So… are you getting in the holiday mood yet? Joyful? Cheerful? Merry? Stressed?
Yeah, stressed. The holidays can be amazing, but they can also become a very stressful time of year.
To help you out this holiday season, here are five ways to avoid stress and overwhelm this holiday season.
Read MoreThe Holiday Season is here, whether you are ready for it or not. You’ve worked hard all year to accomplish your health and wellness goals, so don’t let the next two months derail you from your progress.
To help keep you going, I’ve collected 11 articles to motivate and inspire you over the holiday season.
Read MoreRemember how I started talking about Cinco de Mayo over a month ago? Guess what… it’s here!!!
If you’ve been with me for any length of time you’ve probably figured out that I love food. I love ethnic food of all sorts, but there is a soft spot in my heart for Mexican, Tex-Mex, and Americanized Mexican food. Maybe it’s because it’s super delicious and has the opportunity to be spicy (which I love), or maybe because it’s super easy to make.
Probably both.
However, with Cinco de Mayo coming up this weekend, I wanted to keep it short and sweet this Thursday with a wrap up of some of my favorite tasty yet easy to make Fiesta-ish foods!
Read MoreFor Christmas one year during college my mom gave me the coolest margarita glasses. The stems were swirled with festive colors, but in a way that looked fun and artsy, not tacky and cheesy.
You see, we’d gotten into the habit of having margaritas the first night we saw each other after being away. I honestly couldn’t tell you where or when the tradition started, but I’m sure it had something to do with my love of Mexican food.
Over the years our frozen margaritas went “on the rocks,” and we started making them at home instead of going out. After all, we were both becoming more health knowledgeable and health conscious, we knew that margaritas were not our best options to maintain the lifestyles we were trying to live.
Read MoreDo you have plans for Cinco de Mayo? Yes, I know this weekend is Saint Patrick’s Day, so you’re probably thinking about Guinness, corned beef, boiled potatoes and whisky. And I can’t blame you. I’m a huge fan of a good Irish Stew or Shepard’s pie. But, you know what I like even more?
Mexican food. All of the Mexican food. Mexican, Tex-Mex, Americanized Mexican, and even that random taco stand down the street. Don’t get me wrong, I love food from other Central American countries as well (My sister makes a delish Nica Salad… I’ll have to convince her to share her recipe), but right now, my brain is thinking about Cinco de Mayo, and Mexican.
Yes, I know Cinco de Mayo is more of an American Holiday… I’ve made that disclaimer both times I’ve shared my recipes previously (You can find them here and here). That being said, as I mentioned previously I love this food, and I’ll embrace any reason to eat it. I know I’m not alone because Taco Tuesday is a thing. (And I’m not sad about it, one bit.)
Read MoreHAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!
In honor of the Holi-DAY (not week or month… day.), it only seems appropriate for me to share with you my #1 trick to hosting any kind of get together. Trust me, this little trick is a breeze for you to pull off, I’ve had more compliments by using this trick than with any other things that I’ve done.
“So, Erin. What is it? Stop teasing me and get to the point already!”
Okay, okay. It’s charcuterie. Seriously.
I'll be honest there are a few thing that m
Read MoreSpiked cocoas, coffees, and holiday cocktails.
When it comes to cocktails, the Holidays are bursting with drinks that seem synonymous with the season. (Wassail, spiked eggnog, or champagne anyone?) However, anymore it seems that if you put the word cranberry, peppermint or some kind of holiday-ish word such a mistletoe or Santa (Santa Clausmopolitan… really?) in front of the name, it immediately classifies as a holiday beverage… and I’m not even going to touch that.
Now don’t worry, I’m not about to tell you that as a person living a healthy lifestyle over the holidays you have to forgo your favorite drinks. What I DO want to go over is the cocktails and beverages that you are actually likely to encounter throughout the season, or may even be embedded in some of your holiday traditions.
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