No spa day is complete without tasty spa snacks to enjoy while relaxing. I discovered these smoky granola clusters at the Spa at the Encore. You can read about my spa experience here. With their compliments, you can enjoy this sweet and savory granola. INGREDIENTS 1 cup Light Corn Syrup 1 ¾ cups...
During a recent trip to Mii Amo spa I explored all the delights their menu had to offer, including the juice and smoothie menu. There they had a few tonics listed: Wellness, Sleep and Energy, and who couldn’t use more of all three? I started with a drink to sleep well. Since then, the sleep...
Who doesn’t love a good cupcake or even birthday cake? Seriously, I can’t resist. But birthday cake or even cupcakes don’t seem so spa-like, right? Maybe, maybe not. I am the type of gal who doesn’t believe in working on my birthday. Its not that I expect my birthday to be a national holiday,...
Happy 4th of July! I was singularly focused on crab, specifically a crab roll. So, I organized my thinking this 4th of July on a non-traditional alternative – spa-influenced of course – to the Hot Dogs and Hamburger of the 4th of July. Of course, there are many hamburger alternatives that you see on the...
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and I love a good breakfast! There are so many wonderful options for breakfast at Destination Spas, so why not incorporate that into a healthy, spa-inspired lifestyle at home? I love my spa cookbooks. It seems impossible for me not to get a spa cookbook...
Recently when I visited the Grand Spa at Tabacon Thermal Resort and Spa , I noted that while at the spa, instead of the usual spa water and herbal teas, they offered a small fruit smoothie. They had a number of offerings, as depicted in a pamphlet of “Fruit Therapy” This really resonated with me from...
Spa cuisine isn’t about restriction and deprivation. I have had some truly decadent desserts at destination spas like the Lodge at Woodloch, Mii Amo and Miraval. One of my favorites is a Bitter Chocolate Cremeaux and I have been working with a variation for home. Like all spa cuisine, the key is about...
I love to eat good food. Period. We could just end the blog here. So if some people think of the stereotypical “spa food” they may not think the two can go hand in hand. But anyone who has been to any of the Destination Spas knows that you can get great food, spa-style. Filet...
So, I had to laugh today. I was at work (my “real” job) and I was in an all day meeting. So, breakfast and lunch were provided by our dining services company. They had Orange Cucumber “Spa” Water. Now clearly, in a conference room, in the middle of an office building on a meeting all...
