Cold gazpacho on a hot summer day? Yes, please.
During the summer, I love to have some fix-ahead meals that I can take with me to the pool or park for dinner. While a juicy burger is delicious on the back porch, when it's this hot outside I crave something cold and refreshing. These great gazpacho recipes hit the...
Funny wine labels that tell you like it is. Whether you want to hear it or not.
There’s not much to say about these funny wine labels at Vine Pair that they don’t say on their own. Well, except for the fact that they aren’t real. I should say that right away so that you’re not disappointed because, once you read through them all, you’re going to...
10 gorgeous, modern cake stands, so that you can have your cake and style it pretty, too.
I didn’t own a cake stand for the longest time because I thought that they were all frilly and, I don’t know, Victorian in a way that doesn’t fit my aesthetic. They were pretty, but not for me. Then I found a cake stand that changed everything and now I own three. (As...
Super cool dinosaur birthday party cakes and cupcakes that are actually easy to make.
My little one is turning 6 in the fall and it may be my last chance to throw a themed birthday party. I normally wait until just weeks, or uh, days, before his party to pull everything together, but I’m feeling wistful this year. It’s already on my mind and I’m slowly...
Web Coolness: The perfect chocolate chip cookie, how coffee may help you live longer, a healthy bacon substitute, and more.
Here are our favorite links from around the web this week. We hope that you like them, too. Super cute DIY gum drop ice cream cone cupcake toppers. Perfect for today: National Ice Cream Day. Speaking of which, here are 4 ice cream treat recipes & everywhere...
4 delicious homemade ice cream treats, plus where to get free ice cream for National Ice Cream Day.
I'm not typically one for food holidays, but a few get me. I just can't be a scrooge about World Nutella Day, National Donut Day or, today, National Ice Cream Day. It would be wrong, especially given the trend of businesses giving away free treats in honor of the...
Keep your kitchen cool with 10 easy no-bake dessert recipes.
On some summer days, it's just too hot to turn on the oven, especially to bake desserts. Even if your house is air-conditioned to the point of being chilly, the ease of no-bake sweets still makes them irresistible. With just a few simple steps and absolutely no...
Weekend Toast: A watermelon cocktail and mocktail recipe for more ways to enjoy our favorite summer fruit.
We’ve made no secret of it: We love watermelon. We’re obsessed with finding fresh ideas for how to eat it, like these 11 awesome ways to serve a watermelon. We’re even willing to drink from a DIY watermelon keg (and, seriously, when was the last time you drank from a...
5 easy ways to eat healthy while traveling with kids: These are the tips you may not have tried yet
Traveling often means not knowing where your next meal is coming from or whether it will be healthy. And even healthy sounding restaurant options can be deceptive. Instead of stressing about it, because traveling with kids is hard enough, find small, easy ways to fit...
Take family meals outside with these 4 great coolers big enough to keep food for the whole gang fresh.
Bedtime has been stretching later and later at our house, and a big reason has been our slow, relaxed dinners at the park or the neighborhood pool. It's been so nice to pack up a no-cook dinner and eat with my husband while the kids go between food and swimming until...
9 mouthwatering s’mores recipes that don’t require a campfire.
Last week’s camping recipes got me thinking. Not about camping—I did that once this summer and, well, once a year is my limit. No, they got me thinking about s’mores, and not just campfire s’mores. There are tons of s’mores recipes inspired by the classic...
Starbucks Iced Coffee: Now in a big jug at your grocery store!
A couple of weeks ago, I had a little celebration in the aisle of my local grocery store when I discovered a huge bottle of Starbucks Iced Coffee amongst the big jugs of orange juice. I realize this might not necessarily be a new discovery, but hey, it's new to me and...
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5 DIY Lunchables ideas that look (and taste) just like the store bought ones | Back to School Guide
The convenience of Lunchables is undeniably alluring, but the ingredients, cost, and waste can be a little hard to swallow given how incredibly easy it is to make DIY Lunchables. With a handful of ingredients and a few reusable compartmentalized lunch containers...
Up your burger game with these 5 must-have grilling tools. They make all the difference!
It's officially summer! Yay! Hopefully your grill is all cleaned up and ready to go for the Fourth of July celebrations that are right around the corner. Whether or not you are planning to grill up burgers on the Fourth of July, odds are they will be on the menu...
7 essential tips to be sure your vacation home rental kitchen is stocked and ready for cooking! (Or at least drinking coffee, right?)
Summer has arrived and I'm ready for a week at the beach, or in the mountains, or anywhere but here! In an ideal world, every vacation home renter would stock the kitchen with everything you need, but many of us have arrived for a week of vacation to find dull...
How to sign up for a CSA box this summer (and why you should)
With inflation and supply chain-related shortages upon us, I know a lot of us are considering CSAs for practical reasons as well as ethical ones. Plus, that fresh chard and those vine-ripened strawberries. Yum! When I first wrote about community supported...
10 tips for a more sustainable kitchen in honor of Earth Day
With Earth Day's 52nd anniversary this week, it's a great time to reflect on ways we might do even more to lessen our negative impact on this place we call home. But where to start? If your family spends as much time as my family of five does thinking about,...
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5 DIY Lunchables ideas that look (and taste) just like the store bought ones | Back to School Guide
The convenience of Lunchables is undeniably alluring, but the ingredients, cost, and waste can be a little hard to swallow given how incredibly easy it is to make DIY Lunchables. With a handful of ingredients and a few reusable compartmentalized lunch containers...
12 easy, healthy, and affordable breakfasts your teens can make for themselves.
Whether your teens are up at dawn to get to their summer job, or stumble into the kitchen around noon because, well, they're teenagers, we still want them to eat a good breakfast to get their day started off right. But, we are lonnnnng past needing to wait on them...
8 fresh summer pasta salads to help you get creative when you’re tired of pasta salads
I've been on the hunt for some fresh new summer pasta salads to make, ever since last summer, when I took a pasta salad to a friend’s annual summer barbecue and no one ate it. I admit I was hurt. I mean, didn’t anyone appreciate how long it had taken me to mix some...
7 fabulous kitchen finds at Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
While you may be familiar with the amazing deals you can snag on shoes, bags, and clothing during the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, you may not be as familiar with the kitchen and home products Nordstrom now carries. At my last in-person visit to Nordstrom, I...
My favorite family-friendly recipes using July’s fresh produce. Great way to save money!
July is such a perfect time for fresh produce -- and the delicious family recipes that make use of them. My backyard garden is starting to produce some radishes and cabbage right about now, and I'm seeing the most delicious peaches and tomatoes at local roadside...
