Food

Almost ten years ago, someone gave me a bread machine as a wedding gift. I had never used one before, but I followed the recipes in the little booklet that came with the machine and the bread turned out just...

My current work schedule is a four day work week. This means my work days are a little longer, but in exchange I get Fridays off to spend with my children plus an extended weekend. It’s pretty great! The...

My entire family loves to visit our local orchard to pick apples. It's a great way to spend time outdoors as a family while also supporting a local business. However, I always get home from a trip to the orchard...

{Disclaimer:: We have partnered with T42 Iced Tea to bring you this sponsored post and review. While we received compensation for this post, the views and opinions expressed are entirely our own!} I have always had a love for iced...

{Disclaimer:: We have partnered together with Healthy Living Market and Cafe to bring you some of these dinner recipe ideas!} To quote every mom at some point during her kids' formative years: I'm not a short order cook. If I'm...

Everywhere we turn there is another back to school piece of mail, open house, shopping lists, and fall festivals knocking on our door. But at the same time temperatures are rising, air conditioners or fans blasting (well sometimes), and...

Ice cream has suddenly become a major staple of my summer diet. It started with local creemees in early summer, then it turned to hard ice cream during our vacation in Maine. While I’m embracing the official dessert of summer,...

Since I gave up soda and sugary drinks long ago, I mostly drink water or polar seltzer now. However, some hot summer days you just want something else. Since I'm pregnant and have Gestational Diabetes, it has to be...

I love food. Preparing it, waiting for it, sharing it. But my favorite dishes are those that are steeped in memories. The cinnamon scent of Mom's Deep Dish Apple pie, Dad's frugality-inspired pennyrolls, Howard Johnson's crispy mozzarella sticks dripping in the world's best...

I don't know about you, but in the Summer I am one of those "if we aren't grilling we aren't eating" people. I don't want to heat up the kitchen and I certainly don't want to come home from...

Recently, I’ve “discovered” the vibrant renaissance of fermented foods and the playful process of experimenting with my own ferments. For centuries, fermentation played a vital role in preserving seasonal raw foods and increasing their nutrient bioavailability, preventing famine during...

{Disclaimer: BVTMB has partnered with Healthy Living to bring you this sponsored post! While we received compensation for this post, the opinions expressed below are entirely our own!}   What is about Father's Day that says, "Let's throw some meat on...

1} Stop using the phrase “picky eater.”   Guilty as charged. But when I saw how the phrase was starting to effect not only my own pre-schooler's perception of food, but my own ideas about what she should be eating, I stopped...

Summer! A time for playing outdoors, grilling and summer cocktails. I am usually a red wine girl but as we mark the beginning of summer with Memorial Day, I start getting excited about refreshing summer cocktails. These cocktails keep me...