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Pin itThe big game is this weekend, and even though I am not overly concerned about the outcome, I am concerned about the food. Super Bowl Sunday is one of my favorite eating occasions of the year. It is the only day of the year when it is perfectly acceptable to each junk food all [...]
Pin itHappy February, friends! Today we kick off a fabulous month devoted to showing love to those around us. How awesome is that?! When I was younger I focused so much on the romantic aspect of February, but these days I see love in such a new light. It’s not just about snuggling up with [...]
Pin itAs we wrap up January, I thought it was an ideal time to share one last tip that could make your year a bit easier and more organized. Grocery shopping is inevitable, and for many of us (well, me!) a chore. I’ve been mourning the loss of Webvan since it fizzled in the early [...]
Pin itI grocery shop weekly. That used to mean that I would menu plan weekly too. You know the dreaded menu planning routine– flipping through cookbooks and recipe cards, penciling a few ideas on the back of a phone bill, and frantically glancing at your calendar hoping to avoid planning a meal that you won’t [...]
Pin itDid I have you at whipped cream? Yea, I thought so… Heavy whipping cream is a delicacy we don’t often have around our house. After making a birthday dessert last week I found myself with half a carton left, and wasn’t sure how to use it up. As I was cleaning up the kitchen, [...]
Pin itWe all know we should be eating better. Gone are the days of eating 100-calorie pack Ding-Dongs and thinking we are eating a good diet. We will live better if we eat better. I think we instinctively know that, and if we don’t know it instinctively–the media’s blatant messages ought to be getting to [...]
Pin itIt’s funny how some holiday traditions will start. With some things we make such a deliberate effort, thinking ‘this will be a holiday tradition!’ Other times, it’s something very simple that you try merely for fun, that turns into a yearly event…a favorite story you read every Christmas Eve, taking a drive to look [...]
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