Whelp. We are all stuck at home while the coronavirus makes headlines and makes history. For a lot of us, being quarantined, locked-down, or social-distancing means we are left to our own devices to cook nutritious and delicious meals… three times a day… while also restricting grocery shopping to once Read more…
Healthy Banana Bread Recipe This time of year, our house is about 80-90 degrees, and our bananas are turning brown in just a couple days! All those brown bananas are screaming to be turned to a squishy, yummy loaf of tasty banana bread (meanwhile, I’m screaming for central air conditioning!). Read more…
Deep down, most people want to follow a healthier eating plan: the benefits of focusing on health and nutrition are obvious. Despite the evidence that a healthier lifestyle can make you live longer, improve your health and make you look younger, many people are still not making healthy choices for Read more…
I’ve been a fan of green smoothies for years. It started out innocent enough: adding spinach to a normal peanut-butter-banana smoothie.. and *poof* healthy green smoothie .. right? Well, not really. Now my recipe is packed full of ONLY the really good stuff! It turns out peanut butter and bananas Read more…
DIY cleaners are all the rage – and with good reason. You probably already know that most commercial household cleaners contain dangerous chemicals. Don’t take this lightly – these chemicals are really REALLY bad for people, babies and pets. In fact they are much more dangerous that the bacteria or Read more…
This no knead bread recipe is the stuff dreams are made of. This post should actually be called “The No Knead Bread that No One Told Me About” – because it was news to me! Very very good news. 🙂 Nothing beats the smell of freshly baked bread on a Read more…
Have you ever heard of sangrita? It is, apparently, an authentic Mexican mixed-drink mixer + tequila chaser. One that I’ve never heard of….. so, naturally, I couldn’t wait to try to make it! Donald ended up in Chicago for work again, and passed along this great tidbit from hipstertopia: Sangrita Read more…
Hey everyone! I have a confession: When I was little, I wanted to be a Pilgrim when I grew up. This is 100% true… right mom? I know you’re reading this. 😉 It only took one trip to Plimoth Plantation to make this decision …maybe it was the popped corn-on-the-cob Read more…
Hey everyone! I had a realization the other day: Food connects everyone: past, present, future, real, or otherwise. Food can bring the past to life, it can take you to other cultures around the world, and it even makes fictional characters a little more life-like! A recipe can transport you to Read more…
Mezcal is a rich, smoky, pungent liquor. Similar to Tequila, but smoked – to me it tastes like to Scotch. Both tequila and mezcal are made from the Agave plant, but the process for making each is a little bit different, resulting in much different flavors. I never liked mezcal Read more…