I didn’t even want to go out in it so this is a shot from my 4th story balcony. I forgot about this fireplace on this balcony. I need to sit outside and use it once the rain clears up but before it gets too hot out to take advantage of it. Note to self: Bring something from Here… …Out to Here What’s a good rainy day project? Getting your tax paperwork organized and ready to mail to the accountant....

They are incredibly versatile, they save time, and generally speaking, when using cake mix in a recipe, the chances of the recipe “turning out” are incredibly high. The cake mix companies have been in business for a hundred years for a reason: cake mixes work. Not to mention, certain flavors are incredibly hard to recreate on your own and even if you could, it’s a bit like re-inventing the wheel....

Cracking open those orange wrappers and then peeling back the black waxy paper from the perfectly formed Reese’s edges is one of life’s simple, but very joyous, pleasures. Sinking my teeth into the peanut butter cup and making teeth marks into that perfectly smooth chocolate is also high on my list. Lately I’ve been sinking my teeth into these homemade cups rather than storebought Reese’s Cups. These aren’t just any homemade peanut butter cups....

Easy Apple Cream Cheese Dessert Caramel, apples, and the fall are made for each other. And while these apple cheesecake bars bake, your house will smell like a fall-scented bakery. No candles required. Usually layered bars, or actual cheesecakes, mean lots of dishes and work, but these caramel apple cheesecake bars are fast, easy, made in one bowl, and a mixer is optional. They provide all the glory of real cheesecake, minus the work or water bath....

Wait, are there vegetables in teriyaki buffalo chicken wings? No? No. Let me just preface this by saying I’m not proud of my vegetableless day. Eating vegetables makes me feel green, and green is cool. Remember Monday? I dunked vegetables in butter sauce and wrapped them in a croissant and topped the whole shebang with more butter. It was vegetables and it was yummy. No, ok, for real. Sometimes I really do do the healthy vegetable thing....

Baked Honey Lemon Chicken and Potatoes Fast, easy dinners with zero cleanup that are packed with so much flavor are always winners. My family loved the moist, juicy, honey lemon chicken and the tender, roasted potatoes. The honey lemon marinade drips from the chicken during baking, which lightly coats the potatoes in a tangy-sweet sauce. I adapted the marinade from one of my daughter’s favorite meals, which is also a reader favorite....

Baked Homemade Apple Fritters Recipe I have fond childhood memories of going to the local bakery and devouring fresh, warm, and admittedly greasy, apple fritters. It was the type of bakery that you could smell from blocks away as the scent of fresh dough and grease wafted freely through the air. When you’re a kid you don’t concern yourself much with that though! However, at this point in life, when I can bake something rather than fry it, I do so and these baked apple fritters couldn’t be easier....

comment icon 85 more comments It’s crunchy, summery, gardeny, cheesy in whatever way you want it to be cheesy (goat cheese, anyone?), steamy and satisfying, and totally perfect for a very hungry night because spaghetti doesn’t let us down. Also: it’s very SOS-able. Prefer To Watch Instead Of Read? Watch Lindsay Make This Recipe on Stories! We’ve been a part of a CSA this summer, which has been delicious and super fun for my toddler who loves the mystery of finding out “what’s in the box” week after week....

Spiced Caramel Apple Cookie Cups There’s always been a debate over which fall flavor reigns supreme — apple or pumpkin. If you’re anything like me, you probably have a whole lot of love for both! Spiced apples always make me feel so warm and cozy this time of year. What makes them even better, though, is caramel of course! This caramel apple cookie recipe highlights the delicious fall flavors of fresh apples, warming spices, caramel, and a cream cheese based whipped caramel frosting....

It’s time to go back to a little place called work. Because kids need to learn, and I need to be productive. Which includes doing my hair. To the average person, summer school might seem like a curse. Teachers are supposed to have summers off, right?! (I have now typed teacher’s about 4 times. This is a telltale sign that teacher’s such as myself should definitely not have the summer off....

Things like… Being outside enjoying gorgeous summer weather Juicy watermelon Corn and Double Cheese Dip (vegan, GF, fat free, serve warm or cold) Fresh nectarines Apricot Butterscotch White Chocolate Peanut Butter-Filled Sandwich Cookies Shopping And of course, please make sure it’s sprinkled with chocolate White and Dark Chocolate Cream Cheese Chocolate Cake Bars What is your weekend sprinkled with? I hope it’s a great one, whatever your plans include! Thanks for the Capresso Espresso and Cappuccino Machine Giveaway entries

But it’s almost here. In a month. However, it’s never to start thinking about pink food. Plus, spring is right around the corner. Right after that four feet of snow, for many of you, melts. I made these cookies on Skylar’s first day of school at her new school. I was such a wreck that day and didn’t know what to do with myself so I started baking and pink food....

Unpacking the family, four loads of laundry, three grocery stores, mail sorting, phone calls, cooking, cleaning, and a few dishes later, there’s nothing quite like coming home after a vacation. I need a vacation after it. On one of our last nights in Aruba we went on a Sunset Sail. Scott and I used to go on them all the time and usually by the time the sun is actually setting, I don’t even care because I’ve been riding around in circles on a boat for two hours and have taken full advantage of the open bar....

Since I was on a roll with the chia seeds, I decided to try a really pared down version of yesterday’s pudding recipe. Scott was not that into the cinnamon I sprinkled in yesterday’s chia pudding version, so here was my next attempt. Take Two with the Chia Seeds was pretty much a straight-up copycat of Angela’s recipe, and guess what, it’s really easy: *2 Tbsp Chia Seeds *1/2 c Almond Milk *1/4 c Water *I added 1/2 Tbsp Agave & a dash of Stevia *Stirred Here’s what it looked like at that point....

Remember how I had to buy Velveeta cheese for it? Remember how there’s still a block of Velveeta bigger than my head sitting in the fridge? Well not anymore it’s not. Yeah, that’s beef, beans and melted cheese. I just posted that. This started with good intentions. Something to do with restitution for eating too many of these cookies. Sometimes when I make a taco salad, it can be really healthy....

Easy Thai Peanut Noodles I love peanut sauce. I don’t even need the chicken, noodles, or vegetables. I could eat just the peanut sauce by the spoonful. Homemade Thai peanut sauce makes everything taste amazing including simple rice noodles and vegetables. It’s so easy to make at home, takes two minutes to whisk together, it’s far more cost-effective than those small storebought jars, and you control the ingredients. I adapted the peanut sauce portion of today’s recipe from my Peanut Noodles with Vegetables....

Super creamy and lush, thanks to the coconut cream, level the spice just where you want it and then let your Thai-inspired yellow curry dreams come true. Impeccably savory with a teensy bit of sweet, scooped over a bed of steamy rice. Yes, yes please right now. comment icon 660 more comments Okay, so, there is a tiny 45-minute detour TOTALLY WORTH TAKING here, to make your own yellow curry paste first....

Easy Peppermint Cake Recipe Nothing says the holidays like chocolate and peppermint. I know Santa will approve of this cake. I took my favorite chocolate cake, The Best Chocolate Cake With Chocolate Ganache, and adapted it for a peppermint version. I love this cake because it’s a fast, easy, one-bowl, no-mixer recipe that delivers amazing results every time without being fussy or complicated. The cake is soft, moist, decadently chocolaty, and perfectly pepperminty....

She made a raw vegan rendition of Thin Mint cookies. You know, those high fat very unraw once-you-pop-you-can’t-stop cookies the little Girl Scouts guilt you into buying? Yeah, those. Well Sarma has a delightful, but kinda complicated and with a pricey ingredients list, kinda recipe. But I tweaked things and created Vegan “Thin Mint” Fudge. [print_this] “Thin Mint” Fudge (vegan, gluten free) Combine and blend: 1.5 c cocoa powder 1....

The Mall Grocery Store Trader Joe’s And more. And I spent lots of time in the kitchen. I have some recipes for you this week that I think you’re going to like! I was wiped out after that but I plated up some plants. Both for eating purposes and photography purposes. I made some vegan Creamy Lemon & Herb Dressing to go with my salad And then I proceeded to take about 50 pictures of salad....