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Diet and Exercise…
Ryan and I are gluttonous. Well, we were gluttonous. We liked to eat a “sweet treat” after almost every meal and enjoyed wine or beer just about every night after the kids went to sleep. We ate until we were … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Posts, Detroit, Lovie-Dovie, Pretty Pretty Princess, Yum
Tagged Detroit, diet, exercise, nutritionist
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Rivard Plaza our perfect place to play
If you keep up with the blog, you know I love, love, LOVE the Riverfront (Rivard Plaza to be exact.) This love has reached a whole new level since last Wednesday. Let me explain. Last week I was in pain. … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Posts, Detroit, Little Man, Yum
Tagged Detroit, Green Dot Stables, Rivard Plaza, Riverfront, Riverwalk
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Did you hear there’s a Whole Foods in Detroit?
Apparently Whole Foods likes to keep a low profile (insert eye roll here.) Sarcasm aside, I LOVE WHOLE FOODS! I’m not ashamed. They have been open for less than a month and I have been there more times than I … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Posts, Detroit, Yum
Tagged Detroit, whole foods, with love from detroit
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Beautiful Friday in Detroit
Jack joined me for a morning Dr. appointment in Midtown. Everything looks and sounds great. After listening to the baby’s “heart beep” and checking to see that he is, indeed, head down (good boy) the day was ours. So, what … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Posts, Detroit, Little Man, Yum
Tagged coffee, cousins, Detroit, Eastern Market, germack, playground, random, selfie
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Rice Pudding
If ever my goal is to gain an obscene amount of weight in as little time as possible, let it be by way of rice pudding. Lets say you just got a million dollar movie roll and had to gain … Continue reading
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Authentic
Some people remember sneaking into Grandma’s cookie jar. My grandma never had a cookie jar. Instead, I remember trying to sneak into her tortilla drawer. There always seemed to be a warm, never-ending supply wrapped in a dishtowel and hidden … Continue reading
A couple of Greeks on the Town
Really there were only two Greeks out of the lot of us but the title still works. Earlier this winter we said goodbye to Ashley and Jonathan as they were leaving for a year in Austin, TX. What better way … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Posts, Detroit, Yum
Tagged Detroit, restaurant, santorini, with love from detroit
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Fat Tuesday in Hamtramck
Hope you all had a fantastic Fat Tuesday. I did! I haven’t had a paczki in years. I have lived in New York, an apparently paczki free zone, and timed my diets so they unfortunately overlapped with Fat Tuesday. Not … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Posts, Detroit, Yum
Tagged Detroit, hamtramck, new martha washington bakery, paczki
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Astro Coffee
After dropping Jack off at daycare I had a one track mind. Not the dirty variety. The food variety. The Astro Coffee breakfast sandwich variety. All I could think of was “Astro Egg Sandwich, Astro egg sandwich, Astro egg sandwich.” … Continue reading
Today calls for a crock pot.
This morning was cold, wet and windy. Nevertheless, I ventured to Eastern Market to peruse the Tuesday selection. It was there, amongst the potatoes and leaks, I was inspired to break out my crock pot. Ladies and gentlemen, I bring … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Posts, Detroit, Yum
Tagged Callie, Detroit, Eastern Market, family, with love from det, with love from detroit
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