Roll Me Up

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We love nothing more than a super simple, healthy, hearty, kid-friendly snack offering a new twist on an old classic.  Introducing, the Pizza Roll Up.  Add any toppings including spinach, mushrooms, peppers...totally vegetarian!  The kids'll love it and you will too x

Makes: 1 serving, Active Time: 15 minutes, Total Time: 15 minutes

INGREDIENTS: 1 8-inch whole-wheat flour tortilla

2 tablespoons prepared pizza sauce 12 leaves baby spinach 3 tablespoons shredded part-skim mozzarella

PREPARATION: Place tortilla on a plate and spread pizza sauce over it. Top with an even layer of spinach and sprinkle cheese on top. Microwave on High or fry with spray olive oil in the pan until the cheese is melted (without turning) Carefully roll the tortilla up. Let cool for 10 minutes before slicing into pieces.

TIPS & NOTES: Make Ahead Tip: Cover and refrigerate the pizza roll-up for up to 1 day.

NUTRITION: Per serving: 217 calories; 7 g fat (2 g sat, 1 g mono); 14 mg cholesterol; 26 g carbohydrates; 1 g added sugars; 10 g protein; 3 g fiber; 427 mg sodium; 18 mg potassium.

FashionFormation

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  It was 7pm Thursday Night and I was in the thick of my first full-blown fashion meltdown.  Late for the hottest party in town (a Verizon Red-Carpet Event tapped with a "special performance") and picture this: I'm sprawled-out in my walk-in as if I had become red-carpet roadkill.  Faux fur vests, red spandex, black lace minis, draped all over my body and the echo of my husbands voice over and over, "We have to go...What's your problem...Just wear skinny jeans and a hot fitted top.  We're late..."  Clearly he didn't get the dire state I was in.  And for the record, Mr. Awesome (self-proclaimed) those days of jeans and tanks just wouldn't cut it tonight.  After all, getting out, on a Thursday nonetheless, is about as rare as seeing Kanye West crack a smile...or is it??

Mustering just enough energy to slowly sit up and yank off all those passé garments, I had a total Aha Moment.  I was literally and metaphorically shedding the old me BC (before child) and 100% ready to embrace the new, older more-sophisticated Haute Mom in me.  Ultimately that meant an enormous closet overhaul, eliminating anything too tight, slutty, pilled, baggy, short, boobilicious, stupid- like that oversized mumu with all those whack flowers on it.  I work hard to be healthy and fit, why cover it all up!?  At that moment, however, my goal was simply to find something exceptional to fit what I envisioned for the new me; timeless, effortless, chic but not too trendy, properly fitted but not snug, and overall show-stopping!  And I mean, can we get a little color in here?!  Don't get me wrong, black is my boo, like Brad Pitt to Angelina Jolie, simple perfection, but a colorful wardrobe is just so damn....Kate Hudson, in other words, E V E R Y T H I N G!

I dug, dug, dug and FINALLY came up with just that...A stop-sign red, POW! Here I am bitch, beautifully fitted frock...covered at the top, all leg at the bottom...a major fashion rule...Tatas and Bootie simultaneously screams Call-Girl.  Back to the red-dress, it's a Top Shop mini that had been initially purchased to fit my burgeoning baby bump during pregnancy but the second I popped, so did the zipper on that dress.  As in, I had the seamstress rip it off and tailor it to fit my smaller, post baby-bump bod.  I jumped into it, zipped it up, and paired it with a classic pair of nude Louboutin open-toe triple platform heels (it was date night) and Voila!  We...Be...OUT!

We showed up to the Bev Hills Soiree, fashionably late, not exactly on purpose...posed for a few pics and learned the "secret" performance was by none other than Kanye West.  Not typically one of my faves, I must say, he worked it ladies...like really friggin worked for it and put on a stellar show!

What started out as a hopeless night- laid out in my closet, undressed waiting for some fashion Messiah to come save me - turned into one of best Thursday Nights EVER...Dressed Up, Partying Down, and front/center for this!  A smile from Kanye West.