by Lauren Slayton | Feb 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Are you familiar with a magazine called The Week? A friend mentioned it at lunch a couple of months ago. It summarizes what various publications have said on a range of subjects and provides a fun and quick overview. I was flipping through last weeks “Week” and a...
by Lauren Slayton | Feb 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
I got a chuckle out of this somewhat inappropriate but hysterical question posed on Facebook by my friend’s brother Metrodad “How come black people get an entire month and fat people only get a Tuesday?” C’mon laugh (or don’t). Anyway, when I was at Tulane, Fat...
by Lauren Slayton | Feb 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
I know there are people who freeze and defrost effortlessly but I am not an adept freezer. My freezer is like a black hole. When I fear something is not going to be used, I will label and pop it in the freezer. There it will stay until ice crystals form and then...
by Lauren Slayton | Feb 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
This past Saturday I took part in Cycle for Survival. Cycle for Survival is an indoor spinning event that raises money for rare cancers; it was founded by my friend Jen Goodman Linn and her husband Dave. Jen passed away in July and since then I’ve found myself...
by Lauren Slayton | Feb 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
She’s smiling because she just burned some calories, he’s smiling…well you know. Everyone has certain holidays they like more than others; Valentines Day isn’t one I particularly care for. Rather than talking about aphrodisiac foods and romance, I...
by Lauren Slayton | Feb 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
The regular readers of this blog are a savvy bunch. You may already know, when it comes to healthy chocolate, dark beats milk (duh), white chocolate is misnomer and you really want to go for 70% or higher cocoa content. After all, the more cocoa the less sugar, milk...
