healthy recipes

The Easiest, Fool-Proof Homemade Popcorn 

I can’t be the only one who thinks eating popcorn shouldn’t just be reserved for movie watching. Why not eat it when reading a book? We drink coffee and read, so why not popcorn and read? (And if you’re looking…

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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…

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“Hold The Chicken” Chickpea Salad

Let’s be clear about one thing: I am not a vegetarian. There’s nothing wrong with the choice to be one, it’s just not something I can sustain. Even though I eat animal protein, it is important to me that my…

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Tips for Combating a Sweet Tooth

The holiday season is upon us or, as I like to call it, Sweets Season. With Halloween up first, there’s bound to be a lot of candy in your household which, let’s be honest here, you’ve been buying since August.…

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All the Places Sugar Hides in Food

Let’s make one thing real clear: I like sugar. Please reference these amazing cookies Lola made that I had trouble stepping away from. Cookies are surely one of the primary ways sugar was intended to be used, and I’m grateful…

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A Guide to Gluten-Free Flours

Here’s the deal – gluten is DEEE-licious. I’ve never met a beautiful loaf of bread or pizza I didn’t love.  That said, they don’t always love me back. Lately I’ve realized a lot of friends and family are in the…

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Is An Air Fryer Really Worth It?

This morning I got a text from a friend – “Random question… do you have an air fryer?” Some of you may remember that earlier this year I wrote about what kitchen gadgets I was using the most during quarantine.…

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5 Weird Ingredients that Can Reinvent Your Cooking

Let’s call a spade a spade when it comes to cooking. The intimidating part about using ingredients you’re not familiar with is worrying you’re going to use them wrong and mispronounce them to your friends. (That can’t just be me,…

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The Great Pumpkin Problem (Soup Recipe)

Who else started a garden for the first time ever while in quarantine then accidentally grew a 32 pound pumpkin? Just me? Cool.  So here’s the thing: I had visions of having pumpkins to pick as the temperatures started to…

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How I Got My Picky Son to Eat Vegetables

There was a time when my son only ate beige food. We even sang about it years ago. (Also, look how teeny tiny my babies were! Lola is now 5 inches taller than me.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWoumR-jUcQ Our son had massive reflux…

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