It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas is a time filled with love, peace, joy, and celebrating with loved ones! Although I strongly believe the holidays shouldn’t be an expensive time, I do realize it can be. One thing you don’t necessarily have to spend money on is decorations. Fill your lives with …
It’s that time of the year, the most wonderful time – Christmas! There are so many different holiday traditions, with one being fun for both children and adults, is the Elf on the Shelf. The Elf on the Shelf is a fun-filled Christmas tradition that has captured the hearts of children everywhere who welcome home …
It’s the holiday season and one thing many will do during this time is bake cookies. Cookies for parties, cookies for cookie exchanges, cookies for Santa Claus! It’s a tradition that many share. My family loves to bake, during the Christmas season we’ve been known to make dozens upon dozens of fresh sweet goodness! We …
It’s Halloween time; which means all your spooky, pumpkin and gross foods come out. There are so many tasty foods around this time of the year, and we love a good dessert but I often wonder where more of the healthy recipes are. It’s nice to have a variety of Halloween inspired recipes, whether you’re …
To live a zero waste lifestyle, is to eliminate sending to the landfill. Last year I made the decision to start focusing on living a more eco-friendly lifestyle. It’s definitely a process and I’m far from perfect. But the first step is acceptance and I realized we were just using too much plastic and it …
It’s summer time, which means a lot of BBQing, cold foods, anything to not use the oven. I know I dread using the oven during the summer because we don’t have central air conditioning. If I do use it, it’s usually for baking something in the late evening hours. As much as I love BBQ …
Camping is one of my favorite things to do during the summer. A time to unwind, breath fresh air, and detox from technology. It could also be very overwhelming; planning what foods to cook, packing of the food, and then cooking/preparing the foods. When planning what to bring, you have to keep in mind …
Honey is one of my favorite things to add to my coffee, but I could literally eat it straight out of the container. It’s so good! We can thank the bees for this natural sweetener that can be added to a lot of recipes. Honey can be used in desserts, dressings, entrees, substitute for sugar …
Did you know National Picnic Day is April 23? We love having picnics and enjoying a meal with family and friends, sitting outside soaking up the sunshine and fresh air. They can be very simple whether you prepare all the foods on your own or pick something up at the store or drive thru. Why …
Easter is a special day whether you are religious or not. It’s a day to rejoice, soak up spring and be with loved ones. Do you have a favorite food to eat on Easter? In my book Easter isn’t complete without some sort of tasty dessert. There are so many amazing desserts to bring to …