Black food bloggers are sharing their Juneteenth Cookout recipes and they’re wonderful.
I've been on the hunt for ways to educate my own young kids about the importance of Juneteenth and one reliable way to get their attention is food. So I've been excited watching my social feeds fill up with amazing Black food bloggers sharing their own Juneteenth...
Strawberries for days! Dinner recipes using strawberries | 2021 Meal Plan Ideas #22
So I have a problem y'all, and it is called strawberry season in Oregon. We moved back to Oregon just about this time last year, and I forgot how sweet strawberry season was in the Northwest. And yes, I made that pun on purpose, no shame. So...why would I make 5...
Try this easy 5-day meal rotation plan, from Meatless Mondays to Grill Fridays | 2021 meal plan ideas #21
My kids finished school two weeks ago, and I have comfortably settled into the slower pace of summer. To be honest, I'd rather spend my afternoons at the pool with the kids than meal planning, so I'm working on setting up meal rotation this summer that gives me a...
20 fabulous food and kitchen gifts supporting AAPI-owned businesses: Gifts for dads, for grads, for hostesses, for yourself!
With Father's Day coming up -- not to mention engagements, weddings, babies, hostesses, and alllll the summer entertaining, we've all got food and kitchen gifts on the brain. And lately, we've been actively supporting more AAPI-owned companies, because they could...
Try these 7 tricks to lighten up your favorite summer desserts
Oh hey, scorching summer weather! Wow, did that come on quick in some parts of the country. That also means I'm making a quick switch from baked goods to some lighter summer desserts. A winter of sheltering in place means we did more than our fair share of quarantine...
5 easy, delicious dinner ideas for those weeks that get unexpectedly busy | Meal Plan Ideas #20
This time of year always gets busier than we anticipate it will be and I always want to have easy dinner ideas on hand for those kinds of weeks. As the world starts to return to normal (yay!), so do all of the end of school commitments and hectic evenings driving...
Cicada ice cream sundaes: Easily the official dessert of summer 2021
I am laughing so hard at these Cicada Ice Cream Sundaes, cleverly made by Toby's Homemade Ice Cream in Arlington, Virginia. Next time I'm in the DC area I am 100% making a trip just for these. I mean, this is the Summer of the Cicada, right? Couple that with the...
8 tasty dessert pizza recipes to try for max summer entertaining fun
This week I was flipping through my favorite cookbooks, looking for a fun dessert to make with my kids. After a year of baking our way through quarantine, I was feeling uninspired by all the cakes and cupcakes I saw. Then it hit me: I should be looking for tasty...
5 light dinners for warm summer nights | 2021 Meal plan ideas #19
I like serving light dinners for summer and even late spring. I know it's not just me! Something about the warmer weather has me craving salads, fish, and light summer pasta salads that don't leave me feeling heavy and bleh. So I've pulled together some delicious...
How to grill pizza: My family’s new summer obsession.
When my omniscient editor asked me to write a post on how to grill pizza, I literally yelled out loud, “YESSSSS!” In my short career of grilling pizzas, I have become obsessed. I honestly can't believe how satisfying and easy homemade grilled pizzas can be. And keep...
The 5 recipes I’ll be serving my family this week | Weekly Meal Plan Ideas #18
It seems a little surreal that we are heading into the last week of May! This time of year always seems so busy and overwhelming to me and having a week of meals planned out, including recipes that come together quickly, removes one thing off my daily to-do list and...
The coffee subscription customized around how you take your coffee. Oooh…
Of all the things we are going to keep from the past year, one is the new habit of making our own lattes, Americanos and even caramel machiato-whatevers...right at home. It saves us money, it's kind of fun, it lets us make them exactly how we want, and above all, it...
Tips and Tricks we live for!
Try these 7 tricks to lighten up your favorite summer desserts
Oh hey, scorching summer weather! Wow, did that come on quick in some parts of the country. That also means I'm making a quick switch from baked goods to some lighter summer desserts. A winter of sheltering in place means we did more than our fair share of...
How to grill pizza: My family’s new summer obsession.
When my omniscient editor asked me to write a post on how to grill pizza, I literally yelled out loud, “YESSSSS!” In my short career of grilling pizzas, I have become obsessed. I honestly can't believe how satisfying and easy homemade grilled pizzas can be. And...
The coffee subscription customized around how you take your coffee. Oooh…
Of all the things we are going to keep from the past year, one is the new habit of making our own lattes, Americanos and even caramel machiato-whatevers...right at home. It saves us money, it's kind of fun, it lets us make them exactly how we want, and above all,...
Non-toxic spring cleaning with salt: 8 unexpected uses in the kitchen beyond cooking.
Springtime means spring cleaning in my house and always start with the highest traffic place in my home: the kitchen. I try to use non-toxic spring cleaning techniques wherever possible and stick with natural cleaning agents when they work just as well. While there...
The best packaged avocado: 2 totally viable alternatives when your whole avocados just aren’t ripe in time.
I never thought I'd be writing about packaged avocado, as a die-hard "just the fruit, ma'am" avocado shopper. However as I'm gearing up to stuff myself with as much homemade guacamole as I can fit into my belly this year on Cinco de Mayo, this isn't my first rodeo...
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Black food bloggers are sharing their Juneteenth Cookout recipes and they’re wonderful.
I've been on the hunt for ways to educate my own young kids about the importance of Juneteenth and one reliable way to get their attention is food. So I've been excited watching my social feeds fill up with amazing Black food bloggers sharing their own Juneteenth...
Strawberries for days! Dinner recipes using strawberries | 2021 Meal Plan Ideas #22
So I have a problem y'all, and it is called strawberry season in Oregon. We moved back to Oregon just about this time last year, and I forgot how sweet strawberry season was in the Northwest. And yes, I made that pun on purpose, no shame. So...why would I make 5...
Try this easy 5-day meal rotation plan, from Meatless Mondays to Grill Fridays | 2021 meal plan ideas #21
My kids finished school two weeks ago, and I have comfortably settled into the slower pace of summer. To be honest, I'd rather spend my afternoons at the pool with the kids than meal planning, so I'm working on setting up meal rotation this summer that gives me a...
Try these 7 tricks to lighten up your favorite summer desserts
Oh hey, scorching summer weather! Wow, did that come on quick in some parts of the country. That also means I'm making a quick switch from baked goods to some lighter summer desserts. A winter of sheltering in place means we did more than our fair share of...
5 easy, delicious dinner ideas for those weeks that get unexpectedly busy | Meal Plan Ideas #20
This time of year always gets busier than we anticipate it will be and I always want to have easy dinner ideas on hand for those kinds of weeks. As the world starts to return to normal (yay!), so do all of the end of school commitments and hectic evenings driving...
