by Jane Sweeney | Feb 7, 2018 | Recipes, Party!
Let’s face it: Paper valentines are nice, but nothing beats an edible Valentine’s Day treat. A chocolate surprise or heart-shaped confection is all that my kids ever want. But the truth is, I believe that baking is a labor of love, and I prefer to do mine without all...
by Jane Sweeney | Jan 29, 2018 | Tips + Tricks
While I adore my weekday on-the-go coffee, my husband and I love to brew our own on the weekend. I’ve been told time and again that coffee tastes best when you grind your own beans, but I find doing so super confusing and, truthfully, don’t really know what the...
by Jane Sweeney | Jan 15, 2018 | Recipes, Tips + Tricks
When I don’t want to spend the week thinking about dinner (who does?) or just don’t have time to meal plan, I fall back on this one store-bought item: a pack of sausage. With a pack of sausage – about one to one and a half pounds – I can make two favorite family...
by Jane Sweeney | Dec 16, 2017 | Holiday Cooking, Christmas, Gift Guides, Recipes
Break out the spatula and grab a tween (or, heck, a 6-year-old), because I’ve got nine of my absolute favorite homemade holiday food gifts that will wow your favorite teacher, aunt, or UPS delivery person. All of these food gifts are dead easy to make and package...
by Jane Sweeney | Dec 4, 2017 | Recipes, Christmas, Holiday Cooking
My name is Jane and I don’t love baking holiday cookies. There, I said it! I absolutely love cookies, but I’ve just never been a spend-all-day-in-the-kitchen-making-sugar-cookies type of gal. But you can’t have the holidays without cookies. So I’ve put together...