When I think of comfort, I think of the Saturday morning pancakes my father made throughout my childhood and adolescence and occasionally into my adulthood. At first it was chocolate chips and whipped cream, then, as I aged, oatmeal-laden cakes rich with bananas, blueberries, … [Read more...] about Start a New Weekend Tradition: Lemon Blueberry Pancakes
Five Movie Night Snacks to Try This Fall
It’s fall; the leaves are changing, the temperature is dropping, and there’s no better time to carve out an evening with your family, a great movie, a pile of blankets, and some delicious snacks. While we’re all guilty of reaching for what’s easiest, check out these fun, filling … [Read more...] about Five Movie Night Snacks to Try This Fall
Decadent Vegan, Gluten-Free Avocado-Chocolate Cupcakes
A rich, fulfilling vegan and gluten-free way to celebrate sometimes seems impossible, doesn’t it? For years I’ve tinkered with gluten-free desserts only to have them taste like gluten-free desserts. The ingredients became more complex and expensive, and the baking process grew … [Read more...] about Decadent Vegan, Gluten-Free Avocado-Chocolate Cupcakes
Get Your Kids in the Kitchen: Celebrate Summer with Martha Stewart’s Sunshine Pops
The best way to raise healthy, conscious eaters is to bring them into the kitchen as early and often as possible. Not just allow them to be spectators (though that is of course fine and fun, too), but purposefully create opportunities for them to participate in cooking and … [Read more...] about Get Your Kids in the Kitchen: Celebrate Summer with Martha Stewart’s Sunshine Pops
Sweet Potato Pie You Gotta Try
As a North Carolinian, sweet potatoes are kind of my (our) thing—we're the #1 sweet potato producing state in the country, and we're proud of it.We also know how to make the perfect sweet potato pie. When I was growing up, I never ate sweet potatoes. I never understood that a … [Read more...] about Sweet Potato Pie You Gotta Try