Last week, I attended a berry filled McDonald’s First Taste Event in NYC. The event was held at the Empire Hotel’s rooftop terrace and I got to rub shoulders with a lot of bloggers and journalists. At the event, we had a chance to just kick-back, relax and enjoy some treats including: – Manicures by…
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but many people either skip it altogether or fill themselves up with high carbohydrate foods. Personally, I just recently became convinced of the benefits of a protein rich breakfast, and have now made it a habit to start every day this way. The results of this…
Have you ever wondered what a fictitious character or object was really like? I have! One of my sons favorite shows is SpongeBob Squarepants. On that show, the character named SpongeBob works as a fry cook at a restaurant called the Krusty Krab. The main dish at the the Krusty Krab is the Krabby Patty. …
This month, as part of my membership with the Hormel Foods Extended Family Blogger Program, we were prompted to write about St. Patty’s Day celebrations. Saint Patrick’s day was a huge deal when I was growing up as I attended a Catholic school and we participated in lots of fun activities. I also grew up…
We are big fans of cereal here at Philzendia. We especially love whole grain cereals and purchase a lot of the Big G cereals from General Mills. In fact, Z.E.N. eats a big bowl of either honey nut Cheerios or multigrain Cheerios every morning before he goes to school. It’s an easy, quick and…
Have you ever eaten frozen pizza? I have, and the brands I’ve tried in the past didn’t taste that great. So because of this, I stopped buying frozen pizza. However, as part of my BzzAgent membership, I recently had the opportunity to try a new brand of frozen pizza that is fairly new to the…
As some of you may already know, Philip does most of the cooking around here. It’s not because I can’t cook, in fact I‘m a pretty decent cook, however, for him, cooking is effortless. He can whip up a wonderful meal from scratch in no time flat, and is very creative in the kitchen. I,…
Have you heard about Vitalicious? If you have not tried Vitalicious baked goods, you are seriously missing out! This company offers a variety of products that will soon be amongst your favorites. I recently heard about this company about 2 months ago when my twitter friend @Chiefbetsy tweeted about them. Intrigued, I asked her for…
Groundhog day comes and goes every year, but it is one holiday that I’ve never thought much about in the past. This year however, Z.E.N. came home from school talking about it. Apparently, they learned about it in school and of course he had a bunch of questions. So while I was driving Z.E.N. to…
Eating takeout food is a huge aspect of modern day living due to the increasing need for convenience in our lives. Certainly, there are many foods served in restaurants which are healthy, however, restaurant foods have this tendency of being rich in fat and servings are usually bigger as well. They dish up one temptation…
