Have you ever tried a “copycat” recipe? Or tried something at a restaurant and thought huh, I wonder if I could make this myself? Dupe recipes for restaurant items can be fun to try at home and help you lean into flavor profiles you enjoyed while dining out. This can be especially helpful if you’re feeling in a rut with food; ask yourself what do I usually gravitate towards when going out to eat and/or what was the best last meal that I had out? Then see if you can try to mak

When the weather heats up, sometimes our desire to cook can go down. Turning on the oven and making the house warmer seems like something we want to avoid at all costs. But hey we still gotta eat. A meal that is so versatile and often underrated (IMO) are sandwiches! Sandwiches can be eaten for any meal or a snack. They are typically no to low prep work and can be a great way to get many different food groups in a cohesive package! So let’s talk some satiating sandwich ideas,

Depending on where you live you may be starting to enjoy some warmer temperatures and spring weather! Cooking along with the season changes is a great way to draw inspiration. During the springtime, you may find yourself moving away from roasting veggies or adding them to a soup, but perhaps not quite ready yet for summer salads. Here is where a veggie filled pasta salad comes in! This one is a favorite. A great thing about it too is that it’s very customizable and doesn’t ta

Depending on where you're located, you may be starting to feel the first signs of Autumn on the horizon. Stores are completely stocked with pumpkin everything! From decorations for the home, to coffee, pancake mix, salsa and so much more! Leaning into seasonal flavors can be a really fun way to have some variety added into your day to day food intake. Thinking about this and seeing all of the pumpkin palooza in stores got me thinking of doing a round-up of how you could poten

If you’re finding yourself adjusting to college life and how that includes living in a dormitory or apartment-like setting, then this post is for you! First of all, acknowledging that this can be a tough transition is normal. Navigating a dining hall can be challenging, especially for those who are working on their relationship to food. So if you don’t feel like you’ve totally gotten the hang of everything yet, that’s okay. Some ways to help prepare yourself for tackling the

Whether you are returning back to work if you work on a school campus of any kind, are a parent of a child going back to school or even transitioning from a work from home life to more time back in the office, you may find it beneficial to have some easy to pack lunch ideas! Sometimes children (and adults too!) may prefer having a lunch more composed of snack-like items. If this is a route you would like to take, either for yourself or your child, it's important to ensure th

If you’re obsessed with peaches this time of year, you have to try this relatively easy peach dessert. All together it’s sweet, warm,...

We are almost a month into summer now (phew, it is flying by!), so it seems like a good time for another installment of a seasonal produce lineup! Previous posts have touched on seasonal produce available in the spring and autumn months so if you are interested in reviewing these, please use the links provided. As mentioned in these posts, there are numerous positive reasons to buy and cook with what's in season including: items being more affordable, potential increased nutr

If you’ve been following along with the blog for awhile, you might remember a post that went up in the autumn referencing in season produce for that time of year, so I figured it was time for another round up for the spring! If you’d like to read the fall post, it can be found here. This previous post also references some of the positive reasons to eat seasonally including: increased affordability, increased nutrient density/freshness of foods, and a chance to potentially try

Happy 2022! Hoping that you’re having a safe and peaceful start to the new year so far. I recently made a recipe that I knew would...