In The Kitchen
Heather
Heather Damron is the Editor of Shrinking Kitchen, the sister site to the Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans, a fantastic online community dedicated to promoting healthier lifestyles through support, knowledge and humor. She lives with her husband, two children, dogs and cats in soggy Western Washington. A stay at home mom since 2009, Heather spends most of her days chasing children, maintaining a household and using the Internet to stay connected to the outside world. When she is not reading, trying to motivate herself to exercise, obsessing over Pinterest, teaching herself to sew or attempting to keep on top of her never ending ‘to do’ list, you’ll find Heather in the kitchen. She loves to experiment with different flavors, scouring the web for interesting recipes and finding ways to lighten up unhealthy favorites. She is dedicated to raising healthy children with adventurous palates who make good choices about food.
heather@shrinkingjeans.net :: @mama_sass :: thesassymama.blogspot.com :: pinning here
TOP 3 FOODS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT:
coffee (wait, that’s not a food)
crisp tart apples (love Gala & Braeburn)
natural peanut butter
chocolate, the darker the better – my fave is super dark chocolate with sea salt
TOP 3 KITCHEN GADGETS:
stick blender
kitchen aid stand mixer
salad spinner
Melissa
Melissa Anderson is the Co-Founder of Shrinking Kitchen and the Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans, a kick-ass, support-driven weight loss and fitness blog. She has been married for a dozen years and is mother to four children (15,12, 8 and 8), with more soon coming her way through the foster care system. Melissa has a love/hate relationship with food (okay, mostly candy) and cooking. This isn’t improved by the fact that her husband, the true family chef, works in another city half the year, leaving Melissa to figure out how to feed her growing family something other than Pop-Tarts. Melissa loves her camera, enjoys traveling, kickboxing, creating beautiful things she finds on Pinterest, and planning her dream home that will be built… someday.
melissa@shrinkingjeans.net :: @lissajoy :: whereverimaywander.com :: pinning here
TOP 3 FOODS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT:
bell peppers of every color.
cheese.
homemade chex mix. candy. berries.
TOP 3 KITCHEN GADGETS:
my husband. he’s a master in the kitchen, yo.
my aeropress. it makes damn-good coffee.
my egg-flipper spatula thing from OXO.. seriously. i love it.
Christy
Christy Mensi is the Co-Founder of the Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans, a popular weight loss and fitness community blog. She is married with two great kids and lives a very rural life (read: no cell phone coverage at home!). Christy lost 50 pounds 6 years ago with Weight Watchers, and has triumphantly kept it off, even after having another child. Her family follows the Feingold diet, and Christy is serious about cutting over-processed foods from her family table. She truly believes that kid-friendly does not mean chicken nuggets and mac-n-cheese, and that kids can do a lot more in the kitchen than you think. When she’s not working on the Shrinking sites, Christy enjoys cooking, reading vampire novels on her Nook, crocheting, photography, running, and obsessively finding things to pin on Pinterest.
christy@shrinkingjeans.net :: @reallifeadv :: real-life-adventures.com :: pinning here
TOP 3 FOODS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT:
Coffee (it is a food)
Greek Yogurt
Apples
Cheese
Lisa
Lisa Moawad is a contributing writer for The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans and the newest contributor for Shrinking Kitchen. Previously, Lisa wrote recipes/reviews for Mom Central Food for over 2 years. She has been married for 13 years and has three loud, fiesty children- ages 8, 6, and 3.5. Lisa absolutely loves to cook and photographing her food. She enjoys cooking with lots of flavor, especially Latin flavors and spices. Lisa is an avid runner, now mentoring new runners to achieve their own personal goals. In the future, she hopes to conquer the triathlon and maybe even a marathon. She enjoys cooking, reading, drinking wine, laughing with friends and family, and the sunshine.TOP 3 FOODS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT:
coffee
salsa, corn tortillas, and pinto beans (hey- they all go together!)
pretzels with hummus
