A few months back, I threw my sister a baby shower. I’m showing off this is the hand-sewn quilt I made for the Kid. Well, logic would follow that several months later, a little person has since emerged. So off I went to Boston to meet him for the first time. Bostonians are a loyal [...]
I, too, am on vacation! I am on vacation from work, from the 24 hour news cycle, from Facebook (sort of), and I am on vacation from cooking for myself OR the KIDS!! Woohoo! I am enjoying myself on the beach, enjoying eating out and because there are a bunch of us here I’m enjoying [...]
I hope those of you who celebrated the July 4 Independence Day holiday had a great one! There is still one more day to this fabulous long weekend. If many of you are like me, I love holidays! It’s a time to catch up with my children, reconnect with my husband, check-in with extended family [...]
Got milk? While there is debate out there (i.e. T. Colin Campbell’s The China Study – good read if you haven’t yet) about cow’s milk and its benefits and dangers, a lot of us drink milk or at least give it to our children. But do you know where your milk comes from? If you [...]
Zomppa is in the finals for Stonyfield‘s first annual Barnstorming Tour! As some of you may know, ZomppaB took a couple decades to find her perfect yogurt…YoBaby! Three lucky winners will get to see organic farming in action, and Stonyfield will donate money to a charity of choice, which Zomppa has selected the World Food [...]
One year ago, Zomppa was born. Since then, we have had the honor of sharing with you our thoughts and views on food, recipes, travels, musings. Most importantly, we have met and gained a lot of wonderful foodie-friends! So thank YOU for your encouragement, support and friendship. To learn a bit more about us, check [...]
I don’t about you, but I need something to cool down from ZomppaPatty’s pretzels…so I’m going to bring the heat down a few notches and talk about an afternoon I spent with runny-nosed, knee-scraped kids. It’s no surprise anymore to hear about the horrific statistics on childhood obesity (i.e. obesity rates have tripled, $150 billion [...]
If you’ve been following, you know I live in the South. But I’m a New Englander, raised in a place where “snow day” means you better dress warm because you still have to wait for the schoolbus at the corner, only there’s about 2 feet of snow and sideways sleet hitting your face. I miss [...]
Apparently, my love of food goes way back. Wayyyyyyy back. Some of my parents’ favorite stories about me basically include me sitting in front of a steamed bun for hours, quietly fawning and lingering over it. Easy way to keep me quiet: put food in front of me. Fun and happy childhood memories often include [...]
