Have you ever gotten in a rut with food and meal planning? That was me last week. I needed something different. Not necessarily flavor-wise but I felt the need to get creative. When I get creative in the kitchen I like […]
Happy Monday — and happy Meatless Monday! Today is a bittersweet Meatless Monday. It is my last official time co-hosting the Meatless Monday linkup with Annmarie. It’s been an amazing couple of years and I’ve really enjoyed so many of […]
Over the last 150 years or so, Valentine’s Day has become synonymous with flowers, chocolates and sweets. What better way to show someone you love them than with confectionary treats, right? Well, aside from the mountains of data suggesting sugar is a bigger […]
Eating healthy and consciously can be so tough sometimes. I’m the first to admit that some days I wish I could un-know half the things I know about food. Things like where it comes from, how it’s processed, what it’s […]
As I mentioned last week in my first Meatless Monday post of the year, I’m making a very concerted effort to eat healthier and live more intentionally in 2017. I’m generally a fairly conscientious eater, but my one vice happens […]
I can’t believe it’s the last week of 2016. And my, oh my, what a year it’s been! Another year of the Meatless Monday linkup, and another year of finding new recipes from other bloggers! Today I’m taking a look back on what were […]
I spent the entire day on Sunday baking cookies. Oreo peppermint crunch cookies, chocolate peppermint truffles, peppermint chocolate covered pretzels… and I still have three more batches of cookies to make, which will likely happen on Wednesday. When all is […]
December is typically filled with lots of holiday happenings. People are generally festive. Gift exchanges, potlucks, and holiday parties are held. But the most important delicious December activity is, of course, the cookie exchange. As soon as I became the matriarch […]
Before I begin this week, I want to take a moment and thank you for following my blog. Blogging has been such a rewarding journey — unexpected in so many ways — and I’m grateful for you. I particularly love […]
As we enter the dregs of fall — the short, chilly days often accompanied by a wintry mix of precipitation — there’s nothing better than starting a meal in a slow cooker and coming home to a perfect meal. Cold, gray days […]