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If I am every in a bind to make dinner, I will look to social media for inspiration. I usually will search using hashtags with the foods I have available. Another good hashtag to use is #easyweeknightdinner. There are so many posts that provide great inspiration when you are looking to create a delicious meal … Continue reading Easy Weeknight Dinner →

Upon reading the description for the Trader Joe's Cashew Fiesta Dip, I thought...a cashew dip? This dip is made to taste like your classic cheese dip but without the added guilt of eating dairy. In my most recent trip to Trader Joe's I knew I had to buy some to try. I first discovered this … Continue reading Trader Joe’s Product Review: Cashew Fiesta Dip →

If you are looking for good pizza that is not Papa John's or Dominos. Go no further. A Dopo Sourdough Pizza in Knoxville, TN is one of a kind. This local pizzeria in the Old City is the best one can come to finding pizza that tastes like you are in Italy. I recently went … Continue reading Knoxville Food Find: A Dopo →

If you plan on taking a trip to Nashville any time soon you have to check out Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint. This particular BBQ restaurant is different from all the others because they believe in the importance of good technique and doing things the right way. They offer all kinds of meat - ribs, chicken, turkey, … Continue reading Nashville Food Find: Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint →

Last week was Valentine's Day. Instagram was filled with sweet stories featuring people boyfriends/girlfriends, flowers, chocolates, balloons, and anything you could think of that screamed love. I was intrigued by one story that featured an assortment of sweet treats. My friend and her girlfriends had celebrated the day with sweet treats made by Elisabeth & … Continue reading Valentine’s Day Treat →

I am a sucker for new products at Trader Joe's. Every so often I will check their website for new product listings, then quickly making a list of everything I need to buy next time I go. They also do a very good job of posting their new products on their Instagram. During my last … Continue reading Product Review: Trader Joe’s New Joe Joe’s Slims →

There are a lot of gelato shops in Italy. Thousands. If you ever go, the locals will tell you that the good gelato is freshly made everyday and the bad gelato is piled up in the shops, creating "mountains" of gelato. So stay away from the mounds! I studied abroad two summers ago in Florence, … Continue reading The Best Gelato Shop in Florence →

I have always found that when I am looking for inspiration, Instagram has some of the best ideas. There are so many accounts, from brands we all know, but also from people who just love to share what they make online. Over the years, I have found a few accounts that I have really grown … Continue reading My top 2 favorite food Instagram accounts →

Since being done with the Whole 30 diet, I have found myself wanting to eat everything in sight. The first opportunity I had to eat something with sugar in it, I took it. I celebrated with a nice piece of cake early in the morning. I regretted it about 10 minutes later, but it tasted … Continue reading Day trip to Asheville →

I am on my 27th day of the Whole 30 diet. My mom thought it was a good idea to have to the whole family do Whole 30 together back at the beginning of January. Now that I am on my own, while back at school it has been a challenge. If you are unaware … Continue reading 27 days of Whole 30 →