weekend self-control

Your health goals will not be met if you let your weekends go to hell. While I believe that a bit of indulgence and having fun is of the utmost importance, you can still enjoy foods and have drinks while … Read more

chef peanut’s hand made pasta

Peanut is making Pasta while attempting to do her best at speaking Italian (it’s been a few months since Italy, but she’s still got it!) Hand made ravioli is on the menu today! Delizioso!

PEANUT’S EGG PASTA (3 lbs.)

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life lessons learned in italian culinary school

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LA ESPERIENZA experience

If there was ever a time that I thought I was “the shit” in the kitchen at my school or while on my internship, it was often quickly repressed by a complete and absolute failure on my … Read more

soho saturday brunch

Love me a good Soho Saturday. My best girls and old roomies, Bridget Kristin & I got our swell on at David Barton Gym Astor place, then headed further downtown to a new brunch spot, Papazul. A sweet & spicy … Read more

tight body mini circuit with trainer peanut

Tighten up your legs, arms, shoulders and abs while challenging your cardio capacity! All you need is a set of dumbbells and a timer for this full body interval training workout. 3 moves, 1 minute each. Take a 1 minute … Read more

healthy parsnip & carrot soup with chef peanut

Peanut shows you how to make a delicious and super healthy parsnip & carrot soup with a ginger jalapeño base. It’s a Sunday Funday in Peanut’s kitchen, so good wine and pajamas are definitely in the mix!

As for a … Read more

your relationship with food

Everyone needs to have a relationship with food. We need a relationship with food if we want to survive. Some have a healthy relationship with food, and others have an unhealthy relationship with food.

According to a statistic from the … Read more

master your body

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I am the master of my body. I am not a slave to food, inactivity, or addictions. I challenge and exercise my body each day because I need to. Not everyday is easy. Nobody said it would be. #FIGOfit

If … Read more