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The Friday Five by christinaorso Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking 1. What I'm Reading: Third time’s a charm. I re-re-started The Hunger Games on the plane to NYC. I finally got into it. I wouldn’t say that I love it, or think it’s a well ... Read on »

NYC Days 1 & 2 by christinaorso Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking So, last week I told you I was going on a little vacation, but couldn’t tell you where. My reasoning for this was that I was surprising my bestie Lucy. For over 3 weeks, I ... Read on »

Impromptu 4 Course Dinner at Crave by christinaorso Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Usually when I’m at the gym , I’m daydreaming about what I’ll be having for dinner that night. Sometimes this makes me work harder and sometimes it’s the only thing gettin ... Read on »

A–Z Survey for Saturday by christinaorso Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Big hugs to Janetha for posting this awesome survey . Couldn’t resist stealing it… A is for age: 27 3/4. Ugh. 28 is coming very soon. I was semi bothered by this numbe ... Read on »

What I’m Loving Wednesday by christinaorso Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking 1. The other day I told my coworker/cube mate Rachel that I thought peanut butter & jelly sandwiches were so much better when someone else made them for you. A couple days ... Read on »

Saturday Survey by christinaorso Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking 1. Are you more of a morning, afternoon, or night person? I’m definitely a night person and always have been. Since I was a child, I loved staying up late. Going to sleep ... Read on »

Beets with Yogurt and Walnuts by christinaorso Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Last Friday I mentioned that I had borrowed a few cookbooks from the library, one being Food From Many Greek Kitchens . This book had a couple of good recipes I wanted to ... Read on »

The Friday Five by christinaorso Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking 1. What I’m Reading: More cookbooks. I don’t think I’ve ever borrowed an American food cookbook from the library. What’s the point when I can go eat a Chick-fil-A? Haha, j ... Read on »

Weekend Highlights by christinaorso Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking On Friday I was still in recovery mode from NYC. You think I’m joking but I’m not. The entire weekend up there I was saying “I have jet lag you guys” even though (news to ... Read on »

NYC Recap: Days 3 & 4 by christinaorso Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking On Sunday morning, Lucy and I did more frolicking around the city in my two favorite parks: Union Square and Washington Square. They’re both such open, pretty areas where ... Read on »

The Friday Five by christinaorso Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking 1. What I’m Reading: I’ve been reading like a crazy person, going through at least a book a week! Don’t stop me now! Earlier this week I picked up a book my coworker is re ... Read on »

What I’m Loving Wednesday by christinaorso Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking 1. It is very rare that I touch a cookie that isn’t homemade. To me, that’s a sin. Homemade cookies are too easy to make to justify ever eating cookies full of preservativ ... Read on »

When Twitter Friends Become Real Life Friends by christinaorso Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Today was another example of why I love abusing using Twitter. A few of my fellow tweeters and I bonded a couple months ago over a love of beets. A lunch to meet in real l ... Read on »

Weekend Highlights by christinaorso Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Aziz!!! Oh my gosh, he was funny. My face still hurts from smiling so much. Sunday’s weather was glorious. There was absolutely no reason to stay indoors. Well, excep ... Read on »

The Friday Five by christinaorso Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking I know it’s Thursday, but I’m really excited for Friday… 1. What I’m Reading: Thank you Chelsey ! I am tearing through this book and loving it. Book Description ... Read on »

goPerformance Round 2, New Workout Playlist by christinaorso Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Last week I blogged about going to goPerformance , a new program at East Shore . They offered a second week of trial classes, so naturally I signed up for two more session ... Read on »

What I’m Loving Wednesday by christinaorso Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking 1. As I was walking down King St on Sunday afternoon, I spotted this graffiti: 2. I went back to Ann Taylor on Monday because their sale got even better. 60% off? Ye ... Read on »

Black Bean Burgers with Spicy Corn Salsa & Avocado Crema by christinaorso Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking After reading Food Matters by Mark Bittman, I decided to make much more of a conscious effort to eat as clean as possible. Everyone’s idea of “clean eating” varies, but to ... Read on »

Why Do Weekends End? by christinaorso Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking I just want one more day. This past weekend was pretty tame and I enjoyed every minute of it. I’m starting to prefer nights in. What has become of me? I’m 27 1/2 acti ... Read on »

The Friday Five by christinaorso Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking 1. What I’m Reading: You think I’m joking but I’m not. 2. What I’m Listening to: Thanks to Carly, I can’t get enough of this song. I used to be irked by Jas ... Read on »

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