Paris may not be the first place that springs to mind for most of you when the topic of where to go for spring break comes up over dinner. But for Gary and I, springtime in Paris isn’t all that strange. Where else would two food lovers go on vacation? We have visited Paris multiple times, with a range of budgets and culinary sophistication -- from newbies with no money to food writers with far more discretionary income. And of course, I took notes on every step of the journey. Well, at least on the food. … [Read more...]
meal planning 101
January. For many of us, it is the season of renewal. A time to start fresh on something that did not go as well as we wanted it to last year. I am right there with you. I wrote earlier this month on my food goals for 2018, and one of them included sticking with a change in eating habits I started last year. I am personally choosing to follow a ketogenic diet (more on that here), but it doesn’t matter what you want to change. No matter the flavor, changing how you eat is hard. … [Read more...]
goal time: food goals for the new year
’Tis the season for resolutions, but science tells us resolutions are a bad idea. Apparently, less than 10% of us are successful at keeping them. The inevitable failure, coupled with the January time-bind, can be pretty damaging to one’s psyche and long-term ability to change behavior or achieve big things. What is established among high achievers and general go-getters is the value of telling someone else your goals. So here I am, telling you my big food goals for 2018. … [Read more...]
happy anniversary, foodwithaview.com!
It is hard to believe, but foodwithaview.com is officially one year old this week. No one is more surprised than me to be writing this today. As anyone who has ever taken on a passion project knows, the urge to quit can be strong, downright irresistible at times. When you often feel like you are working really hard for nothing; that no one is listening, that you will never figure out this web design, photography, or social medial thing, it can be challenging to press on. … [Read more...]
how a food blogger really eats
One of my food blogger communities recently started the finish this sentence game: you know you are a food blogger when [insert funny response here]. My response? You eat in a manner completely different from what you write about on your blog. The food equivalent of the Facebook distortion effect we have all heard about in parenting and teen social psychology circles. Post about decadent brownies, eat a salad. Instruct your readers on lavish, four-course family meals, order a pizza. … [Read more...]
we tried Terra’s Kitchen. here’s my view.
I write a lot here about the trials and tribulations of cooking for family. I have a love-hate relationship with weekday dinner. On one hand, I am relaxed by the simple act of preparing a meal for myself and those I love. I am rejuvenated after even just a few minutes of happy chatter from my children and a glance of contentment from Gary. On the other hand, it is stressful. The advanced planning is hard enough; after a long day, a commute, and probably arguing with those children about not ordering pizza for the third time this week, cracking a cookbook and tackling a recipe is the last thing on my mind. … [Read more...]
