How to take a few things from around the kitchen and turn them into a ginger-infused coconut oil sugar scrub for body and face. Pin It Today’s post is not about food that you eat. It is, however, about things you normally find in your kitchen like oils and ginger and sugar and kosher salt. While you could technically eat what we are going to make today, I’m suggesting that you feed it to your skin instead. My mom is a lotion fanatic. She has a giant bottle that she is constantly using... more

Get started now on your holiday baking. A few tips for freezing cookies, baking with your kids, figuring out what to make first and having fun while you do it. Get the Christmas music ready, it’s time to bake! Tomorrow it will be December. (If you just recoiled at that thought, I’m with you.) That means just 25 days until Christmas. To me, that’s 25 days to get a whole load of baking done and accomplished and crossed off my list. It also means the start of the busy holiday season,... more

I’m on a mission to fulfill a Birthday Cake Quest. Niki is looking for a birthday cake for a special little girl, who happens to be turning one towards the end of the month. There is a large spot carved out in each of the hearts of the kids here at our house for her. In fact, Kidney Bean’s first night of babysitting happened at her house. Looking to avoid the usual food-dye-laden birthday cakes, she is in search of something more on the natural side of things. My mission is to construct... more

Photo by kretyen Tuesday is Cinco de Mayo, and while it is not the Mexican Independence Day (that’s September 16) and it is celebrated more in America than in Mexico, it’s a chance to make whatever your favorite Mexican dish happens to be and raise a glass in honor of your Mexican American friends. Here are a few of our favorite Mexican dishes from some of my favorite food blogs. Pico de Gallo – The Pioneer Woman Grandma Salazar’s Tamales – Delicious Days Beef Empañadas... more

For the past couple of years my dad’s side of the family has been doing an Easter brunch. Then my mom’s side gets together for the traditional Easter dinner fare. Yes, this makes for a looooooooong day. However, there are few things I like more than brunch. It gives me another reason to eat breakfast food in large quantities. Would it surprise you to know that I usually eat boring things like cold cereal or yogurt and berries for breakfast. Maybe this is why I enjoy and appreciate... more

Here are a few links to recipes by fellow food bloggers we have consumed recently and loved, loved, loved. They have the O6 seal of approval. The Best Chocolate Sheet Cake. Ever. – The Pioneer Woman If you want to fit into your jeans, this may not be the best decision. I could eat half of this in one sitting. By myself. Corned Beef Hash – Simply Recipes If you read my One Deal, Five Meals post from St. Patty’s Day, you know that corned beef is occupying my freezer. This provided the... more