NO COOKIE DOUGH? You gotta be kidding?

“Raw Eggs could contain salmonella bacteria and should not be eaten by pregnant women. Recipes that contain raw eggs, such as Caesar salad dressing, eggnog, and uncooked cake batter or cookie dough should be avoided.” Parent.com UUGG! What’s a girl to do? I guess the only solution here is to wait 12-14 minutes while they...

Pass the cheese, please!

As a lover of soft cheese I feel it my duty to share this tidbit of information to those with growing bellies! I can still hear my husband’s nagging voice saying “YOU CAN’T HAVE IT” every time I even looked at “bleu cheese” Well, ladies, guess what! You can – READ ON…. http://www.gourmet.com/foodpolitics/2008/10/eating-while-pregnant Expectant mothers are...

Restaurant serving breast milk

I recently ran across an article that features a Swiss restaurant that serves food with 75%  breast milk. The chef, Hans Locher, who is apparently Switzerland’s most controversial chef, has posted ads searching for women who will actually sell their breast milk. The “food control authorities” are confused by the loophole in legislation. Read Full Article What are your thoughts?  Would you dine...

A Cheap Date

My friend Kim turned me onto this cheap date night earlier this summer. On Tuesday nights, kid’s meals are only 99¢ at all Fazoli’s, and you can follow that up with a yummy dessert at select Baskin-Robbins for Family Fun Night. Every Tuesday evening, from 6–10, kid’s scoops are $1 and small scoops are $1.50. It’s such a fun community atmosphere, too. Maybe we’ll see you there next...

Drop it likes it's hot

I love stories like the one that came out yesterday about the mom who gave birth in her front lawn. Many people would be scared out of their minds, but it gives me great faith in the human body. Our society has taken a perfectly natural event–child birth–and made it an exclusively medical event, so it never ceases to amaze me when a woman’s body does what it is supposed to do. That was my...