5 bright and flavorful outdoor meals for summer | 2021 Meal plan ideas #17
Here in the South, we're entering our last week of the school year. I'm already getting excited about all the time we'll get to spend outdoors, so my meal planning for this coming week is going to factor in plenty of meals on the back porch, along with impromptu...
5 fun graduation treats you don’t have to be a professional baker to make
Wow, I feel like we just started this school year and now, here I am getting graduation invitations and planning graduation gifts to celebrate. Thanks to the vaccinations, our friends are finally ready to throw some small, outdoor graduation celebrations to recognize...
10 easy spring appetizers for a fun dinner at home. It’s grazing season!
With the weather warming up, I find myself browsing easy spring appetizers for dinner at home, because I love the idea of turning a few favorite party foods into a whole meal. These spring appetizers for dinner look delicious and easy enough for a fun movie night with...
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...
6 easy Champagne cocktail recipes that impress way beyond Mother’s Day. We’ll be toasting with them all summer!
So many of us are feeling extra grateful this year to get to celebrate Mother's Day -- especially when we have older moms who we're still lucky to have in our lives, and who we haven't seen nearly enough over the past year. I know I my family, our traditional toast...
5 easy meals that put that sheet pan to work | Meal Plan Ideas #16
You might not always think of sheet pan meals as the way we welcome the warmer weather. Usually that's left to cookouts and Mother's Day brunch. But hear me out! I want to spend less time in the kitchen these days. That's where easy sheet pan dinners come in handy....
The best authentic Mexican food blogs: 6 favorites for Cinco de Mayo and every other day of the year.
I've had the best time seeking out the best Mexican food blogs serving up authentic Mexican cuisine in honor of Cinco de Mayo. I've always loved this holiday; in my hometown of New York City, May 5th marks a point in early spring when we're absolutely sure there's no...
This Star Wars Day, may the cheese course be with you.
On Star Wars Day, I couldn't help but share this fun Star Wars charcuterie board that combines two of my favorite seemingly unrelated things: Star Wars...and cheese. And yet, now you see they're not at all unrelated! Like, well, Luke and Vader. (Oops, spoiler alert?)...
8 classic teacher appreciation food gift ideas, made a little more special and personalized
Can you believe we're already looking at the end of the school year? I need to get on these teacher appreciation food gift ideas, pronto, especially since my own kids in the Nashville area get out in just 3 weeks, GAH! Whether shopping for Teacher Appreciation Week...
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 (er...
5 easy meals for a busy week | 2021 meal plan ideas #15
Alright, parents: I have a busy week coming up, so I need to think ahead and come up with some meal plan ideas for quick meals that will keep my family satisfied and nourished for some of these longer nights we have ahead of us. I'm also looking for some portable...
Our readers’ top 10 favorite supermarket splurges that are worth every penny
Even while we're all still trying to find ways to save money on groceries, I know that there are some supermarket splurges that make me really happy. I think it's important to have some small -- and delicious -- indulgences that make all this eating at home a little...
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...
Recipes
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...
