Eating Dessert Without Guilt
{smore brownies} Some of you loyal readers already know this, but this blog started out as a baking blog. I baked my little heart out, decorated all the cakes and cookies I could get my hands on, and had a lot of fun doing it. It was the perfect creative escape from my day job […]
Why I Don’t Need to Detox After One Month of Travel
I spent the last month in and out of Zurich, traveling and hosting visitors, and simply enjoying summer. I ate ice cream and pizza, I drank wine, and I had days where I did nothing but lay on the beach. And guess what? I feel fine. A-okay. I didn’t come back feeling like a blob […]
Why I Keep Dark Chocolate in the Pantry
Whenever I used to start a new diet, I would get rid of all the sweets in the house so there would be no temptations. Usually “getting rid of the sweets” meant indulging in all of them all on Sunday night since Monday was going to be a new day, where all of a sudden […]
Why I Quit Counting Calories
I started counting calories at the age of twelve and I spent the next 15 years on a dieting roller coaster. I could tell you the calorie count of almost any food item and unfortunately, that was always in the back of my mind while I ate it. I would limit my avocado and nut […]
