Serves: 1 Prep time: 5 minutes
Former White House Social Secretary and co-author of Treating People Well with Jeremy Bernard.
3 Super Sandwiches
Have you ever opened your refrigerator to make a sandwich, looked dully at the contents, closed it again, opened it, closed it – and found that the cycle just went on and on? Nothing looks appealing. It’s the same old stuff all the time: turkey, ham, some bland cheese. No wonder we can’t find anything to eat – we’re in a rut! So I came up with three sandwiches to get excited about: a toasted peanut butter and jelly (the […]
Best Gift Ever!
You know that feeling you get when you open a present and are so surprised and delighted by what’s inside that it leaves you speechless? The “I-can’t-believe-this-is-for-me!?” gift? It’s an amazing moment of elation, both for the giver and for the receiver. When I worked at the White House, it was customary for the President and Mrs. Bush to thank the entertainers who performed at State Dinners by giving them a gift. One year, at a dinner for Prime Minister […]
Breakfast Quinoa Bake
Adapted from Greatist.com Note: quinoa needs to be well washed before using. Make sure you rinse the uncooked quinoa well, or it will leave a soapy aftertaste in anything you put it in
Breakfast Quinoa Bake
Here’s an update on my husband’s diet progress: he’s lost 17 pounds since my daughter imposed a strict “no bagels for breakfast” rule. One of the things I’ve changed most dramatically for his diet has been his breakfast eating, and he loves this breakfast quinoa bake. The quinoa provides a long energy burn from relatively small amounts of grain, and the sweetness of the fruit makes him feel like he’s eating dessert for breakfast. We all need to feel satisfied […]
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