Food

15 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Grill

Summertime and the grilling is easy. Or is it? Penn and I love using our outdoor space to watch movies, relax, and of course, grill up some delicious burgers for dinner. Sometimes we get fancy and throw some chicken on…

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Total Meltdown Totchos | Quarantine Kitchen

Quarantine is still in full effect so quarantine kitchen continues to thrive. We’ve made some amazing recipes like Chocolate Pretzel Chip Cookies and Chicken Tortilla Soup. Today, it’s all about…totchos! Never heard of them? Well, totchos are like if nachos…

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Big News In the Holderness Family

You’ve probably seen a dozen pregnancy announcements online, celebrating quarantine babies. Well, we have an announcement of our own. [adthrive-in-post-video-player video-id=”eOnw7REU” upload-date=”2020-06-26T19:13:47.000Z” name=”Big News in the Holderness Family!” description=”We have a garden!” player-type=”default” override-embed=”default”] Our new life isn’t as cute…

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Tips for Conquering the Kitchen

When Penn and I started working from home a few years ago, we both gained what we called the “Work From Home 15.”  There was a well-worn path between our desks and the pantry. Writer’s Block paired well with cheese…

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Chocolate Pretzel Chip Cookies

My teenager loves to bake, but hates to follow recipes. Cue the constant argument: “Baking is like chemistry! You need to be exact!” During quarantine, I’ve left her alone in the kitchen to experiment, make a mess, and make her…

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Best and Worst Kitchen Gadgets

Spending more time in the kitchen these days? There’s nothing like a little social distancing to make my weird obsession a little more pronounced. My weird obsession? I have something to confess. I’m obsessed with kitchen gadgets and appliances.  There are…

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Cauliflower Waffles | Quarantine Kitchen

This is the most 2020 thing I’ve ever done: It was weird, it sucked, then it got better.  You guys, if I can make cauliflower into a delicious waffle I think we can survive this year. It’s a weird new world…

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Kale Chip Recipe – Healthy & Easy

I know this sounds crazy…but my kids love kale chips! Plus, I’m a fan of anything other than beige going into my kids’ growing bodies. Especially at a time like this, where you suddenly have snack-y kids at 2 p.m.…

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Anxiety Soup: Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla

If you feel your anxiety rising, lean in, stir it up and eat it like a soup. This is a recipe I call Anxiety Soup. But really, it’s Chicken Tortilla. I find myself making this when I’m stressed, hence the…

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Healthy-ish Dole Whip Recipe

Raise your hand if your inner eight-year-old cried a little when you heard Disney properties were closed temporarily in 2020? We applaud them for putting people above profits, but my heart broke for the families who had planned trips that…

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