Toes in the Sand, a Drink in Your Hand
Picture yourself reclining on a lounge chair, one foot hanging off the side to feel the soft, warm sand on your toes. The sun is bright and the soft breeze is just cool enough to keep you from getting...
View ArticleThis Piña Colada Spritzer Escapes Its Caloric Reputation
Ahhh, the piña colada. It conjures images of tropical pool parties, sweet indulgences and that awful song (but we won’t talk about that). It’s also a minefield of caloric disasters, what with the goopy...
View ArticleAvocado Toast as Art
Avo toast has to be the easiest potentially-fancy food in the world. Start with good ingredients (like a good quality bread and, well, an avocado), season to taste (I like garlic, salt and cayenne...
View ArticleChatting With Celeb Chef Katie Lee at the Hyatt Place Breakfast Bowl Challenge
We’ve all been there. You’re staying at a hotel and feeling the joy of being offered a complimentary breakfast (yay!) — and then you realize there is literally nothing you actually want to eat at the...
View ArticleThe Best Banana Waffles
Breakfast shouldn’t be something you have to eat — it should be something you look forward to as soon as you wake up. And according to Devyn Sisson, author of the new cookbook Kitchen Intuition, these...
View ArticleFermented Ginger Pickles Recipe
Probiotics have never been hotter. Fermented foods have never been cooler. And this Fermented Ginger Pickles recipe? Well, it’s darn right blazin’ awesome. (Also? It’s what you probably envision as...
View ArticleA Refreshing Boozy Cocktail Straight From Your Freezer
There’s a little frozen cocktail bar in Kansas City that I ADORE. Snow & Co. is not your typical daiquiri bar either. It’s artful — a true foodie’s and mixologist’s dream. We’re talking craft,...
View ArticlePower Crunch Pasta Salad
Pasta salad is one of those easily overlooked meals that has so much potential. I mean, sure, you could just throw some pasta, cheese, and maybe a little salami or something in there and call it a...
View ArticleHow to Upgrade Your S’mores
I believe that moderation is the key to sustaining healthy and balanced eating habits. Most of the time, I eat wholesome foods that fuel my active lifestyle. And other times … well, I eat other stuff...
View ArticleFresh Greek Nachos with Herbed Tahini Sauce
Credit: Kathryne Taylor Nobody likes to be put in a box. Not us. Not you. Not Baby. And certainly not nachos. That’s right. I said nachos. Because these Fresh Greek Nachos with Herbed Tahini from...
View ArticleRecipe Revamp: Pressed Blueberry Apple Bars
I have a horrible habit of assuming I can recreate any wonderful thing I’ve seen in the world. Most recently, this habit reared its ugly head when I tried a pressed by KIND bar. I’m almost never right,...
View ArticleChoose Your Own Pasta Adventure
I’ve already shared some of the lessons I learned when I went to Las Vegas with Barilla, anyone who’s broken bread at my house recently has been on the receiving end of all my delicious newfound...
View ArticleJeremiah Brent’s 5 Best Entertaining Tips (and a Signature Cocktail Recipe)
I first remember “meeting” Jeremiah Brent on an episode of “The Rachel Zoe Project” back in 2011. And he was totally adorable and totally brilliant. And went on to not only launch his own interior...
View ArticleThe Make-Ahead Breakfast Bowl Your Dreams Are Made of
I could eat eggs at just about every meal — I’m not yolking. In an omelet, poached, sunny side up, I am here for all of it. (I could also crack egg jokes all day long, and hope you won’t be too broken...
View ArticleNom Nom Paleo’s “PB&J” Energy Balls
You guys know how much we adore Michelle Tam of Nom Nom Paleo and this amazing cookbook. And her latest cookbook — Ready or Not!: 150+ Make-Ahead, Make-Over, and Make-Now Recipes by Nom Nom Paleo — is...
View ArticleGrilled Fish With Grilled Lemon Recipe
I know summer is thought of as grilling season, but, guys, fall is actually my fave time to fire up the grill — the temps are cooler, the air is crisper and there is still SO much yummy produce in...
View ArticleEat More Fish
I never did like fish. Or maybe that should read I didn’t think I liked fish. Growing up, my exposure to fish was severely limited. I only remember the tuna casserole and the occasional fish stick,...
View ArticleBraised Chicken and Vegetables in Turmeric Broth
There were some incredible takeaways from our FBG retreat at 1440 Multiversity last month (including a wine key that we forgot to return to the front desk when we checked out. WHOOPS!). Happily, one...
View ArticleA Protein-Packed Salad for Breakfast
Whether or not you believe that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, it’s a good idea to fuel your morning meal with a solid hit of protein — it’ll keep you satiated far better than...
View ArticleWhat the Heck’s a Damper?
A couple of years ago I started to bake all my own bread. Since making bread from scratch isn’t exactly something you can do on the fly, my house was often breadless — which is fine — until I want a...
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