Simply Nicole

| a lifestyle blog by Nicole Raudonis, focused on healthy living, home decor, travel and more

5 Products Always in My Cart at Trader Joe’s

| 61 Comments Categories: Food, Living Well

Last Sunday, I drove over to Trader Joe's to pick up a few things for the week. I love Trader Joe's because they have hundreds of store brand products that are absolutely amazing. The closest store to my house is 10-15 minutes away, so I try to go at least once or twice a month and stock up on my favorites.  Today I'm sharing with you 5 … [Read more...]

The Best Almond Milk Without Carrageenan

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Go into your fridge and take out a carton of soy or almond milk, yogurt or ice cream. Look at the ingredient list. Do you see "carrageenan?" If so, I'm not surprised.  Carrageenan, which is derived from red seaweed, it's often added to beverages to keep their ingredients from separating, is added to foods like yogurt, chocolate and ice … [Read more...]

Blue Bell Inn Review

| 4 Comments Categories: Food, Partnership, Restaurants

The Blue Bell Inn hosted Bryan and I for brunch.  As always, all opinions are my own. For more information see my disclosures here. Brunch might be my favorite meal, so I'm always looking for new restaurants to check out. Yesterday, Bryan and I visited the Blue Bell Inn in Blue Bell, PA. The restaurant was recently renovated, … [Read more...]

The Farmer’s Daughter Review

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The Farmer's Daughter hosted Bryan and I for dinner.  As always, all opinions are my own. For more information see my disclosures here. Last night, Bryan and I had dinner at The Farmer's Daughter located inside the Normandy Hotel in Blue Bell, PA. We lived in Blue Bell a few years ago and passed The Farmer's Daughter/Normandy Hotel many … [Read more...]

East Coast Wings Philadelphia

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On Monday night, I was invited to attend a media dinner at the new East Coast Wings & Grill in Philadelphia. East Coast Wings & Grill is a North Carolina franchise, and the Philadelphia location is the first in the northeast. The brand is known for it's 75 flavors of chicken wings from nine heat intensities. The flavors are … [Read more...]

The 10 Best Things We Ever Ate

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I was recently reading Cupcakes and Cashmere (one of my favorite blogs) and saw that Emily did a post about the 15 best things she ever ate. Instantly, I was inspired to create my own list. Since I'm a pescetarian and don't eat meat products, I figured I'd have Bryan help me out with this post. Favorites from Bryan will start with his … [Read more...]

Snack Brighter with Outshine

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #OutshineSnacks #CollectiveBias Bryan and I are pretty busy people. We both work full-time, I blog on the side, and I do freelancing writing when I can. We also do our best to plan fun night outs during the work week to de-stress (i.e. … [Read more...]