by Stacie Billis | Jul 7, 2016 | Shopping Finds
We started a new tradition in my house: Once a week (on most weeks), my boys, who are 6 1/2 and 9 1/2 years old, cook dinner for the whole family. They set a dinner menu, choose the recipes, tell me what I need to buy at the market, and execute their meal—cutting with...
by Kristen Chase | Jul 6, 2016 | Tips + Tricks
I didn’t take my own advice about when to start the Whole30 diet and went on vacation during my third week. Granted, I decided to do the Whole30 after I had scheduled my trip, but I thought that two weeks would give me a good enough start to be able to stick...
by Kristen Chase | Jun 24, 2016 | Tips + Tricks
If you’re like me, you’ve had at least a friend or more who’s done the Whole30 diet and you’ve been a little curious, but a little hesitant, because let’s just say the list of off-limit foods is pretty dang long. But with a recent stomach...
by Stacie Billis | May 26, 2016 | Recipes
My name is Stacie and I’m in love with my slow cooker. When I first got a slow cooker, oh many years ago, like many people, I thought that it was only good for winter food. While it’s true that the slow cooker is especially adept at making stews, soups and...
by Stacie Billis | May 25, 2016 | Recipes
All week we’re celebrating the release of my new cookbook, Make It Easy: 120 Mix-and-Match Recipes to Cook From Scratch with Smart Store-Bought Shortcuts When You Need Them, and no recipe in the entire book typifies the Make It Easy approach more than this...