The following post is sponsored by Puritan’s Pride, but as always, all opinions expressed are genuinely my o

Happy, happy Friday! Hope that you all have some fabulous plans for the weekend. I've had a great week in Jers

A couple of weeks ago, I awoke to a rare sound in Southern California that had me confused about where I was f

While every man, woman, and child is talking about making soup and eating pumpkin everything (both of which I

Any time I have guests in town, I make sure to have some good meal ideas, ingredients on hand to prepare to pr

Last weekend my mother-in-law, hubby, and I were sitting at my kitchen table. We had just finished up a yummy

Chocolate peanut butter. Strawberry vanilla. Chocolate covered cherry. Basically friends, I'm totally smoothie

Lately I've been obsessed with watermelon - and rightly so I think, as it's such a refreshing summertime fruit

While I like to get creative with my meals, there are certain foods/types of meals I eat almost daily. This li

Hi friends! Hope you that you had a great weekend. Mine was pretty low-key: did some schoolwork (got 100% on m

This lovely Friday marks what would have been my grandma's 80th birthday. Before last month, I had never lost

It's official, my favorite summertime food obsessions are back in full swing for the season. Over the weekend,

It's no secret that I adore farmers markets. The colorful fruits, veggies and flowers. The fresh food being co

Hi there! Whew, Monday came so quick. The weekend just whizzed by for me! A lot of time over my weekend was sp

In the minds of many Americans, Memorial Day weekend marks the start of summer, even though summer doesn't tec

If you read this blog at all regularly,  you know by now that I love pancakes. I usually whip them up a coupl

There are millions of devoted coffee drinkers in the world....but I, my friends, am not one of them. Instead o

"Being a family means you are a part of something very wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the

Hey friends, how's it going? Greetings from the east coast -- my parents' house in Jersey to be exact. Things

Sometimes I hear about a recipe or see a picture of a meal, and I just know that I need to make it myself in t

Now that it's spring and half the world is starting to get out of freezing temperatures and polar vortex slump

My hubby and I have a very serious, ongoing debate in our household. You see, we're both grown ups that like e

Hello friends! Ever have days when you feel like you're going a mile a minute from the minute you wake up unti

Hi friends! Another weekend has flown by, and it was a good one for me. I kicked off my weekend with a much ne

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Though I didn't go to any St. Paddy's Day parades this year, the Irish in me wanted t

Nearly all of the billion people on the planet who have eaten it say this, but granola is seriously addicting.

When I was younger, I wasn't quite as into health as I am now. Luckily, I grew up in a health-conscious family

Being the big pancake lover that I am, I obviously couldn't let National Pancake Day pass me by without whippi

Happy March! Doesn't it feel like February just flew by? Since I began trying out a gluten free diet (a discus

Hi friends! I am super excited because I'm heading to Lake Tahoe tomorrow for a getaway with my hubby! I've ne

Hi friends! Hope you had a fabulous Valentine's Day weekend. My V Day was nice and low key. I made tomato basi

In honor of Valentine's Day taking place in a few days, I have a delicious dessert recipe to share with you al

When I was younger, I didn't eat nuts -- no cashews, almonds, walnuts, pine nuts, nada. I can't decide which c

This fall and winter more than any others in the past, I've been a soup eating machine. When eating out, I kee

With the Super Bowl coming up in a week, I know that there are plenty of people out there trying to come up wi

Sometimes whipping up a quick dip makes for the perfect meal. When watching primetime football.  When you're