You already get a McCafe speciality coffee every morning anyway… why not get a delicious, piping hot, tummy warming McDonald’s fruit and maple oatmeal for FREE while you’re at it? Yes. that’s right — this is now a reality my friends. From Wednesday, January 30th until Sunday, February 3rd, get your very own free fruit [...]
A tasty, ice-cream-free ice cream sandwichImage taken moments before my kids snapped them up When a couple of my friends were diagnosed with dairy allergies and lactose intolerance, it made me think differently about how I shopped–what would I do if I couldn’t just casually reach for a container of Kefir, crumbled feta cheese for [...]
Enjoy your next theme park visit at any sizeSqueeze every bit of fun into your amusement park trip (Great America photo booth ca. 1998) Until I was 14, I was terrified of roller coasters. Per longstanding tradition, our 8th grade class trip took place at Sandusky, OH-based Cedar Point. It was 1990 and the Magnum [...]
Comfortable, ergonomic tools and accessories for plus-sized womenThe most gifted green thumb I know (Photo by Holly Mason) All the green-thumbed ladies! (All the green-thumbed ladies. . .) Now put your trowels up! Apologies, readers, as I’m working through a bit of a Beyoncé earworm today. But it’s the perfect time of year to crank [...]
Learning to love food without apologiesLessons learned: You don’t need to cook with edible flowers to call yourself a foodie Fact: To be a fat girl of any shape or size, for any portion of your life, is to have some kind of a love/hate relationship with food. Sometimes the conflict is as benign as [...]
No longer just for kids and campfires!When was the last time you had s’mores? I’m not talking about a S’more Pop-Tart or a bowl of S’more Crunch Cereal (anyone remember that?). I’m referring to crispy, gooey, chocolatey, honest-to-goodness s’mores (short for “some more” as in, “try one and you’ll beg for s’more!”). This delectable dessert [...]