Shop For Your Back To School Recipes with Popcart from @FreshDirect #BTS #Ad

*I wrote this post as part of my participation in a blog tour on behalf of FreshDirect and received compensation to thank me for taking the time to participate. However, all opinions expressed are my own.     Last week we went back to school here in New York City.  I say "We" because not only did my boys return to school, but I also returned to my middle school classroom after being on vacation for the summer.  As you can imagine, our schedules have gotten quite hectic again and I have to get creative when it comes to preparing meals or snacks because I simply don't have the time to spend hours in the kitchen since I'm a Working Mom.     One of the things that I have noticed is that, despite the fact that my sons eat both breakfast and lunch at school, they come home every single day famished and asking what they could eat.  I don't have to worry about scrambling around to get ingredients to prepare snacks or meals for my boys anymore thanks to Popcart for FreshDirect.  They … [Read more...]

Tips For Preparing Lobster And Hosting A Lobster Party! #FDLobsterParty @FreshDirect #Ad

*I wrote this post as part of my participation in a blog tour on behalf of FreshDirect and received compensation to thank me for taking the time to participate. However, all opinions expressed are my own.     Many of you are aware that I grew up in a small fishing town in Spain called Mera.  My grandparents had a condominium directly across the street from the beach and I would often go fishing with my grandfather for fresh fish in his boat.     Those are my earliest memories of the taste of fresh seafood because it doesn't get any fresher than fishing it out of the ocean yourself.  We would bring our catch back to my grandmother and she would season and prepare it for cooking.  I can't even begin to describe how delicious the scents were that filled the entire house while she was cooking.     One of my favorite dishes that my grandmother prepared was lobster.  Fresh lobster that is properly prepared can be tantalizing to your taste buds.  Unfortunately, many people like to eat … [Read more...]