by Jane Sweeney | Sep 5, 2017 | Recipes
The California girl in me starts to feel a little nervous at the onset of fall. I know it’s a little crazy, but I can’t help thinking #winteriscoming. The thing that makes me feel better without fail? Fall food. More often than not, chicken is the star of my...
by Jane Sweeney | Aug 26, 2017 | Back to School, Recipes
My kids are obsessed with “gummies,” probably because I treat them like candy and rarely offer them up as a snack. So, yea, my fault. In order to appease their wishes for gummy-like fruit snacks, I decided to try making two-ingredient homemade fruit roll ups, a no...
by Jane Sweeney | Aug 15, 2017 | Recipes
There are things in life that I know I should do, but just can’t. One of the things that used to be on that list is prepping make-ahead freezer meals — but all that has changed. (If only I could make the switch with exercise too.) Everything shifted once I...
by Jane Sweeney | Aug 12, 2017 | Shopping Finds
At a recent barbecue, my neighbor introduced me to one of the coolest — and tastiest — kid activities I’ve seen in a long time. Using the YayLabs Ice Cream Ball, a group of kids churned a simple recipe into creamy ice cream with about thirty minutes of...
by Jane Sweeney | Aug 3, 2017 | Shopping Finds
Like you guys, we’re big fans of the Instant Pot. Whether it’s saving you time or money, the Instant Pot makes otherwise lengthy kitchen tasks like cooking rice, beans, broth, a big batch of meat sauce, or even an entire chicken faster and easier. And now, hot...