Daily Archive: October 27, 2010

Italiano

For dinner I had pie on the brain. Pizza pie. Luckily I had a pre-made crust by Udi’s gluten free foods ready to go…thus reducing my prep time to under 30 minutes.  Rachel Ray, you’ve got some competition. Udi’s provided me with the gluten free goods to review on the blog.  In addition to being gluten free, they are also dairy free, soy free, and nut free.  Basically, they are devoid of almost every common allergen. They are thinner than the typical pizza crust, but just as soft and doughy. These were my toppings of… Read more >

BYOL

One of the easiest ways to make sure you eat well and save money is bringing your own food to work.  I’m practically a pro at packing meals to-go because I work at a job that requires it.  As a nurse, I’m often squeezing snacks and meals in whenever I can.  Unlike my days off, when I can eat whenever I’m hungry, the timing of my meals at work is instead based on my patients’ stability.  In NYC, I brought my lunch every single day.  If you add it up, those 2 1/2 years of… Read more >