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When the holidays roll around, I am always looking for easy yet thoughtful gifts to make for my friends and family. I love homemade gifts, especially when they involve food. I have made cookies, chocolate truffles, and...

Let's be honest- the holiday season isn't exactly known for an abundance of healthy eating! And that's okay, it's our time to enjoy the company of family and friends and not have to think about every little thing...

How bout them apples? Is it just us, or does it seem like a new apple variety pops up at the grocery store every day? Especially during the fall/winter months! They're the star of most holiday desserts, ciders...

Did you know that Americans gain an average of 1lb during the holiday months? The holidays are notorious for an excess of delicious, festive food and a shortage of time to exercise!  It's not surprising that...

Although they're available throughout the year and may seem more like a summer fruit, grapefruits are actually in season and at their best from winter through early spring! Their absolute best quality is their Vitamin...

Breadless stuffing seems like an oxymoron, I know. Stuffing was always one of my favorite parts of the Thanksgiving meal and I definitely didn’t think breadless stuffing was anything anyone could enjoy, especially me....

The holiday season is considered the most wonderful time of year—but it’s also the season of sky-high stress, overeating, excessive drinking and falling off your exercise routine. Here are some simple steps for...

Eating healthy over the holidays can be really tough! On days like Thanksgiving when there's an endless supply of dips, casseroles, gravy, pies, and eggnog at arms length, it can be almost impossible. We like to...

Cooking for the holidays can be tough. Most of the recipes are complex & cooking for large groups of people can make it even more difficult. I was so thankful (pun totally intended!) to find this super easy no-bake...

Before I jump into my favorite kitchen tools, I will start with a confession. I didn’t start cooking until I was almost out of college. And even then, I only started because I was forced to. I was living abroad in...

Even the most disciplined of us gives in to the late night munchies from time to time. We've all been there- you're sitting on the couch watching your favorite show and you convince yourself that a few cookies and some...

As fall and winter arrive, so does the cold and flu season. And, the most widely studied nutritional remedy to fend off colds is vitamin C . Today, vitamin C continues its reputation as a potential way to mitigate the...

It’s hard to talk about healthy food these days without mentioning leafy greens. Kale, spinach, collards… we’ve all heard of them, but why are they so good for us and how do we integrate them into our diet? For...

While some of us are lucky enough to have jobs that keep us moving/on our feet and allow for time to focus on working and eating healthy, many of us do not. The sad fact is that most Americans sit at a desk for at least...

Some of you may have seen this quote going around – “Once upon a time, all food was organic”. While this may sound like a fairy tale or wishful thinking, it’s actually completely accurate. In fact, while the...

You know it's almost fall when you start seeing pumpkin-inspired foods and drinks popping up everywhere you turn. From bagels to sugary lattes, it seems you can get pretty much anything pumpkin flavored in the...

Diets seem to come and go. We’ve all tried so many of them, some with great results, others… not so much. There are a few diets floating around nowadays that seem to have been sticking around for a while. To help...

Despite the somewhat misleading name, winter squash is a fall staple! It's called winter squash because, unlike summer varieties, winter squash has a thick rind that allows it to keep for long periods of time.  There...