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Maple and Rosemary Toasted Cashews are an easy, healthy, and delicious snack for entertaining guests! Did I ever tell you about the Epic Nutcracker Disaster of 1995? WELL. Let’s chat. Growing up, my sister collected nutcrackers (the toy kind, not the functional kind), and would receive one every year for Christmas. She took very good …

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It’s time for another edition of my favorite things – holiday gift guide-style! ‘Tis the season for gift giving, folks! Because I’m a ginorm procrastinator, I always wait until the last minute to buy gifts for my friends and family during the holidays.  Every year, I tell myself I’m going to have my gifts purchased and …

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THEBEST beef stew in ALLTHELAND! Something very upsetting happened over the weekend. I finished the series, The Killing. Noooooooooooooooooo! < – I’m still in the denial stage of my bereavement. I’ve had a sweltering love affair with the show ever since my mother attentioned me to it. Because I a.) am uni-tasker, b.) have an obsessive personality, and …

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Aphrodisiac Smoothie with Cacao and Maca is a superfood beverage designed to help you get your freak on 😉 Sex and food. Sex, sex, and food! Sex and food are deliciously intertwined. There’s just no denying it. Just think back to the last time you devoured a 1/2-pound greasy bacon cheeseburger with onion rings, fries, …

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Citrusy Brown Rice with Butternut Squash and Pomegranate makes for a fresh, flavorful side dish perfect for the fall and winter months. This sweet and savory rice dish is perfect alongside any main dish. Let’s talk about passion. Lately, I’ve been feeling wildly passionate about side dishes. Like, skip the entrée, just give me all …

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50 Gluten-Free Holiday Side Dishes from around the web!  These straightforward recipes are easy to prepare and add so much color and flavor to your holiday meal! The holidays are right around the corner, and you know what that means! Side dishes galore! Last year, I posted 50 Healthy Holiday Side Dishes, which caused rioting …

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Happy Halloween! Are you a Halloween-er? Or a Halloween-not? While I’m not much of a role player and don’t dress up for Halloween, I do enjoy seeing other people’s costumes, drinking Halloween drinks, watching horror movies (and by “horror” movies, I mean Casper), eating sweet Halloween-y desserts, and burying my face in anything pumpkin. What are …

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