by Jane Sweeney | Nov 14, 2015 | Recipes, Thanksgiving
Whether this is your first time hosting Thanksgiving or you’re a seasoned pro, your focus will probably be on the turkey. Too often, vegetables are last minute or uninspired. Unintentional, maybe. Big mistake, definitely. With a little bit of love (and butter?), they...
by Stacie Billis | Oct 9, 2015 | Recipes, Tips + Tricks
While scouring the web for the best skinny slow cooker recipes I could find, I came across a genius trick that I have to share: how to cook spaghetti squash in a slow cooker. Did you know that you could do this? I had no clue and, in fact, have always wondered the...
by Kate Etue | Sep 26, 2015 | Back to School, Party!, Recipes
More and more we’re hearing that sugary snacks are no longer allowed in the classroom to celebrate birthdays: healthy snacks only, please. This happened at my niece and nephew’s school and they were crestfallen, thinking they’d be relegated to...
by Liz Gumbinner | Sep 8, 2015 | Recipes
This past week, I I joined Stacie and her husband at a wonderful ramen restaurant, where everyone at the table was flipping over a fantastic shishito pepper appetizer. (And fortunately, our children didn’t look at the word on the menu long enough to start...
by Kate Etue | Sep 4, 2015 | Shopping Finds
Now that we’re in the back-to-school groove, I’ve noticed one huge change in my kids: they are absolutely famished at the end of the day. They ask me to swing through the drive-thru and get them milkshakes on the way home, every day. Umm, no. Well, okay,...