by Jane Sweeney | Mar 20, 2018 | Meal Plan, Recipes, Shopping Finds, Tips + Tricks
My next-door neighbor has been singing the praises of our local H-Mart, the Asian-American grocery store chain, ever since I met her. Each time she returns with sweet Chinese sausage or dried Chinese mushrooms, I look on with envy. And then I invite myself over. (Ha!)...
by Jane Sweeney | Mar 5, 2018 | Recipes
Ah, St. Patrick’s Day: green food, Lucky Charms everything, and over-the-top rainbow-colored treats that are typically an artificially colored, sugary food extravaganza. But this St. Patrick’s Day, I’m celebrating with a rainbow-themed food that delights as a...
by Jane Sweeney | Feb 20, 2018 | Recipes, Shopping Finds, Tips + Tricks
One rainy afternoon, my friend showed up with a batch of chocolate chip cookie dough that had a, let’s just say, questionable brown color. She asked me to withhold judgment because the color wasn’t by accident. Rather, it came from a secret ingredient: coffee...
by Jane Sweeney | Feb 7, 2018 | Party!, Recipes
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...
