December 22, 2009 at 11:22 am
Tip No. 5: Flatter the cook Cooks always bring out their best recipes for the holidays. The only problem is that they expect you to eat all that food even if you are stuffed. Unfortunately, cleaning your plate is a signal to the hostess that you enjoyed the meal. Tip: Ask him or her for […]
December 21, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Tip No. 4: Stuff yourself before you go If the dinner party invitation says cocktails start at 7 pm, this probably means that dinner won’t be served until Dave Letterman is delivering his monologue. As the evening wears on, even the wallpaper will start to look tasty. In this ravenous state you are likely to […]
December 18, 2009 at 10:50 am
Tip No. 3: Cut back on the hors d’oeuvres Did you know that one ounce of brie cheese melted on a hunk of crispy French breadpacks over 100 calories and 9 grams of fat? Couple that with a few other nibbles and you’ll have to beep your tailor before dinner is served. Making a meal […]
December 17, 2009 at 9:00 am
Tip No. 2: Tame the party animal Let’s get realistic about this; How many parties do you expect to attend in the next few weeks, including New Year’s Eve? Two or three a week? Do you realize that if you drink two glasses of wine at each of those parties, by the end of the […]
December 16, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Tip No. 1: Eat Off Grandma’s China Talk about portion distortion. According to research, the surface area of a typical dinner plate has increased by 36% since 1960. Let’s face it: The bigger the plate, the more food you are likely to heap on and eat. Tip: Use Grandma’s dinner plates at your supper and […]
December 15, 2009 at 11:48 am
The Science Behind Holiday Weight Gain: Tis the season… We know that the holiday season brings too many parties, too many get-togethers, and too many desserts. However, an interesting article from the National Council on Strength & Fitness identifies a group of compounding physiological factors that explain why the activities of the holidays make it […]
December 14, 2009 at 10:00 am
Stumped and stressed as to what to get everyone this year? Here is my list of Holiday Gifts Made Deliciously Easy to help make this season less anxious and more fun.
December 9, 2009 at 4:09 pm
General Mills just announced that they will be reducing the amount of sugar in their cereals that are advertised to children. These cereals will soon have less than 10 grams of sugar in each serving. Over the last few years they have reduced the sugar in many of their cereals by as much as 20 […]
November 19, 2009 at 6:00 am
The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University is hosting an evening with Tony award-winning actress and singer Betty Buckley. Buckley made her Broadway debut in 1969 and has been referred to as the “Voice of Broadway” ever since. Her career, marked by her rendition of “Memory” in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats, established her […]
November 17, 2009 at 8:00 am
The Boston University Art Gallery (BUAG) presents Historic New England’s traveling exhibition, Drawing Toward Home: Designs for Domestic Architecture from Historic New England, featuring one hundred drawings of houses selected from the rich collections of Historic New England. The exhition opening will take place tonight from 6-8 PM at the Stone Gallery (855 Commonwealth Avenue, […]
