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Here are some products I’ve tried lately. Some were bad, some were okay, some were good, and some were awesome. So I figured I’d share. I have no affiliation with any of these companies. These are simply my honest opinions. 1. Lesser Evil krinkle sticks sea salt.  I’ve tried the veggie flavored krinkle sticks before and thoguht they were good, but kinda just a fluff filler food.  To be honest, I couldn’t really tell the difference between the sea salt flavor and the veggie flavor.  It was a little too vinegar-y for my taste.  Their… Read more >

This post is semi-embarrassing, but was fun to reflect on and write.  I don’t eat a “perfect” diet now (whatever that means), nor will I ever, but I’ve come a LONG way in the past decade. *** I didn’t live in an apartment until my senior year of college.  Before that I was in the dorms or the sorority house.  We all know what dorm life is like…needless to say, moving to a gorgeous mansion with tons of girlfriends was a big upgrade.  And although living with a million other females wasn’t always such a… Read more >

This post is from my sister, who just hosted her first Thanksgiving. In Australia.    [Disclaimer: I wrote this on a computer with British English spell check, hence all of the non-American spellings of words…] It’s not easy to host your first Thanksgiving feast – let alone doing it in a foreign country. Thanksgiving is one of my favourite holidays so I wanted to make sure that it was done right. And by “right” I mean exactly the way my family has done it growing up – my mom’s stuffing is just too good to… Read more >

This year, I’ll be going to: 3 Thanksgivings 2 Christmases 1 holiday party Which means my foodie brain has been in overdrive since October.  What to make, what to make, hmmm… Here’s what I look for in a recipe: Does it call for ingredients I have on hand/use often? (I don’t like buying a rare/expensive item for one recipe that I’ll never use again) Do I like all the ingredients in the recipe? (Seems obvious) Will I have to/am I able to make any substitutions?  (If a recipe calls for dairy, I can swap that… Read more >