Let’s be serious for a moment, how many people actually look forward to eating lentils? When you are at a restaurant, you think “get out of my way cheddar and broccoli, this lentil soup is going to be the highlight of my day!?” Exactly what I thought…no one. We all know people only eat lentil […]
I’m trying to be a gardener this year, with a strong emphasis on trying. I think I’m much better skilled at pinning pictures of pretty flowers on Pinterest than I am at growing them, but I’m giving it a go. The first step in my effort is, of course, the least fun step: weeding. After […]
Do you remember when cupcake shops were all the rage? They’re still great, but there was a specific period of time when the concept of walking into a bakery dedicated to cupcakes and walking out with only a cupcake or two in hand collectively blew everyone’s mind (mine included). There was certainly a novelty to […]
Going out to brunch on the weekends is definitely on our top ten “remember how great life was before COVID” list. Brunch was the best meal of the week. You get to sleep in, it is acceptable for you to attend in borderline pajamas, and you are with your closest friends (only serial killers go […]
A few years ago, I was at an event with a friend, and we were camped out near the dessert table (no surprise there) munching on the array of cookies. She said, “Don’t you wish you could just eat cookies all the time?” It sticks out as such a clear memory because she said it […]
Have you ever seen an item of clothing that you like but think you can’t pull it off? For years, I was convinced I couldn’t be a hat person, despite loving hats, until one day I just started wearing them. Then, something magical happened–I became a hat person! I’m often like that with foods, too. […]
There’s a lovely quote from Walden by Henry David Thoreau that reads, “How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book.” For me, it’s more like, how many new eras in my life have been dated by the eating of a donut: There’s the life changing […]
To snack, or not to snack – that is the never-ending question. When it comes to this yummy, plant-based healthy popcorn recipe, the answer always comes pretty easily. SNACK! I love popcorn. Light, airy, crunchy with endless topping possibilities; I could eat it everyday. I even had a popcorn bar at my wedding. That was […]
I love traditions. I love eating the same thing on my birthday every year, posing for the same photo with my brother every Christmas, and watching the same movie every year at the first hint of fall (so I can hear my favorite lines in movie history: “Don’t you love New York in the fall? […]
Your heart is going to beat for these beets! Whether you are a first time beet eater or a beet connoisseur, are going to love these red velvet cookies and the beets hiding inside of them. I first developed this recipe years ago. I was in the mood for red velvet but was frustrated that […]