Helloooo peanut butter cookies! Life has been pretty busy- as it always is this- time of year. I've been doing some last minute Christmas shopping and today we had our office Christmas party. It was a blast and I stayed out later than planned. Oh, and I didn't wake up early this morning as I ...
Single Serve Breakfast Cupcake
I'm one of those people who is excited to go to bed because I know breakfast is just a night's sleep away. In fact, I often go to bed slightly hungry- not because I starve myself or anything but just because I'm almost always hungry. Breakfast is by far my favorite meal of the day and I try to eat a ...
Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies
I almost didn't share these chocolate chip cookies with you. And then I realized how crazy that was because I have single-handedly eaten a dozen of these in the last three days, so they're obvi pretty good/I have really little self control when there are dozens of cookies laying around my ...
An Italian Meal: Sausage Polenta Bake & Whole Wheat Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti
Thank you Honest Cooking, Colavita and Perugina for sponsoring this post. I don’t have a family yet, but when I do, there are two food traditions from growing up that I will absolutely continue with my children. The first is learning to cook from my mom, and the second is regular sit-down dinners ...
Holiday Drinks Three Ways + Tips for Staying Healthy
If you are just tuning in, I've been in Mexico this past week for two different weddings, so sadly I didn't get to spend Thanksgiving at home with my family. Although Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays (Christmas is the other in case you were wondering), I am glad that I didn't have to ...
14 Recipes to Put Your Thanksgiving Leftovers To Use
The other day, I shared my thoughts about Thanksgiving Leftovers and the Potato Pancakes that my mom makes every year without fail the day after Thanksgiving. This year, I'll be in Mexico and will not be celebrating Thanksgiving which means no leftovers for me, but there will always be next ...
Butternut Squash Apple Bread
I'm going to keep things short today because it is Daniel's sister's wedding, so there is lots to do and time that needs to be spent together (instead of with our faces hidden behind a computer). I couldn't leave you hanging, though, without a recipe this weekend, and let me tell you that this is ...
Simple Potato Pancakes
Ever since I was a little kid, I can remember my mom making me potato pancakes from leftover mashed potatoes the morning after Thanksgiving . I looked forward to this almost more than the actual Thanksgiving meal. I would sit at the kitchen counter watching her mix mashed potatoes with egg and then ...