This past Easter Sunday my neighbor invited me to a fun water activity: canoeing at the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park. This was my first time ever going on a river and canoeing. I was hesitant at first but once we settled in the canoe and I started listening to the nature around me all my fears began to disappear. The weather...
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Last week I had the privilege to be invited to an amazing event at the Kings Food Markets that presented a variety of Italian products. This showcase recreated a traditional Italian market or “piazza” featuring a collection of hand-curated products that participants sampled and learned about directly from Italian artisans. The...
I love a spontaneous Sunday brunch with friends. This weekend we were all able to take time out of our busy schedules and come together to share some laughs and stories over a wonderful meal. Thank you everyone for such an amazing day. We started out with chocolate pancakes made with a pancake mix from Stonewall Kitchen. We added...
A couple of weeks ago Wellness Studio M members participated in a Autumn Food Fest with Chef Blake Swihart at the Short Hills Kings Cooking School. This was a great event that introduced our members to healthy cooking and fine dining. We learned how to make shiitake rillettes, roasted carrot and ginger soup, cornbread stuffing,...
This weekend I had the great pleasure of going to New York City and stopping by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This place is a wonderful building with thousands of artifacts and sculptures. On my first visit I was overwhelmed with all the artifacts and ended up spending several hours admiring the Egyptian Collection. “The...
I love hiking in nature and whenever time permits I do one day hikes on different trails. This summer I had the pleasure to visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. During this trip I met a lot of great people, ate delicious food prepared by chef Jennifer Kelley, and had a chance to hike on a couple beautiful trails. Preparing...
Last month I had the opportunity to join my fellows hikers to explore the wonderful sites of Westmoreland Sanctuary MT Kisco in New York. This was a perfect one day 9 mile loop hike that circles the sanctuary, passing fascinating rock formations, many old stone walls and several small ponds. Trails in Westmoreland Sanctuary are...