I was born in Hawaii and though I was not there long as a baby I’ve been fortunate to spend a great deal of time there over the course of my lifetime. When I was still a child my maternal Grandparents invested in a small motel with other mainlander friends and spent a great deal…
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Baked Coconut-Pecan Chicken Tenders {30 minute recipes}
When I was growing up there were no Chicken Nuggets or Chicken Tenders. I’d venture McDonald’s delivered them to the fame enjoyed with the current generation of children who could not imagine meals without them. I’ll come clean; I cannot cook from scratch every day for every meal. Usually based on kooky after school logistics,…
Winter Citrus White Sangria
A few weeks back we had a four day weekend for President’s Day. Thursday night my kids and I spontaneously decided to pop in on one of our favorite neighborhood haunts for an early bite to eat to kick off the break. On their menu was a featured Sangria. For those who are unfamiliar with…
Blood Orange Ginger Margarita {fresh-style}
Happy ‘National Margarita Day’! You didn’t know today was National Margarita Day? Maybe you were too full from having just celebrated National Muffin Day (February 20) or National Chocolate Mint Day (February 19). Or perhaps hungover from National ‘Drink Wine’ Day on February 18? It’s so hard to keep up. Truth be told I did…
Raspberry Pina Colada Smoothie
Chances are regardless of where you live you have noted the shelves full of Kombucha at your grocery store, in different eye-catching colors and even with intriguing orbs of chia filling the bottles. No doubt if you ever look up recipes on the internet you’ve noted the Green Smoothie craze (I say that with deepest…
Luscious Ginger-Beet Sorbet
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Love Beets. All opinions are 100% mine. Beets and I have had a long, flirtatious relationship but I’ve never been able to commit. I’ve desired to love them, candidly more than I’ve been able to. We’ve had moments together that were special, I cannot lie….
50+ Gluten-Free Valentine’s Recipes
The holiday life of a food blogger differs from those who read food blogs. We begin early to think up fun new recipes to ring in a given holiday; cooking, and photographing our creations at times months ahead (I don’t start that early, but am creating about a month before a holiday to post for…
