~~posted by Jen No matter what stage of the journey you’re in, it’s always helpful for us to all share ideas and tips with each other. We’re all in this thing together, and anything I personally can do to pay it forward and help the ones who come after me, I am going to do. I could never have achieved …

~~posted by Jen It’s a freezing cold winter morning here in central New Jersey, and I am warming up with a Clicktastic Salted Caramel Cocoa before I make a nice breakfast for the boys and myself. Since two of them are pretty picky and the third is a vegetarian, it’s not always easy finding something we ALL like and can …

~~posted by Jen I shredded my chicken and put the mushrooms and gravy over it It’s a crazy busy time of year for most all of us, and we need a quick meal the whole family can enjoy that will still meet our protein needs AND sit well in the pouch, right? Y’all have heard me go on and on …

~~posted by Jen Is it over yet? I don’t know about you, but I personally will be GLAD when the holiday season is over and done with. I’m still looking for my “Christmas Spirit,” so if any of you happen across it, please send it back to me! That could be the reason I am making so many Christmas crafts lately, …

 We love, love, love when you play with your food! Our friend, Autumn, sent us this note about how she played around with our salted caramel  hot cocoa recipe: I wanted to share this with you. I figure it might be one you’d want to share on the blog. I have been using some of your recipes lately and …

~by Nikki (No men readers…not the “hot blonde.” Although, I did toy with calling it that.)  S’anyway peeps…a friend of mine gave me a sample size of two of the syrups I’ve been wanting to try..Torani sugar-free Brown Sugar Cinnamon and Davinci sugar-free Praline. She gave me three ounces of each and I really didn’t want to waste them. The …

~~posted by Jen The finished bow wreath hanging on my front door Don’t laugh at me about this, ok? I know it might seem a bit ghetteaux fabulous to some folks,  but I thought it was cute. It’s definitely an inexpensive decoration, doesn’t take much time to make, and it would be a great project the kids could help out …

~~by Nikki Happy Holidays! If you’re anything like me, you have a whole troth of parties to attend this holiday season. Everybody seems to have one: your job, your friends, your family, your neighbors, even your support group! You all know I’m all for moderation, but once you get to the seventh party…moderation has sort of abandoned you four parties …

~~posted by Jen It’s been a VERY cold week here in New Jersey, last night it was uh 19 degrees. Not exactly the time for an icy beverage! That’s why for this week’s mocktail I made over a winter-time favorite. Every year during the holidays, I always make a big pot of mulled cider and let it simmer on the …

~by Nikki  I feel like I’ve deceived you peeps. The way I talk about my divas, you’d think they were these little culinary adventurers, ready to take on every new veggie and protein source with an open mind and an empty stomach. No. Sometimes when I propose (or make) new dishes they, like you, look at me like I …