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Adrienne's Advice...Do it your way

06.09.21 09:26 PM By Adrienne Towsen - Comment(s)
Adrienne's Advice...Do it your way

Is there a right way? Is there a wrong way? Where does my way fit in? As a parent, specifically a working mom, these questions may be asked on a daily basis. You may ask them of yourself or to others. You may look to those who have been where you are and see if you can learn from their experiences. ...

Adrienne's Advice...Be a Unicorn

06.02.21 07:41 PM By Adrienne Towsen - Comment(s)
Adrienne's Advice...Be a Unicorn


Okay... so this is not  Wine Wednesday, but never fear, Lisa will still be blogging about wine and food and other topics as part of "Lisa's Lessons", a new category along with...you guessed it, "Adrienne's Advice". We will each do an entry once a week and try to continue to ...

The Fool Proof Pot Roast

05.25.21 05:51 PM By Adrienne Towsen - Comment(s)
The Fool Proof Pot Roast

I'm pretty sure the way to my heart is through a perfect pot roast and a glass of red wine. My mom used to make the BEST pot roast. I have funny memories of us going to the Rain Forest Café and her ordering their "Paradise Pot Roast" (she was a sucker for this meal too). There...

Ice Cream French Toast

05.18.21 04:55 PM By Lisa - Comment(s)
Ice Cream French Toast
Ice Cream French Toast


My culinary idol is the famous French chef Jacques Pepin. This has to be the easiest and most delicious French toast ever. It was one of his ideas and I thought how brilliant. The ice cream already has the egg, cream, and sugar!! This recipe is super fast and it’s basically 3 i...

The Picpoul Varietals

05.12.21 07:11 PM By Lisa - Comment(s)
The Picpoul Varietals


As I was looking for a wine to blog about this week, I came across a grape I had never heard of: The Picpoul (also seen with the spelling Piquepoul). It is grown primarily in the Rhone Valley and Languedoc regions of France as well as Catalonia, Spain. It exists both in dark-skinned (Picpoul no...

Happy Mother's Day and One Year Anniversary of The Working Mom LLC!!

05.09.21 10:39 AM By Lisa - Comment(s)
Happy Mother's Day and One Year Anniversary of The Working Mom LLC!!

Just a quick Happy Mother's Day to all moms from The Working Mom LLC. We hope everyone has a beautiful day filled with laughter and love! 



Love, Lisa and Adrienne 

-Xoxo



The Original Caesar Salad

05.04.21 05:01 PM By Lisa - Comment(s)
The Original Caesar Salad


Original Caesar's Restaurant Tijuana, Mexico (pictured above)


Would you have ever figured the original Caesar Salad originated in downtown Tijuana Mexico? After some research on my favorite salad I found that Caesar's Restaurant opened in the 1920s ...

The Malbec from Mendoza Argentina

04.21.21 04:57 PM By Lisa - Comment(s)
The Malbec from Mendoza Argentina

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Malbec is a red grape, originally from France in areas such as Cahors and Bordeaux, that has found fame across the seas in Argentina, flourishing particularly well in the foothills of the Andes in the region of Mendoza, in Argentina’s Cuyo region. These wines are classically described as full-b...

Throwback Thursday...when faces become art

04.15.21 08:23 PM By Adrienne Towsen - Comment(s)
Throwback Thursday...when faces become art

For this little trip down memory lane, just a couple of photos of my girls with amazing face paint. For as long as I can remember, whenever we went somewhere this was offered, they loved to have it done. Whether we went to the zoo, and amusement park, or our beloved Disney World, we would always sea...

Motivation Monday...find the positive

04.12.21 05:57 PM By Adrienne Towsen - Comment(s)
Motivation Monday...find the positive

Monday...a day like any other, although for many it is the start of the work or school week and therefore a day which often has a negative connotation. It can also be a fresh start kind of day as a new week begins. It all depends on your mindset. This can be true of any day. It's a part of life to h...

Fun Friday....movie events

04.09.21 05:19 PM By Adrienne Towsen - Comment(s)
Fun Friday....movie events

Dinner and a movie...perhaps the most classic fun Friday night there is, and of course another thing which has been limited over the past year. We are lucky to have the luxury of watching many new and recent movies in the comfort of our own homes with all the streaming that is available, but let's n...

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04.08.21 09:35 PM By Adrienne Towsen - Comment(s)
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Throwback to three years ago...I did something I could have never imagined even a year before that. I competed in my first ballroom dance competition. It was April of 2018, and I had just started taking lessons with my teacher Roberto at the end of January, 2018. I definitely went way o...

Wine Faults......

04.07.21 07:40 PM By Lisa - Comment(s)
Wine Faults......


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Wine faults..... not wine vault......are when wine becomes bad for one reason or another. Sometimes it's just that the wine has lived beyond its age. Other times, it's because it was improperl...

Châteauneuf-du-Pape: The Regal from Rhône

04.06.21 06:10 PM By Lisa - Comment(s)
Châteauneuf-du-Pape: The Regal from Rhône

Châteauneuf-du-Pape 

Pronounced: shah toe nuf dew pop




Below is a map of southern Rhône. Châteauneuf-du-Pape is the southern Rhône’s most exclusive appellation: 



The name Châteauneuf-du-Pape literally means the “New castle of the Pope“. During the 14th Century, the city of Avignon, just s...

Stracciatella Soup

04.06.21 06:10 PM By Lisa - Comment(s)
Stracciatella Soup

Stracciatella Soup

(Italian Egg Drop Soup)


This is one of my absolute favorite soups in the world. It’s low in calories, super fast to make,  is only 5 ingredientand is such a comforting, brothy, soup for winter.....





Ingredients (Makes 4 servings, about 100 calories per serving)


*6 cups chicken bro...

Stay Tuned for Our Upcoming Meetings with CEO & Co-Founder of Sesha Skin Therapy

04.06.21 06:10 PM By Lisa - Comment(s)
Stay Tuned for Our Upcoming Meetings with CEO & Co-Founder of Sesha Skin Therapy

The Working Mom, LLC is headed to the Sesha Skin Therapy headquarters in West Chester, PA this week to meet with their CEO and co-founder Phyllis Hsieh to try some of their latest products. These products were born from technology that was initially meant to deliver insulin and other large density d...

Fun Friday...finish your day sparkling!

04.02.21 07:58 PM By Adrienne Towsen - Comment(s)
Fun Friday...finish your day sparkling!

So here we are..."the Working Moms" just a couple of hours ago celebrating the end of a busy week. What better for a fun Friday idea, than drinks with a good friend after a long work day. I finished up in the OR and then stopped by Lisa's place which is just 10 minutes from wh...

Throwback Thursday...through the years

04.01.21 08:10 PM By Adrienne Towsen - Comment(s)
Throwback Thursday...through the years

As I approach a big milestone birthday next month, I decided to share a few photos from way back. Here is this working mom in pre-school, then high school and then at my medical school graduation. Fast forward a few years to a couple of photos of me with my little ones and finally a rec...

Sauvignon Blanc 

03.31.21 05:20 PM By Lisa - Comment(s)
Sauvignon Blanc 

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Sauvignon blanc is a green-skinned grape varietal that originates from the Bordeaux region of France. It is the momma-grape to the Cabernet Sauvignon. The papa-grape is the well known Cabernet Franc.  The Sauvignon blanc most likely gets its name from the French words 'sauvage' (wi...

Quick Biscuit Doughnuts

03.30.21 03:07 PM By Lisa - Comment(s)
Quick Biscuit Doughnuts

This is such a great treat for a Sunday morning, or even a quick breakfast if you prepare a little the night before. We used biscuit dough for many things as a kid, from pizzas to sweet treats.... Here is a good one.....


Ingredients


*1/2 pot or deep fryer full vegetable oil

*1 can large buttermilk bisc...

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