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Meal planning and prepping doesn’t have to be hard or overwhelming!    How does it make you feel to see pictures on social media of tables artfully filled with organized rows of [...]

  Disclosure: I received free samples of Toufayan Pita mentioned in this post. By posting this recipe I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by Toufayan Bakeries and am eligible to win [...]

Where did the year go??  Some of you may have already completed your holiday shopping while many others, myself included, haven’t started or even thought about it!  Do you get anxious [...]

There are a few things that I particularly love in this life: my husband, Disneyland, and tiki bars/venues. Persimmons are close to making that list of top loves! I love them that much!  Sweet, [...]

Carbs are a constant topic of nutrition conversation.  No matter what education topic I’m presenting on or discussing with a group, carbs always come up.  If I had a dollar for every time [...]

This month’s Recipe Redux challenged use to make a dish displaying creative cuts for fruits or veggies.   Originally I wanted to do something cool and trendy like spiralized veggies such as [...]

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could all afford to eat truffles and caviar everyday?  Or how about sweet Alaskan King crab legs and a filet mignon where the crust is perfectly seared and the [...]

Who says hummus has to be made from chickpeas??  You can only create as many flavors as your imagination can come up with!  I needed orange food to serve during a Denver Broncos viewing soiree, [...]

I am currently in mourning.  My favorite neighborhood Latin happy hour joint recently closed, without any notice.  My husband and I were there on a sunday and when we came back 2 days later, [...]

I feel like salads during a holiday meal are always the bridesmaid and never the bride. They’re usually an afterthought.  “Why would you want to waste valuable stomach space on a [...]