When it comes to great gifts to give (and receive!), edible treats are at the top of my list. Gifts of food are thoughtful and convey to the recipient that they’re worth the time it takes to create and package up an edible gift. My favorite type of food gift to give, though, is one that …
New Year’s resolutions: they’re easy to make but difficult to maintain. And for the many Americans who resolve to eat healthier in the New Year, focusing on healthy snacks is an easy way to improve the quality of your diet, especially when you add the Feel Good Fruit (can you guess?!) to your favorite snacking …
The New Year is here and there’s no better time to refocus on healthy, attainable eating habits to make 2015 your best year yet. Today, I hope to inspire your healthy eating goals by sharing one of my favorite new and satisfying snack pairings, featuring everyone’s favorite Skinny Nut™-pistachios! Pistachios, a top food trend for 2015 and …
Sharing easy ways to encourage healthy eating in kids. It’s so important to instill healthy eating habits from an early age; here’s what I do to encourage good food choices in my children! I don’t know about you, but as a mom, it is so important to me that my kids (and my husband and …
“This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Smithfield®, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #PutPorkontheMenuhttp://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV” If your family is anything like mine, between school, homework, sports and other extracurricular activities, dinner can easily start to feel like just one more thing you definitely do …
As I shared with you all on Tuesday, I love lemonade. And apparently, I’m not the only one. I’ve gathered 10 of my favorite recipes from around the web…hoping to try all 10 before the Summer’s out! Here goes… 1) strawberry vanilla lemonade 2) blueberry mint 3) peach lemonade 4) rose water 5) blackberry mint 6) …
We have a thing for baking around here. Due to the fact, though, that most of our baking involves a four-year-old who loves to be very involved in the proceedings, I tend to go for recipes that are uncomplicated and unfussy. Hence, these cake mix cookies are one of my favorite new finds. The ingredients …
It’s hard to believe, but Fall is almost here. Part of me mourns the passing of Summer and all that comes with it (flip flops! BBQs!), but another part of me loves all that Fall brings…including these favorite fall recipes! A lot of these I’ve tried, and others I’m planning on trying this season. Either …
Raise your hand if you love quinoa? Me too. It seems to be the ombre (or polka dots, chevron, __ (insert your favorite trend here)) of the food world. I’ve made this quinoa tabbouleh recipe many, many times before…it’s the perfect Summer dish, and I figured it was about time I shared it here with you all…. …
Hello B+B Ladies! I’m Melissa from Bless this Mess I’m so excited be here. When I chatted with Linda about a guest post I knew that it needed to be a recipe, that’s definitely my strong point, but what do ninja DIYers eat? As I pondered this questions I knew that the recipe needed to …
Is there any better combination than mint and chocolate? Alright, alright, peanut butter and chocolate is up there, too, but there’s something I love about sweet chocolate paired with cooling mint. These super-simple andes mint and chocolate chip cookies will take your basic cookie to a whole new level… See the image above? That’s the …
One of my very favorite parts of the holiday season is attending my friend, Meghan’s, annual Cookie Party. What could possibly be better than good friends, yummy food, and dozens of cookies all in one place? Not much I say. Traditionally, I make and bring these Gingerbread Snowflake cookies, adapted from a Martha Stewart recipe. They may …