I was on the phone with my best friend Tatiana today, while also sitting at my desk pumping (and trying to hurry up before a conference call – always multitasking). She called me and then texted me and said she needed to talk about something (as we all do on the daily) and so of course I made time to call her. After getting the recap of what was going on with her, she said to me - “You know you are juggling a lot right now. A busy legal job, two kids under three, commuting, trying to get dinner ...
Slow Cooker Chipotle Pulled Pork Recipe
This recipe for slow cooker chipotle pulled pork is finger licking good (literally, it's pretty messy so you will likely lick your fingers if you don't have a napkin handy). My step-son Evan's favorite food is BBQ and last week he mentioned that he was craving a pulled pork sandwich. This is his last week in California this summer before he returns to New Jersey for his junior year in high school, so I thought I'd try out a slow cooker pulled pork recipe. It turned out pretty darn good. I used ...
Pan Seared Tuna Steaks
Looking for the perfect healthy quick weeknight meal to wow your family and friends? These pan seared tuna steaks taste like a fancy restaurant quality meal that you make at home. Once you try this recipe, you will want to add it to your dinner rotation once a month (if not more). I know from talking to friends that cooking fish at home can be intimidating - Where do I find it? How do I cook it? How do I not over cook it? I buy my tuna steaks for this recipe from Trader Joes - I find that ...
Weekend Getaway to Portland
Not surprisingly, a weekend is not enough time to experience all Portland, Oregon has to offer. Here you will find some tips on where to stay, things to do and where to grub if you have just a few days to experience this lush, free spirited and scrumptious city. Pro tip: come visit Portland in the summer and miss the signature rain. My husband and I love traveling and exploring new cities together. Our travel bug has been on the back burner for the past couple years since we've been having ...
(Insanely Easy) Baked Salmon Recipe
I haven't always been a salmon lover. Salmon is my step-dad's favorite food - I mean if we go to a restaurant and there is salmon on the menu, 98% chance he'll order it. So growing up my mom made salmon, or another fish, a few nights a week. I was sick of it - I think I OD'd growing up. But, I grew to love salmon as an adult and now I have it a few meals a week (per usual, I am at all times becoming more and more like my mother). This is the easiest baked salmon recipe and it is insanely ...
Traveling While Pumping
I love my kids. But me and my husband were feeling the need to have a break-y break! A weekend away, without the kids, to have some time together (and not to be awoken from sleep on the daily with DADDDDYYYY or crying). But I'm still exclusively breastfeeding and pumping so my biggest worry was figuring how to work in my pumping. Here I'll tell you all of my shortcuts for making pumping while traveling do-able. Tip 1: Stay in a central location Book a hotel or Airbnb in as central a location ...