Here in upstate New York, when summer rolls around, it's all about eating local. Perhaps it's because the winters are long, and there are really only a few short months when the climate is optimum for growing fresh produce. Regardless, one thing is for certain, people here love to eat healthy, pick their own fruit, and to shop the trendy local farmer's markets. There is just ... Read More
Curried Chicken Salad
I kind of have a thing for chicken salad. For a long time, I ate it nearly every day for lunch. There was this little deli across the street from the spa where I used to work, and I made a tradition out of walking over daily, and buying a big scoop. Occasionally I would throw it between two slices of bread and enjoy a sandwich, but for the most part I would scoop it onto a bed ... Read More
Easter Egg Bark
As a lover of anything festive, I tend to get really excited whenever another holiday approaches. With Easter being just a few weeks away, I've been decorating our entire house in pastel colors, searching for the perfect side dish recipes to go with our Easter ham, and brainstorming lots of fun ideas for my kid's Easter baskets. Generally I like to fill them with a few small ... Read More
How to Get Your Kids to Eat Their Vegetables the Easy Way with Garden Lites
I'm ashamed to admit it, but my kids are the pickiest eaters ever. Once upon a time, when my oldest was a baby, he would gobble up every fruit or veggie that I put in front of him, as I watched in awe. He just couldn't get enough of blueberries, carrots, and peas, and I thought that I had been blessed with the best little eater around... until he turned two. Suddenly, all he ... Read More
The Best Easter Ham + Breakfast Sandwich Casserole
It's hard to believe that Easter is just a few weeks away. After the New Year, I feel like I kind of live holiday to holiday, until Spring finally decides to arrive, and Easter has always felt like the unofficial kick-off of the season to me. There may still be snow on the ground here, but I'm dreaming of tulips, egg hunts, and pretty pastel dresses anyway! One of my ... Read More
Jalapeño Popper Bites
I don't know about you guys, but I have Super Bowl food on the brain. For the sake of transparency, what's on the menu is generally more important to me than the big game itself (I'm willing to bet that I am not alone in this). I tend to start planning our appetizer menu long before I even consider who will be playing. This year the game bears some importance to me, seeing as I ... Read More
Game Day Appetizers | Greek-style Nachos
It's that time of year again... the time when weekends revolve around the "big game". As avid sports fans, we always tend to have the TV tuned to football on Sunday, but for me, all of these games mean one thing... FOOD! Appetizers and cocktails rule my world, and I love any excuse to get in the kitchen and whip up something tasty. Bonus points if it's something that ... Read More
Grilled Guacamole
I love guacamole so hard you guys. I could literally eat the stuff on everything. I've always felt good about my recipe. Like it was pretty tasty just the way it was. Then one day I had a leftover ear of grilled corn, and while I pondered what I could use it for, an idea suddenly came to mind... What if I grilled the ingredients that make up ... Read More
Swoon Worthy
We kicked off this Fourth of July Weekend with some good old fashioned Strawberry picking! I have been dying to go, and even though we waited until almost the last possible minute, we still made out like bandits! Max took the reigns and managed carrying the big box for us, while Ella sampled the merchandise and ate her weight in berries. Theo, as always, snoozed ... Read More
Dark Chocolate Pretzel Sea Salt Bark
You know how there are just some combinations that seem like they were destined for each other? Like peanut butter & jelly, and ketchup and mustard? That's kind of how I feel when sweet and salty items are paired together... as though the sweetness of chocolate, paired with the crunchiness of pretzels and the saltiness of coarse sea salt are a match made in ... Read More
