banner ad

RECENT ARTICLES

RSS Feed
banner ad

Saturdays with Sarah: My Juice Cleanse

Happy Saturday! For many of us, spring comes around, and we think of fresh starts; new beginnings.  We often apply this in our diets:  trying new things, starting an exercise program, trying to eat healthier, etc.  For me, I decided to try a juice cleanse.  My roommate and I decided that for Monday thru Friday, [...]

Tags: , , , , , , ,

Category: CONTRIBUTORS, Healthy Eating

View Post

Tuesday Tip: Temperature Control

Happy Tuesday, I hope you all had a great Spring Break full of fun and great food! Unfortunately, I had a terrible bout with food poisoning from some bad sushi. It was a great way to jump start a summer weight loss plan (7 lbs in 2 days…ugh), but wasn’t real fun. Since my ‘adventure’, [...]

Category: Featured Articles

View Post

Saturdays with Sarah: Eating Healthy on Vacation

Happy Saturday, everyone! Today I’m going to talk to you about one of the hardest tricks in the book: eating healthy while on vacation. You’re away from stress, away from work, away from the grind of the everyday routine, and for many of us, we go away from our healthy lifestyles. We forget about workout, [...]

Tags: , , ,

Category: CONTRIBUTORS, Featured Articles, Healthy Eating

View Post

Watching My Weight: Week 12 of 16

After a brief hiatus last week due to travel and busy schedule I’m happy to be back with another weight loss progress report. Just to recap, I’m using Weight Watchers® Online for Men for my weight loss plan and the related iPhone application. My weekly blog posts are for the purposes of (a) adding to my own accountability [...]

Category: Featured Articles, Weight Loss

View Post

Restaurants Open on Easter Sunday

This Easter Sunday we hope that you are able to savor your time with family and friends over a great meal. If you’re not inclined to be in the kitchen, then be sure to make plans to visit a local restaurant. Many Florence restaurants, for example, are planning to be open.

Tags: , ,

Category: Announcements

View Post

9 Ways to Save Money When Dining Out

These days saving money is more important than ever. Saving money at restaurants can be a challenge however, especially for a foodie. Here are a few of our best tips for easing the sticker shock the next time your server delivers your check.

Tags: ,

Category: Featured Articles, Money Saving Tips, Reader Feedback

View Post

Tuesday Tip: Creating Your Favorite Cookie

Happy Tuesday! I’m sitting here during halftime of the NCAA National Championship Basketball Game craving some warm chocolate chip cookies, which led to my idea for this weeks tip. Most people seem to be pretty opinionated when it comes to their favorite chocolate chip cookie. Some, like me, enjoy a dense, chewy cookie while others [...]

Category: Featured Articles

View Post

Hugs & Kisses for OXO

I have a question for you. Have you ever been so impressed with something or some things for your kitchen that you just had to have them? That happened to me during the recent Food Blog Forum Orlando 2012 event that we attended. As you may recall from our related posts, we proudly represented the [...]

Tags: , , , , , ,

Category: Food Blog Forum, Products & Services

View Post

Saturdays with Sarah: Go-To Meals, Part 7

Happy Saturday! In the past couple of weeks, I have discovered what is quickly becoming a “go-to” meal in my house.  Many times when people want to start eating healthy foods or just living a healthier lifestyle, they think pizza needs to be thrown out the window.  But today’s “go-to” meal is a healthy pizza [...]

Tags: , , , , ,

Category: CONTRIBUTORS, Featured Articles, Healthy Eating

View Post

PDFS 017 – Charleston Wine + Food Festival

Play

Join us for our critique of the 2012 Charleston Wine + Food Festival. It was part of a recent “foodie field trip”, including tastings, demos, panels, and book signings. The rain put a slight damper on it the day we visited, but we’ve got a lot to tell you.

Tags: , , , ,

Category: Podcast

View Post

The View From The Corner Kitchen

Good evening, everyone. We just returned to the Inn on Biltmore Estate after a wonderful, casual meal at the Corner Kitchen in Asheville, North Carolina. The Corner Kitchen is listed, as of today, as the #6 restaurant on Urbanspoon for the area and that rating is well-deserved. Located literally at the corner of Boston Way [...]

Tags: ,

Category: Postcards

View Post