February 2021 - The Holderness Family

Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

If you haven’t noticed, I love me some buffalo-flavored anything. When I’m not making buffalo cauliflower bites, I rely on these buffalo chicken meatballs as my go-to party appetizer spread. (Remember when we used to have parties and potlucks? Good…

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What I’m Keeping from the Pandemic

Let’s just say it: Global pandemics suck. Like most, we know people who have become seriously ill and have several close friends who have lost parents and grandparents. Even if you don’t have anyone in your circle who has been…

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Have You Hit A Wall? Me Too.

I’ve hit a wall. The emotional kind, and also a LITERAL WALL. We’re closing in on the one year anniversary of needing “two weeks to flatten the curve.” My soul is done. I have pandemic fatigue. I want vacations and…

Wellness

Getting Motivated When You Don’t Feel Like It

For me, nutrition and exercise have very little to do with how I will look in a bathing suit. I’ve circled the sun enough times to know rock hard abs don’t equal happiness. (I know this because I spent my…

Marriage

7 At-Home Valentine’s Date Night Ideas

Remember when we thought this pandemic would be kicked in a couple of weeks? As we sit at home, and near another holiday under Covid restrictions, we’re looking for something … anything to make it special. Penn and I have…

Food

Baked Avocado Fries

On lazy weekend afternoons, I reminisce about a time before kids when Penn and I would hit up our favorite local spot for bar snacks. Sometimes it was to watch a big game or to meet up with friends, and…

Faves

10 Creative Ways to Spread More Love

When you hear someone say “Valentine’s Day” you probably act in one of two ways: You get that warm, fuzzy feeling picturing someone special OR you rolled your eyes so hard they almost got stuck. Either way, the commercially manufactured…