6 easy and delicious black-eyed pea recipes for extra good luck in the New Year. Because who couldn’t use extra good luck?
Most southerners know that eating a dish of black-eyed peas is said to bring you good luck and prosperity in the new year. I feel like no matter where you live, this is a superstition we can all get behind. Not only are black-eyed peas good for you, but they are also...
New year, new kitchen: 7 steps to a clean, better organized one for the New Year
When January 2nd rolls around, my kitchen is a mess. The fridge is stuffed full of random leftovers, and the pantry is overflowing with half-full boxes of crackers, cereal and snacks left behind from having all of the kids home 24/7 for almost a month. As daunting as...
8 Hanukkah cookie recipes for all eight days…and nights.
You might be wondering where Hanukkah cookie recipes fall in the fried food category, and well, they don't. Families typically feast on crispy latkes, fried jelly doughnuts, and more decadent Hanukkah treats for eight nights. Top image: Blue Hanukkah Crinkle Cookies...
Holiday gifts inspired by Jennifer Garner’s Pretend Cooking Show for stans (like us)
If you follow Jennifer Garner on Instagram, then you've probably seen her adorable Pretend Cooking Show. (And if you're not following her Instagram, 5-star highly recommend). Basically, Jen cooks her favorite recipes in the most charming of ways, sometimes alone, and...
8 fun and unique TikTok kitchen gadgets that make great holiday gifts
Along with teaching us the newest dance moves (ha), TikTok is also great for getting the scoop on the latest and greatest kitchen gadgets, and now, it actually has its own nickname: FoodTok. If you don't spend as much time on FoodTok as we do, here are some of our...
Dolly Parton gifts that bring a little bit of her goodness to the kitchen
This year, we decided to round up a bunch of awesome Dolly Parton gifts for the kitchen because she just brings a whole lot of joy wherever she goes. From her Imagination Library, which gifts free books to children ages birth to five, to all of the work she does...
Homemade shortbread cookies with lavender salt: An easy, go-to dessert recipe for every holiday party
We have all been there...you just remember you signed up to bring a dessert to the holiday potluck party...tonight. If you are short on time, this is the best secret for easy holiday cookies out there: grab a couple of logs of store-bought sugar cookie dough, sliced...
9 irresistible, creative pumpkin dessert recipes that are anything but basic
When fall ushers in the change in weather, I start thinking about that one dish I look forward too every season: obviously -- it's pumpkin pie. My mom makes the best traditional version, so there's no point in even trying to improve on it (in case you don't know, it's...
Well-traveled: 8 easy-to-transport Thanksgiving potluck recipes for when you’re not hosting Thanksgiving.
I am one of the lucky people that doesn't have to host Thanksgiving because my sister loves this holiday (she even wrote this entire Thanksgiving planning calendar for busy parents). But that doesn't mean I'm off the hook entirely: I always bring dishes to share and...
14 Thanksgiving dinner essentials you will want to buy right now
Nothing is worse than remembering halfway through your Thanksgiving dinner meal prep that you broke the thermometer last year and you forgot to replace it. It's not just me, right? So in an effort to save myself a ton of extra stress on the big day, I have compiled a...
Whether you DIY or buy, we have 10 easy ideas for a beautiful Thanksgiving table. . . no crafting skills required.
This Thanksgiving, I'm ditching the "aspirational" Instagram feeds with their super-creative (and mind-boggling) table decor ideas that require either a big investment of money or time to achieve. Instead, I've decided to simplify beautifully with these easy...
7 totally delicious and easy-to-make breakfast taco recipes to spice up your morning routine
I’m taco obsessed. I’ve made Greek-style tacos, jerk chicken tacos, vegan tacos, and not-vegan tacos filled with pork, beef, and fish. If it can be made into a taco, I’ve served it for dinner. Now I’m bringing the taco party to the morning hours with these breakfast...
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Non-toxic spring cleaning with salt: 8 unexpected uses in the kitchen beyond cooking.
Springtime means spring cleaning in my house and that means cleaning with salt. Yes, really. While there are some great natural cleaning products out there that are worth every dime (we love Better Life around here, and even housecleaning services use it), the...
Create a more sustainable kitchen with these 10 easy, eco-friendly ideas
With Earth Day coming up in April and spring cleaning season here, it's a great time to reflect on ways we can create a more eco-friendly home and a more sustainable kitchen. If your family spends as much time as my family of five does thinking about, preparing,...
Kitchen spring cleaning checklist: 7 kitchen tasks everyone forgets
With spring having sprung (and the words of Marie Kondo echoing in my head all these years later), I've been doing my best to kick-start kitchen spring cleaning before summer arrives. But one thing I've learned after all these years is it's so easy to miss certain...
Healthy comfort food recipes to get us through the winter without the extra pounds
Healthy comfort food recipes can be hard to come by. I mean I totally get the desire to start new diets in the new year, what with fresh beginnings and all. But when it's winter, I just want to cuddle up on the couch with a blanket and a big bowl of cheesy soup or...
How to tell if food is fresh: Tips for 7 of your top pantry staples
It's good to have some tricks for how tell if food is fresh and still good to eat -- as you know if you've ever opened a jar of half-used tomato sauce that seemed fairly new...only to find furry white spots of mold floating on top. While some spoiled food is quite...
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7 spectacular macaroon variations for a big finish at Passover
We've explained many times that macarons are not to be confused with macaroons, the latter being a flour-free, gluten-free, generally chewy coconut cookie that's a favorite treat to finish off your Seder. This being Passover season, it's a perfect opportunity to...
5 easy spring recipes for the week ahead, from 35-minute lemony chicken cutlets to a fresh take on quesadillas | Weekly Meal Plan
It’s time to start thinking about your meal plan for next week. From 35-minute lemony chicken cutlets to sheet pan quesadillas, we’ve got five dinners that make good use of spring produce and lighter nights (yay!) to help get you through the busy week ahead. So...
A week’s worth of family-friendly spring recipes | Weekly Meal Plan
It's finally spring around here with daffodils popping up and flowering trees, which means it's time to start planning some spring dinners and easing out of all those heavy winter dishes. These are the spring dinner recipes that feel a bit lighter and brighter to...
These 11 light spring recipes help you shake off winter at the dinner table
When warm, spring weather hits I immediately lose all appetite for the heavy dinners like chili or pot roast that I craved during winter, and instead, I'm finding myself adding light spring recipes to our dinner roatation, like light pasta salads, cold, fresh...
These 9 recipes are most delicious ways to use hard-boiled eggs this week
These five truly awesome hard-boiled egg recipes may be the best, easiest, and most creative ways to use hard-boiled eggs, should you have a stockpile after Easter egg decorating. And don't worry, I'm not talking egg salad sandwiches a dozen ways either -- though...