When you’re on the road for an extended adventure, carrying lots of luggage can be draining, frustrating, and unnecessary. Rolling suitcases across ancient cobblestone street, dusty dirt roads and up many, many flights of stairs, makes the journey a whole lot less fun. This is exactly the situation where a well-edited travel capsule wardrobe can…
When we decided to have kids, it was on one condition: we needed to continue to travel! COVID threw a curve ball and put the traveling on hold for a couple years while we had our two kids, but with the borders opening up, it was time to get back out there. After A LOT…
So I recently tried to make my own lox…and it worked! My all-time favorite breakfast? Lox and Bagels, with lots of toppings. So why do I never eat it, except for when my parents buy it for me when I visit? Well, at $1000 per pound (exaggeration) lox are a little out of my price…
When you see how much expenses of a big wedding can add up, a courthouse wedding makes a lot of sense. But that doesn’t mean you need to skimp on style or quality of your outfit. With this list of affordable courthouse wedding dresses and outfits, there is no need to break the bank on…
There are few things more concerning than an overcooked piece of really nice fresh fish. Swordfish is one of my favorites, but I’ve always been scared of overcooking it on the stove top or in the oven. The grill always seems to cook it perfectly – charred on the outside, sticky and flaky in the…
Lately I’ve found myself with a serious sweet tooth.. a sweet tooth that chants “cupcakes! cupcakes!” every chance it gets. To combat the sugar-gremlins tormenting me, I whipped up a batch of these secretly healthy chocolate chip banana muffins! This recipe starts with one of my all time favorite recipes: my super moist, skinny banana…
This cowboy chili recipe is a riff on a basic chili recipe that won my husband first place in a few chili cook-offs. When I adapted Don’s recipe, I made a few tweaks, and he is convinced that my version is wayyyy better than his – and Don does not admit defeat easily! That means…
As a new mom, I am constantly hunting for easy recipes that will help me drop baby weight while also helping my milk supply. So many of the lactation cookie recipes out there are basically regular oatmeal cookies… Yes, they are yummy, but not helpful in dropping baby weight! This lactation cookie dough recipe does…
This is one of my favorite secretly-healthy recipes. This low carb cauliflower mac and cheese recipe taste SO good, but it’s actually healthy! With some minor substitutions to a regular mac and cheese recipe, you can make a healthy version of mac and cheese that is quick and delicious. The best part about this recipe…
Whether you haven’t been to the grocery store in ages, or you can’t leave the house because you are quarantined during coronavirus, sometimes you find yourself wondering what to cook for dinner when you have no food in the house. Being without food can be a scary thought, unless you get a little creative with…