Eat Well + Flourish

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluv5RRssgfdFr-fEJ6jvoIB9qBcP3gOTh7hxItZJ4KkrzfxldlnkZF2XBQwl0UBT3jS5lsOBMPOSUG-_3C4zPe7kjOUctCpZLBwDCQsl8fDGw3gHUDE3aZfh90lfuNoKeFHNLmIMPz3I/s1600/flowers_FOOD-RULES.maira_.kalman-e1320009936825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluv5RRssgfdFr-fEJ6jvoIB9qBcP3gOTh7hxItZJ4KkrzfxldlnkZF2XBQwl0UBT3jS5lsOBMPOSUG-_3C4zPe7kjOUctCpZLBwDCQsl8fDGw3gHUDE3aZfh90lfuNoKeFHNLmIMPz3I/s1600/flowers_FOOD-RULES.maira_.kalman-e1320009936825.jpg" /></a></div>This summer, I had a very specific goal: maintain a healthier diet.  While I've made several improvements to my eating habits... (we now have a little vegetable garden) I admittedly have a <i>long</i> way to go.  Combine this new found determination with my absolute love for <a href="http://www.mairakalman.com/" target="_blank">Maira Kalman's illustrations </a>(obsessed!) and it seems only fitting that this book, <a href="http://rstyle.me/fhegaeerhe" target="_blank"><u>Food Rules, an eaters manual</u> by Michael Pollan with illustrations by Maira Kalman</a>, should find it's way into my hands.  While I await the UPS truck to bring this lovely new purchase to my door this week, I thought I'd share some of the images from what I'm sure will be my new favorite food book.<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWS4JlkmPhTRjyCowBb9YQY1r_WeS9pG6fYf3aik-BZYOfLV6gihg5J9pXbOZqk8u34MaH4PaR0ZivXdor3cWNZvuBwPZGemI3CN21OpPHFvf3gYsyKGGpzGtAqSzs4acUimdoZgxmUc/s1600/food-rules-page-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWS4JlkmPhTRjyCowBb9YQY1r_WeS9pG6fYf3aik-BZYOfLV6gihg5J9pXbOZqk8u34MaH4PaR0ZivXdor3cWNZvuBwPZGemI3CN21OpPHFvf3gYsyKGGpzGtAqSzs4acUimdoZgxmUc/s1600/food-rules-page-6.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrI0dT35R46oj7u9h3VY0DTfxHhB0js3J8M8bdgMIhJLFaEFiMemz7RIfrtKo9Y2WixSQhCnrWUMbKQnc0t2Y818D0iobIamJ6td7BD8nAbScXAk1avwXLLhuorztWDbgA23p2laXOyiw/s1600/Food-Rules4._V166699393_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrI0dT35R46oj7u9h3VY0DTfxHhB0js3J8M8bdgMIhJLFaEFiMemz7RIfrtKo9Y2WixSQhCnrWUMbKQnc0t2Y818D0iobIamJ6td7BD8nAbScXAk1avwXLLhuorztWDbgA23p2laXOyiw/s1600/Food-Rules4._V166699393_.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8DK6ycqhcR66nknJLoBbRuF3dLGuAtSWAVudiCUwzar3vFPirxuzGsnHxEnMkargNEHG3kRQttkWLLysJx5mzKln_Uazhz7HVbDYU8PBNSJgkkPBVB2cIqVR0PE8sSmDl2ef8wwStQQ/s1600/food-rules-page-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8DK6ycqhcR66nknJLoBbRuF3dLGuAtSWAVudiCUwzar3vFPirxuzGsnHxEnMkargNEHG3kRQttkWLLysJx5mzKln_Uazhz7HVbDYU8PBNSJgkkPBVB2cIqVR0PE8sSmDl2ef8wwStQQ/s1600/food-rules-page-5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLcyli6sq4nQI3u5Qj8H_Qh0tIFqDgILZDKifTZ8QEquwTjJz0U6E4QUisxM8YKrORrZZOOH-aN6wrvLxim2zTHfBM59HSY8li_KnkmhyKIhOHHcOCgHJtH-XUEBcEkmqdvmUG6p2yKs/s1600/food-rules-cover-484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLcyli6sq4nQI3u5Qj8H_Qh0tIFqDgILZDKifTZ8QEquwTjJz0U6E4QUisxM8YKrORrZZOOH-aN6wrvLxim2zTHfBM59HSY8li_KnkmhyKIhOHHcOCgHJtH-XUEBcEkmqdvmUG6p2yKs/s1600/food-rules-cover-484.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>

Eat Well + Flourish

This summer, I had a very specific goal: maintain a healthier diet.  While I've made several improvements to my eating habits... (we now...

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The Saturday Evening Post

<div style="text-align: center;">HOME!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEabKEFzFHCK3h6VVe-fKTEbj4PypYyzWLd9iFjf_pBDlxeZk9hbfRiF0aL7gQ81GYx0aHJuS4vyy7IpmnvVOyKaGyiOOzYrVg7JHHqst8bx48V1PhKnrsSzaid9_6MzTqEy-YYB-X4xM/s1600-h/movies-family-tchachkis-magnets-wizard-of-oz-ruby-red-slippers-6684871322479_nat11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEabKEFzFHCK3h6VVe-fKTEbj4PypYyzWLd9iFjf_pBDlxeZk9hbfRiF0aL7gQ81GYx0aHJuS4vyy7IpmnvVOyKaGyiOOzYrVg7JHHqst8bx48V1PhKnrsSzaid9_6MzTqEy-YYB-X4xM/s400/movies-family-tchachkis-magnets-wizard-of-oz-ruby-red-slippers-6684871322479_nat11.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><br />Dorothy was right, there really is no place quite like it.  Especially when you come home to the beautiful weather we are experiencing in New York,<br />on this first day of Spring!<br /><br />Even though I missed the comforts of home...<br />especially my bed...<br />its hard to get back into the groove of reality.<br /><br />Mountains of mail, enormous piles of laundry<br />and an empty fridge are<br />all requiring my attention right now.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4OyNOJcd_Rz3lgF7YbDm5z-nKzTQdPoIOIakStQpnrWmRs6QyqeZXQ0WDSCLKX2ZwPn_Rwgh0h25e42ygrS0oVL3xDMAHYV3MlhCjpmxlqeq4QWRE022rru1Tqs-HIFMlcTj1VHoo2hI/s1600-h/fan_mail_2716724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4OyNOJcd_Rz3lgF7YbDm5z-nKzTQdPoIOIakStQpnrWmRs6QyqeZXQ0WDSCLKX2ZwPn_Rwgh0h25e42ygrS0oVL3xDMAHYV3MlhCjpmxlqeq4QWRE022rru1Tqs-HIFMlcTj1VHoo2hI/s320/fan_mail_2716724.jpg" /></a></div><br />This is <i>exactly</i> how I read my mail,<br />just in case you were wondering.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxfQeOFuMBCrYd_3_h1fOHw1GhiMI7kApLrEiuo1z_rNAPBIwdsBS5iDkh-gkeKZFyhF_WbF9JtSnDa5I6sBnEGQw85ingWLFVZOQXVevgJDbpzF2UtOE9lS_wuy48-sO4iFmwaJ5C54/s1600-h/stockxpertcom_id433542_size1_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxfQeOFuMBCrYd_3_h1fOHw1GhiMI7kApLrEiuo1z_rNAPBIwdsBS5iDkh-gkeKZFyhF_WbF9JtSnDa5I6sBnEGQw85ingWLFVZOQXVevgJDbpzF2UtOE9lS_wuy48-sO4iFmwaJ5C54/s400/stockxpertcom_id433542_size1_1.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><br />And yes, even our laundry is adorable!<br /><br />{of course, this is the furthest thing from the truth}<br /><br />The truth is, now that the sun is going down, I can no longer procrastinate opening the bills, dealing with the piles of laundry and going to the super market, by justifying that it is too nice to be indoors.<br />So, I sat down in front of the computer, to pay some bills,<br />place a Peapod delivery, and return some emails...<br /> But, the next thing I knew, I was busy downloading our vacation photos...dirty laundry be damned!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6uVZucY2kAYPhwG_lGWstzjp5zgehvokrBx5WHTnOVYCK2Pkn1yVz_OKggkc1aekg5Zo-kVpusOt6jIqUFLlZHHT9urFXKOukXO2fDBcRAfSWuOASkZSVcpUxfsRA_TArbkq8zML_4A/s1600-h/DSCF2267.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6uVZucY2kAYPhwG_lGWstzjp5zgehvokrBx5WHTnOVYCK2Pkn1yVz_OKggkc1aekg5Zo-kVpusOt6jIqUFLlZHHT9urFXKOukXO2fDBcRAfSWuOASkZSVcpUxfsRA_TArbkq8zML_4A/s400/DSCF2267.JPG" width="397" /></a></div><br />I couldn't resist sharing this photo.<br />It's a treat the hotel had<br />waiting for my children when we checked in.<br />I have never seen anything like this!<br />It is so cute and creative.<br />Rice crispy treats molded to look like sushi,<br />in a bento box, no less!   <br />The ginger and wasabi were made out of fondant frosting, and the soy and plum sauce were chocolate and caramel.  Gummy bears and fruit roll ups were used to look like the fish.  My girls are huge fans of The Cake Boss on TLC, so this surprise was a big hit.  I had to try some myself, even though I have a major sweet tooth, the gummies were a bit much for me.  But, once I picked them out, and dipped into the chocolate, it was so good!<br /><br />Vacations are great!<br /><br />And, now back to the bills and laundry....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>images via:  GoogleImages;Photographersgallery.com;GoogleImages</i></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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