Celebration, I'm sharing an exciting salad from Stonyfield's recipe pages. Because we can all use a great summer salad. We're loving all the healthy ingredients in this enticing summer salad. Whenever we can cut out the mayo we do--this ...read more
Friday Food: Got Milk?
In a few weeks I'll be on hand to interview the next celebrity mom that will be the face of Got Milk? And right now, I'm working with the Milk Mustache team at BlogHer. So it's a perfect time to talk about milk recipes. This week I posted about my own at home smoothies. Since ...read more
Best Blueberry Recipes
It's Blueberry picking time. And while most blueberry recipes revolve around baked goods, we've got something different to share. First, a few sentences singing the praises of this lovely fruit. Blueberries are high in antioxidants, improve memory function and reduce the ...read more
Friday Food: Tips for the Perfect Burger
Tips for cooking the perfect burger have arrived! Have you been serving unevenly cooked burgers or worse, charred beef? Yuck. The fine editors at Dash have solutions in their July issue and we're highlighting them for this week's Friday Food. Chipotle Burger by: dash Chipotle ...read more
Winning Cupcake Recipes
We're sharing a cupcake recipe and a chance to win an amazing trip to the Emmys. But first the cupcake. Summer makes me think about lemonade. Duncan Hines'?? Lemonade Cooler Cupcakes are refreshing and zesty for those hot summer days. Ingredients: 1 box (18.25 ounces) Duncan ...read more
Friday Food: Farmer's Classic Pickle Event
We just love new food trends. And when you combine food trend reporting at a hot restaurant? Well, we are in heaven.Vlasic invited us to join in the roll-out of its new farm-fresh product, the Farmer's Garden by Vlasic pickles. They hosted an event at the David Burke Kitchen, ...read more
National Happy Hour
Are you overdue for some quality time with the girls? REDBOOK has declared National Happy Hour on Saturday, June 18, encouraging women across the country to reconnect with their girlfriends, take a moment away from their husbands and kids, and throw a party with effortless ...read more
Friday Food: Perfect Roasted Vegetables
California Pizza Kitchen contacted me to test out their new Roasted Vegetable Salad. I'm a huge fan of this restaurant chain. Back when I was a college student, I was a secret shopper and this was one of my favorite assignments. I would dine, review and get a free meal plus $25. ...read more
Magic Ingredient Recipes: Purees
At last week's Foodie Event, we got to play with purees. This Friday we're sharing our recipes. We teamed up with Petit Organics (an NYC purveyor of fresh organic purees) for our feature today. One of the favorites from the night, was Crostini with Apple Puree and Brie. This is ...read more
Athenos Greek Yogurt Recipe
I'm seriously addicted to Greek yogurt. Thick, satisfying and packed with nutritional value, this has become a staple in the Momtrends family diet. I don't enjoy milk, so I rely on ATHENOS to give me 30% of my calcium each morning. It helps me stay slim and energized. Now I'm ...read more
Recipe Linky: Brews and Stews
With St. Patrick's Day right around the corner we think it appropriate to spice up your cooking with a secret ingredient--beer! Craft beers can liven up winter meals without having to rely on spices. Simply add beer to a recipe in lieu of broth, water or wine and you'll change ...read more