Minimalism. Mindfulness. Munchies.
A Christmas Foodie idea for the vegan in your life! Vegan Thumbprint Cookie mix in a jar, our Laughing Lemon Pie Christmas Foodie No. 14. This fantastic recipe was graciously given to LLP at our tour of the new Whole Foods Bradburn in Westminster (full-sized (ie readable) recipe image at bottom of post). I...
OK – This Christmas Foodie gift idea is kinda tricky to explain. Have you had Chocolate Covered Katie’s One Minute Chocolate Cake in a Mug? If you haven’t, I’m letting you know upfront – I can’t be held responsible for introducing you to this kind of decadence. It’s a single-serve chocolate cake you “bake”...
I *LOVE* the holidays. I love the traditions, the food, the decorations, the food, the gift giving, the family gatherings, and—did I mention the food? 
But too often we use this special time of year as an excuse to do things that aren’t very good for us or for the environment: we eat...
We made it! Twelve weeks of DIY foodie Christmas gifts. And to wrap it all up, I present my mother’s apricot nut quick bread recipe. Every year, my mom makes loaf upon loaf of this stuff to give to coworkers, neighbors and friends—all of whom look forward to it every year! This year,...
This is it! The home stretch. We’ve only one more week (and a couple of days) until Christmas. Are you still making your foodie gifts? Mine are nearly done, with the exception of next week’s recipe, which doesn’t keep for a long time, so has to be made at the last minute. These little...
Oh, people. I wish I could tell you that I had a cute and festive name for this treat. Like, “Crunchy Caramel Crackers” or “Holiday Cracker Caramel Crunch.” But I’m the sort of gal that likes to call a duck a duck. So this is called Caramel Cracker Crack. (Actually, the original name was...
It’s that time! We’re getting close enough to Christmas that we can start making baked goods—ones that keep well, of course—as we finish prepping our food gifts! I have had great luck giving gingerbread biscotti as a food gift. It makes an easy remembrance for groups of people, like coworkers, neighbors, etc. A few pieces in...
It’s the day before Thanksgiving, and I know what you’re thinking about… Making preserved lemons! OK, maybe not. But making these puppies is so easy that you really could whip them up today, even amongst all your planning and cooking and prepping for the big day tomorrow. I was able to make these while...
Mmm… I love granola. In fact, I’m eating some right now! Granola with Greek yogurt and maybe a drizzle of honey is one of my favorite go-to breakfasts, snacks, desserts… A jar of homemade Christmas granola makes a great starting place for a gift. I like to package it with some nice coffee for...
Six weeks to Christmas and I’m making Christmas cookies. I swear, I’m not as insane as I look. It just isn’t Christmas to me until I have a batch of my grandmother’s Gingies in the oven. When I was small, we would get boxes of them in the mail, along with beautiful winter oranges,...