Fighting Boredom with Healthy Food + Creative Living
Every holiday I can ever remember had pickled vegetables at our family gatherings. I’m not sure if the pickled food lends back to my German heritage, or my Southern roots from the Carolinas as both places seem to love their pickled…
I was absolutely craving something lemony the other day, so this Greek-inspired ‘Lemon Leek Soup’ with rice hit the spot! I love lemon, so I added the juice from 3 large lemons. However, the more lemon added, the saltier this soup…
This post is sponsored by Wente Vineyards but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. Time seems to speed up after Thanksgiving as we all rush around to shop, travel, attend school plays and cram in company parties….
This festive chocolate combines winter fruit favs in a colorful citrus packed candy. Also, by choosing local fruits, you are cutting back on foods that require long travel and storage. This simple dessert features in-season pomegranate and oranges. Yum! Serves: 8…
I love a nice dessert to finish off a meal, but I don’t care for overly sweet treats. When given the choice, I tend to gravitate towards the cheese and fruit platter for dessert. I’ve created this easy sweet and creamy…
It’s football bowl season, so that means finger food for entertaining! Here’s a healthy vegetarian taco eggroll using JSL Vegan wrappers that is easy to whip up prior to the big game. As these egg rolls are baked and not…
Growing up in the 1970’s, Sunday was always a meat-centric family dinner night. We would all sit around the table talking about the week ahead eating some sort of roast or meatloaf. I always wondered if the heavy meal was…
I’ve been getting a variety of squash in my weekly produce box delivered to my house, so the quandary has been what to do with all that squashy goodness? I love flavorful food that is easy to prepare, so I…
“This post is sponsored by Tyson Foods, Inc, but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.” As the leaves change into fiery oranges and golds, I get so excited to decorate my home with similar nature-inspired colors. My…
I first enjoyed lilikoi also known as passionfruit when my family and I stayed on the tiny island of Rarotonga for a summer. There was a passionfruit vine outside our ‘hut and my young daughter would go out daily and shake…
Swapping quinoa for rice ups the nutrient game for this one-bowl favorite. Make quinoa up to five days ahead and store in fridge. You can also make the entire dish ahead of time and simply warm it up for dinner….
This post is sponsored by Montchevre but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. Now that school has started, my time is limited with afterschool sports and other craziness. I love making spaghetti squash because it cooks up…
This post is sponsored by Bistro Favorites, but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. Why go out to purchase an artisan sandwich when you can make one at home? Please excuse my humblebrag, but my turkey sandwich…
At my daughter’s preschool ‘graduation’, they asked the kids what they wanted to be someday. The kids chirped to the crowd – doctors! lawyers! farmers! dolphin trainers! and I think there were a few mermaids. Then there was that one…
It’s summer and the weather is blazing hot outside, so why am I inside making herb salts as gifts? I’ll tell you why – as I hide inside from the withering heat, I start to think about fall, and then…
