Making granola bars at home is a tasty way to customize your snacking. This Easy Blueberry Muffin Granola Bars with White Chocolate recipe has just five ingredients and makes a big batch of bars. Why make granola bars? Yes, you can buy them in the store. But when you have a granola you really like…
Camping Food
How to Make Your Own Trail Mix for Summer
The first time I climbed a mountain — a mere year ago — it was like accepting a challenge from myself. With severe asthma, it had never seemed like something I could do. Hiking, particularly hikes up mountains and down the other side, was for other folks … not me. But after a long trek…
Quick and Easy Chicken Pizza Wraps
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Tyson. The opinions and text are all mine. When Will met his fifth grade teacher at a school open house recently, he remarked to me that he was happy to see so many familiar faces in school. He was glad to see so many…
Spicy Chipotle Sweet Potato Salad
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #VivaLaMorena #CollectiveBias Mother Nature has shouted loud and clear that summer isn’t over yet these last few days. With steamy high temperatures even reaching us in Maine, it’s been like a siren’s call to head to the many…
Grilled Foil Packet Carrots with Garlic and Basil
Love carrots? These Grilled Foil Packet Carrots with Garlic and Basil are a quick and easy recipe for turning carrots into something totally memorable. Serve these with whatever is coming off the grill today. This recipe was created for my client Pompeian but all opinions are my own. Carrots are good for eyesight — or, at…
Picnic Pasta Salad
Pack up this perfect quick and easy recipe for Picnic Pasta Salad — an easy on-the-go meal. It’s great for brown bagged work and school lunches too. With August rapidly approaching, I feel like we have passed a major hurdle. We’ve made it through two big heatwaves, and I have managed to (knock on wood)…
Chocolate Crunch Fruit Salad
Note: This recipe is part of a sponsored series created for Fiber One. I. Love. Fruit salad. Love it. And in the summer, I will often trade a green salad for a fruit salad with dinner — something that my husband thinks is a little odd, but that my kids enjoy. Fruit salad is also…
Quickie Chocolate Banana Trail Mix
Note: This recipe is part of a sponsored series created for Fiber One. All opinions are my own. Last fall, Paige started soccer. She’s been watching Will play since she was a toddler, but finally decided last year that it’s time for her to join it too. So on Saturday mornings, we trek out to…
Warm Salad with Grilled New Potatoes
When the weather warms up, I start thinking about lighter foods. The soups and roasts that hit the spot on frigid New England winter days are forgotten in favor of lighter summer fare like fruit, everything grilled and salads. Dinner becomes an art of combining no-cook dishes (can’t heat up the kitchen!) combined with whatever…
Grilled Garlic Butter Clams
Grilled clams are a great way to enjoy fresh seafood in the summer without heating up the house. These Grilled Garlic Butter Clams are always a hit. New England summers have always meant copious amounts of seafood for me. And this year is no different — so as soon as the temperatures hit that comfortable…