Did you grow up learning how to cook in the kitchen alongside your mom or dad? Many of us millennials didn't, and it shows. I first showcased my cooking skills to my future husband in my first solo apartment...
In the past year, the canned mocktail market has really exploded. Some are just more sophisticated juices, while others have herbal blends to evoke good vibes and relaxation, otherwise known as "social tonics." I didn’t realize how many there...
August is a month filled with change — summer ends, school begins. And I have found it to be very easy to overspend when we are pulled in so many directions. That’s why I was happy to learn more...
Smartphones have changed everything; fitness included. Fitness apps allow everyone to have a personal trainer for less than $5. Lifechanging nutritional information and tips are available with a simple download. Yes, it’s true I have always had of a...
There is something about fall that gets me ready for all things food, and there is something about Winn-Dixie celebrating Italian month that helps put me in the mood even more. As an Italian-American myself, I often cook recipes...
Nothing says more about a person than his or her table manners, and there is no better place — or possibly worse place — to make an impression than at the table. Whether meeting your spouse's boss for the...
"Can we please evacuate? PLEASE!!!" I begged my husband. "I'm so over Florida!" I was five months pregnant, and we had just moved across the country to Jacksonville less than a month before. Hurricane Matthew was pounding Haiti, and...
Do you ever wish you could have an amazing cookie spread to showcase to family and friends without having to spend the time making dozens of different holiday cookies? Between buying all the ingredients, making the dough, baking the...
I saved another "healthier" food alternative video from one of my favorite Instagram influencers. My feed is now littered with "better" choices when feeding my children — "better" and sometimes very financially impractical. We often hear the debate that...
We’ve all been there--it’s been a long summer day, you either just got home from work or swim practice and you have ravenous children asking WHAT ARE WE GOING TO EAT?!? Summertime can easily put a dent in the...
It is so embarrassing to admit this, but feeding myself breakfast is a real struggle.
It’s completely absurd. I feed my children two breakfasts, my husband one, the dog and the fish all get served breakfast before our day gets...
Independence Day has always been one of my favorite holidays. When I was young, the Fourth of July was also my grandmother's birthday, so, after a birthday dinner and cake, we would have mini fireworks in the driveway and buckets of...