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5 Recipes to Make Your Kitchen Smell Like Fall: apple spice coffee cake, molasses cookies, cranberry applesauce, cranberry apple baked oatmeal and pumpkin bread. Plus a few bonus recipes. May your kitchen smell like cinnamon and cloves all autumn long.

Oct 16

Oct 16 7 Spooky Reads to Enjoy while the Slow Cooker Makes Dinner

My list of seven spooky reads just in time for Halloween. Grab your slow cooker and make a homemade dinner all while reading! Book synopses and drink/food pairings included!

Oct 9

Oct 9 5 Ideas for Using a Butternut Squash

Butternut squash is a healthy and delicious vegetable. Need ideas on how to use a butternut squash? Look no further, here are five ways to use this veggie as fall season. Butternut squash soup (bisque), sauce, risotto and curry ideas.

Sep 25

Sep 25 5 Easy Options for Meatless Monday Dinners

Meatless Monday can be a refreshing way to reset and eat lighter after the weekend. While we don’t live by food rules around here, we’ll often choose a meatless option on Monday (especially during Football season!) to enjoy a simple dinner on the first work day of the week. In this post I share five go-to options from our kitchen.

Jul 18

Jul 18 5 Things I've Learned Halfway Through Sober Summer

Halfway through my Sober Summer adventure, I’m reporting back on what’s working and how I’m staying strong fifty days in!

Jan 14

Jan 14 Dessert for Two

Dessert for two! Smaller portions, perfectly delicious. This collection share recipes for: mini cheesecake bites, Crème Brûlée, chocolate pecan cookies, coffee crumb cake (courtesy of Julia Turshen), and a dessert cocktail. Enjoy homemade dessert for one or two people without overindulging!

Oct 2

Oct 2 10 Recipes that Celebrate Fall Flavors; No Pumpkin Allowed

Cooking in season is a delight. Ingredients at their optimal freshness make for the best tasting recipes. So as Summer fades into Fall, it is time to start cooking with mushrooms, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, and squash. When embracing seasonal fruits and vegetables, your body gets a good variety of healthy vitamins and minerals. So as the weather cools off this fall, try out a new recipe that highlights in-season ingredients. This list will get you started and is completely free of pumpkin recipes!

Sep 19

Sep 19 5 Breakfast Recipes to Satisfy Your Pumpkin Cravings

Pumpkin season is here! Celebrate with these healthy, homemade breakfast recipes that incorporate pumpkin. Skip the unhealthy artificial flavors and extra sugar of grocery store pumpkin spice pre-made food and instead mix up your own homemade pumpkin bread (that give Starbuck’s pumpkin bread a run for its money), spiced pumpkin parfaits, pumpkin pecan oatmeal, baked pumpkin spice french toast and Bri McKoy’s very own pumpkin spice simple syrup to make your own pumpkin spice latte.

Jul 2

Jul 2 Summer Picnic Recipe Round-Up

Who else is ready for all the picnics and bbqs?! This post features 10 recipes for Summer gatherings, ad-free as always. From a stunning strawberry oreo cheesecake, to shrimp cocktail, potato salad, and the essential sangria recipe you’ll be sure to find some foodspiration. Bonus: Seasoned Grilled Corn recipe!

Jun 27

Jun 27 7 Ways to Enjoy Fresh Blueberries

Foodspiration, What We're Eating

Blueberries are incredibly good for you. Packed with antioxidants, these superfood gems are proven to help prevent and even regulate diabetes, among other health benefits. Plus, they are just delicious! June is the start of blueberry season here in the Northeast, so let’s make sure we enjoy these powerful little berries while they’re freshest! Check out the post for a list of ways to use blueberries this season.

May 16

May 16 5 Ideas for Grown Up Grilled Cheese