Category : Erin

A Trip to The Public Market

A Trip to The Public Market

Last week, Rochester’s historic Public Market was awarded the 2010 America’s Favorite Farmers Market contest, with over 5,200 votes. I’m sure those of you living in cities with terrific public markets are saying, “Wait a minute, ours is best!” And maybe it is. I can’t say I know how the winners were selected, but after [...]

Recipe of the Week: Lettuce Bundles with Spicy Peanut Noodles

Recipe of the Week: Lettuce Bundles with Spicy Peanut Noodles

Serves 6 to 8 2 boneless chicken breasts 1/2 cup soy sauce, plus 3 tablespoons for peanut sauce 1 large clove garlic 1 piece (3/4 inches) ginger, peeled and cut in half 2 1/4 teaspoons ground fresh chile paste 7 tablespoons smooth, good-quality peanut butter 3 tablespoons sugar 4 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil juice of [...]

It’s a Great Place to Raise a Family

It’s a Great Place to Raise a Family

If I had a dollar for every time someone said that to me, I’d be rich. I don’t know if this is some party line the residents of greater Rochester reserve for the recently relocated, but everyone I meet tells me this. The guy who waxed my eyebrows, the manager at the local Wegmans, the [...]

Ready or Not: Perspectives from Been There, Done That Mom

Ready or Not: Perspectives from Been There, Done That Mom

Readers, meet Erin. No, not that one. Erin H. is a Navy wife, mother of four boys (including one with special needs), a teacher and a parent coach. She’s recently returned to the U.S following a 3-year stint in China (which you can read about here) and runs a few different blogs under the moniker [...]

Recipe of the Week: Summer Sangria

Recipe of the Week: Summer Sangria

With summer officially coming to a close, I thought I’d share one of my favorite summer drink recipes! If you have a lot of peaches in the fruit bowl on your counter, as I do, you can swap the peaches for the oranges and use a white wine instead of red. Strawberries and grapes are [...]

Longing for the Way it Used to Be

Yesterday was a bad day all around. Our site was down. It was cold, windy and rainy. I hadn’t packed a raincoat or an umbrella in my big ol’ suitcase because I never looked beyond the Martha’s Vineyard weekend forecast (which until Sunday morning was absolutely perfect). I have no warm clothes to wear to [...]

Our Manic Mommies Calendar was on the Today Show!

Our Manic Mommies Calendar was on the Today Show!

Today started like any other day really. Up at 4am. 6am flight to NYC. Camping out in a way too cool hotel library while I await the start of today’s launch event with other Intel Insiders. This is my second year participating in the Intel program, and like everything Intel, this space we’re in today [...]

We’re on Vacation This Week

Not really….but kind of. Kristin was on vacation for the past two weeks and Erin’s extensive travel has finally caught up with her. We’ll return next week with a brand new episode. Please be sure to check back then. In the meantime, you can always get your Manic Mommies fix by visiting our fan page [...]

39 Clues Book Tour and a Giveaway

39 Clues Book Tour and a Giveaway

If you haven’t yet listened to this week’s podcast you might not know we are big BIG fans of the 39 Clues series. So we’re thrilled to be stop #4 in a 39-day countdown to the release of the newest book in the series coming out at the end of August. We even have a [...]

Feeling More Like Home. A Little.

So people keep asking me: Are you feeling settled yet? Are you meeting new people? Truth is I have met very few people besides my neighbors and a few friends of my sister-in-law’s who, technically, I had already met. Last week I had drinks with a potential new friend: that listener who recognized my voice [...]

Jen’s Fitness Corner: Food Diary

Jen’s Fitness Corner: Food Diary

As part of my work as a personal trainer, and overall fitness/wellness coach, I teach courses on healthy eating and nutritious shopping. One of the most surprising tips I tell clients is the importance of what you eat versus exercise with regard to weight loss and staying in shape. Did you know that nutrition is [...]

Recipe of the Week: Creamy Chicken Salad

Recipe of the Week: Creamy Chicken Salad

This recipe and photo comes from Whole Foods Market Creamy Chicken Salad with Yogurt and Apples Serves 4 to 6 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese 2 teaspoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon honey 2 tablespoons nonfat plain yogurt 2 tablespoons nonfat milk Salt and pepper to taste 1 pound cooked skinless, boneless [...]

Strengths. Weaknesses. Opportunities. Threats.

Strengths. Weaknesses. Opportunities. Threats.

Every year, when the Tour de France rolls around, I think about the state of Manic Mommies. That’s because we recorded our very first podcast during the Tour. Five. Years. Ago. Sophie was only two months old at the time and Kristin’s husband Steve was in France watching the Tour. I didn’t know Kristin all [...]

Recipe of the Week: Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Sugar Crisps

Recipe of the Week: Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Sugar Crisps

This recipe is from the Junior League’s In the Kitchen With Kids

Differences Between Here and There

Differences Between Here and There

It’s been almost a month since we moved out of our house in Massachusetts and I have noticed some differences between my life here and my life back there. While they are mostly minor by all accounts, I thought I would share for no other reason than I have a blog and what else would I do with this info if not publish it?

August Book Club: The Island

August Book Club: The Island

Are you thinking about a vacation on the beach but can’t get there? Or maybe planning a trip and need something to read? Why not read with us in August? We are reading The Island: a novel by bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand. This is a great story, perfect for summer. You will smell the salt [...]

Recipe of the Week: Grilled Banana Split Sundae

Recipe of the Week: Grilled Banana Split Sundae

Grilled Banana Split Sundae with Homemade Bittersweet Chocolate Ganache Serves 4 Recipe courtesy of The St. Francis Girls’ Guide to Grilling (download here). Grilling Method: Direct/Low Heat 4 firm, but ripe, bananas, unpeeled 1 tablespoon white sugar ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon untoasted walnut or other nut oil, plus more if needed 8 small [...]

Kids and Hydration

Kids and Hydration

The Meal Makeover Moms sent me this post, I don’t know, probably a month ago! I forgot about it until today when I was packing the kids’ water bottles for camp and downing an 8oz glass of cold water myself. One thing that’s similar about Rochester and Boston: It’s damn hot this week. Kids and [...]

Letter to Kristin

Hey Friend, It was great “seeing” you yesterday on video chat. It felt like I was right in your office with you. Then I got a little sad because after we finished recording the podcast, I went outside to play with Brendan (Mike and Tommy were at the Y for Tommy’s swim lessons) and we [...]

Recipe of the Week: Kitchen Sink Pasta Salad

Recipe of the Week: Kitchen Sink Pasta Salad

Makes 8 to 10 Servings Now that school is out and summer is officially here (yippee), chances are you may have a few backyard barbecues planned as well as summer camp lunches to pack. This recipe does it all: It’s perfect for picnics, and it’s a nice alternative to the usual PB&J or turkey and [...]

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