12/09/2014 Say hello to your new friend! Healthy Hot Spinach Dip is the name. Are you ready to fall in love with me, because you will. You won’t be able to help yourself. I’m so flavorful and sinfully delicious you’d never know that I’m only 100 calories per serving! I know you’re asking how a
12/14/2014 The 12 Days of Gluten Free Christmas Goodies Number 4 on the list this year is Candied Rosemary Nuts. This is a healthy on the go snack that you can easily throw in your purse or backpack. It’s holiday shopping season so don’t get caught off guard! Be prepared to fight off those hunger
12/31/2014 It’s New Years Eve and I can feel the excitement of the day in the air. In every city, big and small, thousands of people are running around town to get last minute supplies for this special occasion. For a year, I’ve subconsciously prepared for this night and it’s finally here. Whether the past
A couple things of note happened in the last week or so. First, and I’m sorry for again talking baseball, but the Royals won the World Series (!!) and the parade to celebrate ended up being something our city has never seen. Estimates have it that close to 800,000 people made it to downtown Kansas
Sometimes you just want a cookie . Sometimes you just want a cookie made to your current craving specifications. The time it takes from cookie-craving alert to pulling the cookies out of the oven also has to be minimal. No fuss, no chill time. Almost as if you said, “I need cookies STAT!”, and there they were.
I have seen tahini used in recipes on the interwebs quite a bit as of late. Many of these recipes I’ve pinned for my ever-growing “to make when I have time” list (Let’s be real, it is growing way faster than it is getting checked off). Beyond hummus, tahini, also known as sesame seed paste, is
For those of us that live in Kansas City, the holiday season officially begins with the lighting of the city’s beloved Country Club Plaza. The Plaza, as locals refer to it, is a restaurant, shopping, and entertainment district built with Spanish-style architecture. The lighting ceremony has been a Thanksgiving night tradition for Kansas Citians since
Vegan Bourbon Milk Punch is a sweet, boozy cocktail that pairs perfectly with brunch or just about any other time of day! A dairy-free take on the classic bourbon milk punch cocktail. I first discovered the wonderful ritual that is brunch during my college years in New Orleans. Leisurely late morning meals (early afternoon, if
A few weeks back we went blueberry picking, driving south of Kansas City, where the city sprawl opens to green fields and two-lane highways. As most days in July, it was hot and humidly oppressive. Our initial plan was to go early to avoid the heat, but somehow we arrived and it was high noon.
With the long holiday weekend last week, Heath and I jumped in the car and set our sights on Chicago. Since leaving New York City five years ago, Chicago has been our easy big city fix. And it does the job quite well. Good food, drink, and plenty to explore on foot. While it was
