Tag Archives: Dessert

Closing Down the Bar with Banoffee Pie

By jennifer | Published: July 14, 2010
Bonjour everyone and Happy Bastille Day! If you’re not sure what Bastille Day is, it’s the French Independence Day. Celebrating Bastille Day in the US is easy – just do something French! At the very least, you could order a French café and listen to French music on Pandora Last night after work, I met [...]
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A French Sangria Night

By jennifer | Published: June 5, 2010
Last night, Scott and I had the “night off” from parenting. We took advantage of our time alone and headed to a local French bistro. Although I love going out for French food, I don’t usually stray too much from what I normally eat – salad, chicken, fruit, etc. Of course, we started with drinks [...]
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Dinner at Circa in Washington DC

By jennifer | Published: May 16, 2010
Hey all! Hope you had a great weekend. I was up and at ‘em around 7 AM today. I went for a 6-mile run, then came home to finish packing for my trip to DC. I boarded a plane around 1 PM and touched down in DC about 3:30 PM. Whew – all that in [...]
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French Macaron Friday

By jennifer | Published: May 7, 2010
This morning I ran inside on the treadmill for the first time in weeks. I have to be honest, I was not at all excited about running today. I’ve gotten so used to running outside that it’s hard to go back indoors. I’m hoping that this spell of rainy cold weather will not last much [...]
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Gettin' Tarty in Austin

By jennifer | Published: April 26, 2010
Hey Y’all – I’m blogging live from Austin, TX! Hence, the Y’all. One thing I will say about Texas is that it’s HOT! It was 86 degrees today, which is so hot for me coming from 55 degrees in Chicago. (Photo courtesy of Flickr) The warm weather made me temporarily lose my head and walk [...]
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Stress and the Red Velvet Cupcake

By jennifer | Published: April 22, 2010
Hey All – We had a bit of a shake-up today at work. There’s a ton of restructuring going on – not sure yet how it will pan out for me. I’m really hoping the changes are good for the organization, but for me especially. (Photo courtesy of Flickr) I was rather stressed the whole [...]
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Dessert at Disney World

By jennifer | Published: April 8, 2010
Hello all! Well, despite only getting about 6 hours of sleep, I woke up at 6:15 AM for my morning run at Disney World! Believe me, if there’s anywhere you’re motivated to run that early, it’s Disney World. Besides, I wanted to get my run in before the conference started at 8 AM. I ended [...]
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Back in the World

By jennifer | Published: April 7, 2010
Hey all! Well I’m here in sunny Florida again on a business trip. It’s so hard being at Disney World without Scott and the kids – it’s like  a part of me is missing. I tried to overcome my sadness by indulging in a flaky French pastry from Epcot… Note to self – do not [...]
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POM Wonderful Care Package

By jennifer | Published: April 5, 2010
Hey All! As you may have noticed, I’ve been slightly increasing the distance of my early morning runs. On Friday and Sunday, I did a 10K on each day – Friday in 50 minutes and Sunday in 48 minutes! This morning, I ran 5.5 miles in 42 minutes. I just can’t seem to slow down [...]
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Practice Self-Indulgence with Self-Control

By jennifer | Published: March 29, 2010
At 5′ 1”, I really have to watch what I eat. If I have a so called “bad week” of overeating or eating mostly foods that are high in fat and calories, then it really shows on the scale. But, this doesn’t mean that I do not indulge in the foods that I like. I [...]
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