Easy, Layered Jello Shots

Foolproof Layered Jello Shots Recipe

For St. Patrick’s Day, my friend, Oakley, hosted a little get together. I’m usually at a loss for what to bring to get-togethers like this, but I had the stroke of genius to keep things boozy and make Irish Flag Jello Shots! After some research and experimentation, I came up with the following recipe for… read more »

(Sub)Urban Gardening

(Sub)Urban Gardening

I live in a townhouse style apartment about a mile & a half from the beach in Southern California. For the area, it’s considerably spacious, especially for the price. However, I don’t have a real yard, so deciding to plant and grow my own veggies & herbs (and maybe someday fruits?) was a decision that… read more »

Kid-Friendly Green Juice Recipe

Easy Green Juice

Cameron is at an age where he eats voraciously, but he won’t necessarily eat all the things he needs for all the proper nutrients, PLUS he doesn’t have all the necessary teeth to make certain foods happen, even if he does like them. Spinach, for example, is one of those things he really likes but… read more »

Mexican Spiced Hot Chocolate Cookies

Mexican Spiced Hot Chocolate Cookies

I suck at baking cookies. SUCK. So when I visited Melissa’s Produce HQ a while back, they introduced us to a really simple recipe for Hatch Chile Devil’s Food cookies, and my 2 immediate thoughts were: 1. I can SO do this and 2. I wonder how I can modify this? So then I thought… read more »

Thanksgiving Made Easy, Courtesy of #KnottsTurkeyDay

Knott's Turkey Day Spread (Minus the Turkey)

Have you heard? Thanksgiving is coming!!! I know, it’s really really easy to miss, what with Christmas stuff going up before Halloween. But it is coming and it happens to be next week, and that’s probably really really intimidating, right? I mean, the idea of making enough classic side dishes that people get very excited… read more »

GMOs and Why You Should Vote YES on Prop 37

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I LOVE politics. Election years get me all hot and bothered, and boy oh boy do I love a healthy debate. But I avoid talking politics here on my blog. I know we all have different beliefs and different reasons for those beliefs, and while I love to get into it, I know that there… read more »