This past weekend a friend from college was in town for work. It was so great having her here, especially since we are gearing up for an upcoming girls weekend that we have planned in May. Seven of us who all met freshman year in the dorms...
April 19, 2012 5:41 pm / no comments
Legendary Hall of Fame basketball coach Pat Summitt stepped down today as head coach of the University of Tennessee women’s basketball team. Pat was diagnosed last summer with early onset Alzheimer’s disease. I only find it fitting...
April 18, 2012 8:21 pm / 1 comment
Why Not Girl! Jen Bemisderfer of Alexandria, VA recently told me about Makers, a digital initiative recently launched by AOL and PBS that is celebrating trailblazing women through video. The site is part of a television documentary series...
April 17, 2012 5:35 pm / 2 comments
Spanish chef Elena Arzak was named the Vueve Clicquot World’s Best Female Chef last week and I only found it fitting that we feature one of her signature embellishments as this week’s featured recipe. As a three Michelin star...
April 16, 2012 5:51 pm / no comments
This coming Monday is the 116th annual running of the Boston Marathon, the world’s oldest annual marathon and one of the most prestigious racing events. Almost 30,o00 runners from around the world are slated to take to the streets...
April 11, 2012 7:43 pm / no comments
I have to admit that there is no other reason why I selected this dish for today’s Why Not Girl! Monday recipe other than the fact that I’m a huge fan of spanakopita and that it’s from Cat Cora, Food Network’s first...
April 9, 2012 7:53 pm / no comments
The idea of ”being green” has definitely grown in recent years. We’re encouraged to recycle, drink out of reusable water bottles and shut the lights off when we leave a room. But how many of us truly understand the...
April 4, 2012 7:31 pm / 4 comments
To kick off our week out on a healthy and convenient start, I wanted to share today’s featured recipe on One If By Food, a food blog started by Lauren Smith, a Why Not Girl! of the Week. I couldn’t help but think that her recipe...
April 2, 2012 5:50 pm / no comments
In the past week we have featured two thrity-something Why Not Girls! who have traveled far for a life’s adventure. Well, we happened upon this article from Women’s Adventure magazine featuring a Massachusetts woman who just...
March 30, 2012 4:00 pm / no comments
I think it’s safe to say that we’ve all had this dream: move to Paris, enroll in a French culinary school and learn how to bake the most amazing baguettes, tarts and pastries. Oh yeah … and then get to eat them, too! Our...
March 29, 2012 9:16 am / 2 comments