My latest post is up on the Plan to Eat blog, and I'm talking about easy ways to go green in your kitchen: Going green means different things to different people. To me, it's the intersection between eco-friendly, frugal and simple living, where there's less waste and more appreciation for the simple things in life.…
Okay, confession time (I seem to be making a lot of confessions lately...): until recently, I rarely -- okay, never -- thought about or used herbs for anything. Even when a recipe called for a fresh herb, I would simply substitute dried and hope it worked out. However, as we've been focusing more on cooking…
To be honest, I didn't even really like cheesecake until recently, but it has now become one of my absolute favorite desserts. I think we can credit Cheesecake Factory's oreo cheesecake for helping me see the light, and here are 9 other recipes that sound so yummy! 1. Apple Pie Cheesecake | Food for My…
Today I'm sharing my recipe for easy homemade meatball sliders on the Plan to Eat blog. This is one of the few non-pasta recipes that all of my girls like! Although I'm trying, I've never really enjoyed cooking (although I do enjoy baking!), so most of the meals I prepare have as few ingredients as…
To be honest, I'd never even heard of an immersion blender until last fall, but when I saw this Cuisinart Hand Blender on Amazon, I couldn't resist the price! Fast forward a couple months, and that silly thing was still in its box. But I was searching for a snack one evening and decided to…
Mother's Day is this weekend, and if you're still wondering what to get your wife or mother, Graeter's Ice Cream may be the answer. This decadent ice cream is made from all-natural ingredients in 2-gallon batches with amazing flavor combinations such as black raspberry chocolate chip, Elena's blueberry pie and more! Graeter's sent me a…
This is a busy week for us! Sean is trying to finish up the last of our remaining house projects for a magazine photo shoot (!!), so the girls and I will be doing our best to stay out of his hair, including a fun trip to my mom's house for a couple days. But…
Last week, Andrea shared some of her favorite Simple Kitchen Quick Tips over at the Plan to Eat blog. Today, I wanted to add to her list with a few of my own! Prepare Produce at the Beginning of the Week: We eat a lot of fresh produce, topping our cereal with strawberries, serving dishes of…
I'm excited to introduce a new series we'll be doing at Life Your Way, called "Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow in the Life of..." Each week I'll post an interview with someone as they share how their past has shaped who they are today as well as who they hope to be in the future. We're starting with…
Throughout April, I participated in the Eat Well, Spend Less series with eight other bloggers. Each week we shared tips from our own experiences to help you eat well on a budget! This giveaway has now closed. Congratulations to Angie Garcia! Because there was such a great response to this series, we've decided to continue…