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Aug 6, 2018

I Signed Up For a Wine Subscription Box & This is What I Thought

Wine delivery services, apparently they’re all the rage these days. Actually, delivery services in general are becoming more and more...

Apr 7, 2018

Breaking Down Bars: A Review of 8 Protein Bars Marketed as “Healthy”

Protein bars. A convenient snack when you’re on the road or a nice blood sugar spike when you’re fading fast around 2 p.m. in the office....

Nov 7, 2017

Steel City Pops

Steel City Pops. Ever heard of them? If you’re from the north like me, probably not, since right now the company only operates in...

Oct 28, 2017

A Diabetic Nightmare- Black Tap NYC

After MUCH anticipation, I finally checked something great off of my bucket list a couple weeks ago. Think sugar, think calories, then...

Oct 4, 2017

Meal Prep With Hello Fresh

I apologize that I haven’t written in awhile, but that’s only because I’ve been cooking up something good for you guys. Literally. HA HA...

Sep 5, 2017

Labor Day Weekend in CNY: A Guide on How To Get Fat Fast

If you’re anything like me, you love to eat. It’s just as plain and simple as that. You’d think my body would chose anything else as a...

Aug 22, 2017

Rocks, Bridges & Biscuits: An Afternoon in Chattanooga

I just moved to Alabama. From NY. Which means 17+ hours in a car, stopping only for the most urgent bathroom breaks and fast-food...

Jul 10, 2017

A Guide to Low FODMAP Meal Prepping

It’s summer again, and you know what that means. No, I’m not talking about lake days, cookouts or campfires. I’m talking about the weekly...

May 26, 2017

How to Make Pitaya Popsicles

Summer is back and once again the lack of acai in Syracuse has me searching for something to satisfy my sweet tooth and quench my thirst...

Apr 4, 2017

Distilling the Brewery Takeover From a Vino’s Perspective

For years now, Empire Brewing Company has been one of my favorite places to eat in downtown Syracuse. With a welcoming, casual atmosphere...

Mar 5, 2017

A Cheater’s Guide to Giving Up Sweets

When you have a sweet tooth like I do, it’s only natural to choose to give up sweets for Lent. The only thing that could be harder would...

Feb 13, 2017

Phat in Philly: A Guide To Donut Roadtrips

First rule to life: when a friend asks you to roadtrip, you drop everything and you go. Doesn’t matter where or when, traveling always...

Nov 20, 2016

Nutty for Nut Butters: An Interview With the Founders of Passionut

Something I’ve really been trying to push as my college career winds down is living a healthier lifestyle. The days of hangovers,...

Oct 29, 2016

Scrumptious Samoas: A How-To

It’s Halloween weekend but it’s 30 degrees outside and sleeting. You have no intention of leaving the comforts of your warm (relatively...

Oct 15, 2016

Original Grain: My LA Home Away From Home

One of the first new things I was introduced to in LA was the poke bowl. Only about a week into our program, we were taken to Warner Bros...

Jul 6, 2016

Sipping Along the Seneca Lake Wine Trail

Finger Lakes region is one of the best in the country for wine-tasting. You’ve got your Cayuga, Keuka and Seneca Lake wine trails all...

Jun 6, 2016

A Taste of the Taste (of Syracuse)

When you love to eat, food festivals are just about the best thing that can happen. When you’re recently diagnosed with Celiac, the...

May 16, 2016

How to Make the Perfect At-Home Acai Bowl

Aside from seeing the sun on a regular basis, one of the top things that I miss from LA is acai. Before a couple of months ago, I hadn’t...