Cooking & Food
Holy delicious (and healthy) halibut recipe.
I had to share this recipe because I’ve now made it twice in the last three weeks – Gwyneth Paltrow’s Grilled Halibut with Mango-Avocado Salsa is super delicious. Now that we live in a warm climate, we are burning up our grill! I use it at least three to four times …
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Meet your monthly salmon quota
The health benefits of eating salmon have been widely reported. I believe it is one of the most complete proteins you can put in your body and I try to make it for us at least once a week. Now I am not a nutritionist nor do I want to …
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Three of my favorite gluten-free products.
Last spring I visited a nutritionist to learn how I could better prepare my body for pregnancy and just improve my overall health. I was not a sugar junkie or a fast food addict and I am sure by most standards I was a healthy eater. I learned so much …
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A feast for the eyes and the belly!
Please excuse the tardiness of today’s post. I spent a good portion of the day taking photos for the new Miss Know It All. I am updating the site to make it more fun and exciting. Stay tuned because I think you are really going to like it! I cannot …
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The good of green tea.
I don’t remember exactly when I stopped drinking coffee but I do remember why I started drinking green tea. I was feeling fat and read somewhere that green tea was a natural diuretic. It happens to be true and as soon as I started drinking it regularly, I started feeling …
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Our favorite summer recipes!
As the summer months begin to wind down, the pressure to make the most of the remaining weeks intensifies. Other than the warm weather, the weekends spent at the beach, sun-kissed skin and the ability to wear dresses everyday (no pants for me!), one of my favorite parts of the …
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Drink up! Our (less guilty) summer cocktail list…
Summertime and the livin’s easy with our selection of fresh and light seasonal cocktails. Unlike some served at bars and restaurants, these refreshing drinks aren’t loaded with calories and ingredients you’ve never heard of. They’re essentially guilt-free (or so we’re telling ourselves)! So round up your grateful friends, gather around …
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Eat in (and well!) with NoTakeOut.com
It is the most common question we ask ourselves…what are we going to do for dinner? Should we eat out, take-out, or cook? Bored by her usual delivery options, our resident MKIA, Lauren, decided to throw an impromptu dinner party inspired by her new favorite cooking website, NoTakeOut.com. When she …
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Baked By Melissa: Bite-Sized Cupcakes
I always thought that my friends not only had good taste—but good taste buds as well. My close friend, Carrie, certainly did not disappoint when she recommended BakedByMelissa.com. The site is dedicated to owner Melissa Bushell’s most ingenious creation in the entire world: stuffed bite-sized cupcakes. The concept is perfect for …
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Back in college, the days when it was difficult to wake up before noon on a Saturday, I would roll out of bed (quite literally), take a couple of aspirin, and make my way to the center of town. When the snow started to slowly melt and students began to …
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My name is Melina Starr and MKIA is my version of the perfect online magazine. I created it for women like me who are interested in fashion, home décor, music, cooking, beauty, health and fitness and want thoughtful, researched advice on what’s worth buying and trying. Oh, and we want it to be one-click away too. That’s why everything on MKIA can be read, downloaded, purchased, or obtained in some other magical way online.
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This may not be the newest song, but I am so in LOVE. I’ve been blasting it in the car every chance I get to escape without the new babes. Check it out here
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Soulful beyond her years – Adele does not disappoint with her sophomore album. Download the entire catalog and hit shuffle – itunes.com/adele.
