tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:08:34 +0000Smiling Amid Urban Chaoshttp://www.cgldaily.com/citygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)Blogger685125CityGirlLifestylehttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-5446557573362118415Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:58:00 +00002010-03-12T14:58:18.211-05:00veganCity Girl Eatsblogs I likerecipesmindful City Girlgluten-freefood *Can I just say just how very happy I am it is Friday. I am so ready for a weekend of rest and relaxation, including quality time in the bathtub. *Lately my blog has been more City Girl Eats than anything else, but I am not changing the blog name yet. I love to blog about non-eats thing, like my post on my March intention. *Yes, I am still giggling a bit over the Mad Men dolls.  Speaking ofhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/GjIrBVMlF34/random-friday-thoughts.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/GjIrBVMlF34" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/03/random-friday-thoughts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-7768836888886049532Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:44:00 +00002010-03-12T10:52:30.158-05:00fashion/styleshopping First a Mad Men clothing line at Banana Republic, and now Mad Men dolls? I realize that the giggles is probably not the reaction the makers of these Mad Men Barbie dolls had in mind, but I find them kind of funny in concept, but kind of sad. in demeanor. Either way, I do agree that this is a new level of pop culture phenomenon, and since I enjoy the show (when it is not depressing, that is), Ihttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/vu3S9TY_c9c/mad-men-barbie-dolls.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/vu3S9TY_c9c" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/03/mad-men-barbie-dolls.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-3574518820206507126Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:57:00 +00002010-03-12T13:08:21.764-05:00vegandairy-free eatsCity Girl Eatsblogs I likegluten-freefood   Bunny Bites posted on Monday about her love for hummus and asked about our favorite recipes.  I love love love hummus.  I remember first trying it at a Turkish restaurant when I was in high school, and instantly being fascinated.  Ever since I discovered how easy and inexpensive it is to make it myself, I no longer buy it at the store. Here are my favorite recipes: *Basic Hummus- my go-to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/lVk0-bwnsqg/city-girl-eats-i-love-hummus.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/lVk0-bwnsqg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/03/city-girl-eats-i-love-hummus.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-7060939746903380446Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:28:00 +00002010-03-10T11:46:27.452-05:00veganfood allergiesCity Girl Eatsgluten-freefoodAround New Year's, I started seeing food wishlists from people.  They ranged from vegan food wishlists to greener eating wishlists to coffee flavors wishlists.  The magic of google is not allowing me to find any, but you get the idea. I know it's practically Spring now, but I wanted to share my food wishlist: 1. More non-dairy milk options beyond the grocery store - Don't get me wrong, I love http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/at6GDye9uQc/city-girl-eats-food-wishlist.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)9<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/at6GDye9uQc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/03/city-girl-eats-food-wishlist.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-2938018381266273161Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:11:00 +00002010-03-12T14:10:13.486-05:00mindful City Girl   On one hand I cannot believe it is March, but on the other, I really could use Spring, just about now.  Goodbye dreariness and cold, hello sunshine.  I know I have joined other bloggers in monthly goals, in the past though last month in the chaos of travel to Switzerland (that's a picture from my trip), snow in Washington delaying our return and lack of routine, I did not post any goals. Had Ihttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/cT2OS6LNK1M/bonjour-march.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/cT2OS6LNK1M" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/03/bonjour-march.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-1170186832755570866Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:21:00 +00002010-03-03T16:36:28.603-05:00blog eventsblogs I likemindful City GirlI was so happy to participate in Kaileen Elise's good karma gift swap.  Kaileen organized it round-robin style such that I sent my end to someone other than I received from.  I sent my end to Jozen of Lola's Girl (I hope she receives it soon!) and received goodies from Laura of Butterfly Collector.  Laura sent me some lovely goodies: I immediately fell in love with the planter set, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/eNYAA_6wozA/good-karma-gift-swap.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/eNYAA_6wozA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/02/good-karma-gift-swap.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-3125284399702102868Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:13:00 +00002010-03-08T15:52:37.272-05:00travelfood allergiesCity Girl Eatsfood Back in 2008, when I was sampling macarons all over New York and musing that macarons were the next cupcake, (I called it an invasion of the macarons) I could not wait to go to Ladurée. What a difference 18 months makes - now, I can't seem to turn around without hearing that macarons are the new cupcakes, but when I was in Geneva last month, my visit to Laduree was not quite as joyful as Ihttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/KqFrlAh30LY/macarons-at-laduree-in-geneva.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/KqFrlAh30LY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/02/macarons-at-laduree-in-geneva.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-470439590665062915Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:52:00 +00002010-03-01T22:06:27.052-05:00veganfood allergiesdairy-free eatsCity Girl Eatsgluten-freefoodedible reviews Curious about City Girl Eats? Click here for background and FAQs. One of my favorite discoveries at Pangea Vegan Store was Sunergia Feta.  It is tofu-based and denser than actual feta, but has the same salty briny flavor. My favorite is the Mediterranean Feta, but I have also bought the Tomato Basil flavor.  I love that both are very low-fat and have a short ingredient list.  Initially I was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/1Tqb-nyUqfU/city-girl-eats-sunergia-vegan-feta.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/1Tqb-nyUqfU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/02/city-girl-eats-sunergia-vegan-feta.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-306783590749004329Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:27:00 +00002010-03-08T20:58:26.514-05:00City Girl Eatsfood Both Corporette and You and Me and Lucy had posts with great time-saving tips this week, and both included lots of tips in the kitchen.  I thought I would add my own tips, but focus specifically on the kitchen side of things, mainly because I get asked some version of the following question very frequently: How do you work long hours and yet cook most of your meals and bring lunch every day? I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/MbZ7nVWGgg0/city-girl-eats-few-time-saving-tips-in.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/MbZ7nVWGgg0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/02/city-girl-eats-few-time-saving-tips-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-7737311854173204098Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:04:00 +00002010-03-01T21:54:46.878-05:00life in Washington DCCity Girl Eatslistmaniamindful City Girlfood   I cannot remember another winter where I could not wait for spring the way I am this winter.  I am always one who thinks the time goes by too fast, but these days, I am ok with it. Every day means another day closer to spring.  Last night, there was still daylight around 5pm, which delighted me.  I was looking back at my last few blog posts, and it might seem that all I have done is sample http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/6l-CrF5qnF8/i-cant-wait-for-spring.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/6l-CrF5qnF8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/02/i-cant-wait-for-spring.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-3903535511978062243Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:53:00 +00002010-02-18T19:02:55.807-05:00travelAt some point around lunchtime during our day in Geneva, the sun truly came out. I was so happy to see it, and it was the perfect time to walk alongside the Lake. We saw the Jet de Genève fountain (it had not been on earlier in the day) which is one of the landmarks of Geneva. This shot of the hotels on the Quai de de Genève <!-- /* http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/CPvi6kgYego/day-in-geneva-when-sun-came-out.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/CPvi6kgYego" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/02/day-in-geneva-when-sun-came-out.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-5961051020973882056Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:40:00 +00002010-02-18T19:00:40.775-05:00travel After visiting the Cathedral and climbing back down 100+ steps, husband and I walked around Geneva.  First, looking up at the Cathedral: This bookstore was nearby: And walking around downtown Geneva: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/IH573X__Se0/day-in-geneva-street-level.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/IH573X__Se0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/02/day-in-geneva-street-level.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-6903292483922765348Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:59:00 +00002010-02-19T21:41:59.592-05:00travelWhile husband and I spent a big part of our time in Switzerland with family, we did take a full day to go to Geneva. I had not been in years, and husband had never been, so we had heaps of fun. Here are some pictures from the top of St. Peter's Cathedral in Geneva.  It's over a 100 steps to get to the top, but well worth it, as it gives you a 360 degree view of the city:   http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/qRkZMtjnm4E/day-in-geneva-100-steps-up.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/qRkZMtjnm4E" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/02/day-in-geneva-100-steps-up.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-402367692897730978Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:24:00 +00002010-03-01T21:57:47.818-05:00veganfood allergiesdairy-free eatsCity Girl Eatsgluten-freefoodedible reviews Curious about City Girl Eats? Click here for background and FAQs. I was so excited when my Whole Foods started carrying a few types of Sheese, and I am hearing it is popping up at other Whole Foods, so I thought a review was in order.  Sheese is the first vegan cheese that actually made me think that eating vegan cheese with crackers was a good idea.  So far I have tried the three types of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/Dj5_jRB3vn0/city-girl-eats-sheese-vegan-cheese.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/Dj5_jRB3vn0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/02/city-girl-eats-sheese-vegan-cheese.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-6849675166026910414Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:12:00 +00002010-02-18T11:13:10.769-05:00vegantravelfood allergiesdairy-free eatsCity Girl EatsfoodSo, as you know, I went to Switzerland to visit my family.  People are still shocked I was there for 10 days and never ate dairy.  Talk about an oxymoron.  I was super-thankful my mom had done some research on dairy alternatives before I got there, and I wanted to share some tips  if you are traveling to Switzerland or living there and need to avoid dairy or are vegan: *Soy milk and rice milk http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/D9ztJqxHT94/city-girl-eats-some-tips-for-eating.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/D9ztJqxHT94" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/02/city-girl-eats-some-tips-for-eating.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-4869069540756274789Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:19:00 +00002010-02-17T22:41:58.607-05:00vegandairy-free eatsCity Girl Eatsgluten-freefoodedible reviews Curious about City Girl Eats? Click here for background and FAQ's.   As I worked my way through several cheese substistutes, Cheezly was the one that grew on me rather than causing an immediate like or dislike.  Unlike Daiya, which I loved immediately for the meltiness, Cheezly was all about changing my expectations.  I first tried the White Cheddar, which in my opinion tastes more like a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/bd7o24RlcPs/city-girl-eats-cheezly.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/bd7o24RlcPs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/02/city-girl-eats-cheezly.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-3622758869877538306Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:33:00 +00002010-02-17T12:59:51.758-05:00veganfood allergiesdairy-free eatsCity Girl Eatsgluten-freefoodedible reviews  Curious about City Girl Eats? Click here for background and FAQ's. I was so excited to find this new product at Whole Foods recently. I had seen it online, but did not want to order a case of 12 until I had at least sampled it.  And guess what, these are that good - a case of 12 will soon be on its way to me from Amazon.  I have been eating Mary's Gone Crackers since I began avoiding wheat http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/KF7U5M-EXS0/city-girl-eats-marys-gone-crackers.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/KF7U5M-EXS0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/02/city-girl-eats-marys-gone-crackers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-7002566133521612637Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:38:00 +00002010-02-10T11:38:54.505-05:00life in Washington DC I flew back to Washington, DC from Switzerland this past Sunday, and now am looking out my window near Dupont Circle and seeing yet more snow.  I do not remember this much snow since growing up in Switzerland or in college in Massachusetts.  Heck, when I lived in New York City I saw less snow.  I am slowly catching up with life here. Husband and I were originally supposed to fly back on Fridayhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/9dsXZaHCxew/flying-back-this-past-sunday.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)9<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/9dsXZaHCxew" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/02/flying-back-this-past-sunday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-7137063608975751158Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:55:00 +00002010-02-10T13:05:33.338-05:00blog eventsblogs I likeThere have been a ton of good giveaways lately - here are a few I entered you may be interested in: *Vegan chocolates over at Voracious Vegan *Books over at The View from There *A gift certificate over at Vegan Crunk In addition to awesome giveaways, all three are very inspiring blogs too!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/nUFC-fRdUxI/giveaways-galore.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/nUFC-fRdUxI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/02/giveaways-galore.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-1622404885274052279Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:20:00 +00002010-02-08T14:03:25.882-05:00City Girl Eatsblog eventstea and coffee and dessertblogs I likeglobal eatsfood Happy World Nutella Day 2009! The brainchild of Bleeding Espresso and Ms. Adventures in Italy, World Nutella Day is designed to celebrate the chocolate hazelnutty goodness of this yummy spread across the blogosphere. Last year I waxed nostalgic about Nutella eating as I was growing up in Switzerland. Now I am just plain nostalgic about Nutella because of my more restricted diet these day but http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/yJzTmtVTPkk/happy-world-nutella-day.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)12<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/yJzTmtVTPkk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/02/happy-world-nutella-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-7902879746517485586Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:49:00 +00002010-02-17T22:48:30.671-05:00vegandairy-free eatsCity Girl Eatsgluten-freefoodedible reviews   Curious about City Girl Eats? Click here for background and FAQ's.   Life dairy-free has been, to say the least, quite an adjustment.  As many others predicted, eventually the cheese cravings subsided.  Except pizza.  Fortunately, that is where Daiya vegan  cheese comes in.  I love love love that it is soy-free. In the last few months, it has even been popping up at Whole Foods stores acrosshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/AfSkr5S4XG8/city-girl-eats-daiya-vegan-cheese.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/AfSkr5S4XG8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/02/city-girl-eats-daiya-vegan-cheese.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-8209736344562295411Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:19:00 +00002010-01-28T14:39:34.414-05:00City Girl Eatslistmaniaaround the webfood   Curious about City Girl Eats? Click here for background and FAQ's. There are some great articles and blog pieces on food this week.   *Starting with, the lovely Jen of A2eatwrite sent me the link to this great New York Times article on yoga and food.  *Jen is also the person who first mentioned roasting kale to me, and all I can say is, why did I wait so long! I first made the roasted http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/MGqiAK-Vr74/city-girl-eats-interesting-food-links.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/MGqiAK-Vr74" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/01/city-girl-eats-interesting-food-links.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-2982867672658454172Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:59:00 +00002010-01-26T21:47:07.425-05:00pearls of wisdomblog eventsblogs I like I was thrilled when Dani from Positively Present sent a pearl of wisdom.  Ever since we connected on twitter, I have been reading her blog and find it very inspiring.  Here is Dani's pearl, which she wrote on her 26th birhday: Dear 26-Year-Old Dani, Happy birthday! It's been a great year and so much has happened to you. You've written a novel, stopped drinking excessively, began working on http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/v-J1tQ1kCw4/pearl-of-wisdom-by-dani.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/v-J1tQ1kCw4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/01/pearl-of-wisdom-by-dani.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-4704956800731372458Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:10:00 +00002010-01-28T06:16:21.281-05:00books and magazinesCity Girl Eatsfoodedible reviews Curious about City Girl Eats? Click here for background and FAQ's. Vegan Yum Yum has completely become one of my new favorite cookbooks.  It is a very beautiful cookbook.  I cannot think of another cookbook at this price point that has full color photographs of each recipe.  As I have mentioned in the past, I eat a heavily plant-based, completely dairy-free diet - therefore I find a lot of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/ytZzy6TCtGU/city-girl-eats-cookbook-review-vegan.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/ytZzy6TCtGU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/01/city-girl-eats-cookbook-review-vegan.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191409971305283001.post-5127638019810463295Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:29:00 +00002010-01-21T11:40:42.133-05:00fashion for the workplacefashion for the weekendfashion/styleYou might remember that just under a year ago, I was lucky enough to review some fabulous shirts, designed for a fuller bust, from Carissa Brown's newly-started company, Bratique Helene, named in honor of her mother, Helene Rose.  These are still two of my favorite shirts, and I bought a couple of the shells because I was so pleased with the shirts. Carissa recently emailed me to let me know thathttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~3/gP4KKazaRpQ/spotlight-on-carissa-rose.htmlcitygirllifestyle@gmail.com (City Girl)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CityGirlLifestyle/~4/gP4KKazaRpQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cgldaily.com/2010/01/spotlight-on-carissa-rose.html