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My Best Tips This Week for Food + Beauty During the Quarantine
From boiling eggs to freezing milk to keeping hair and nails "presentable" while salons are closed, here is my quarantine advice this week. Cooking "Back to the Basics" Here are some helpful basic recipes that will make cooking easier any time, but especially during a quarantine. I share what I consider basic need-to-know recipes. Below I share how to make all white meat chicken, hard boiled eggs, rice (without a rice cooker), and dry beans (for this recipe) and sausage (for a skillet ...
How to Make Perfect Rice Every Time in the Oven
My friend Marie shares how to make perfect every time rice in the oven that is fluffy and perfectly flavorful. How to make perfect rice without a rice maker. I have (and love) my aroma rice maker, but not everyone has one. For those of you who want to make rice just as perfect, but in a traditional saucepan similar to this one, this recipe is for you. Note: your saucepan must have a lid. ...
How to Easily Cook Perfect All White Meat Chicken in the Oven
Save time and money by learning how to easily cook perfect all white meat chicken in the oven to use for casseroles, soups, chicken salad and more. Back to the Basics: Cooking Simple Chicken ...
Here are the Best Things You Can Do to Make Your Home Virus Free
Here are the tools, supplies and tips you need to make your home virus free and safe for family, friends, and guests. Social distance: Limit size & proximity. Protecting ourselves and our loved ones from any virus, is important. Currently, the covid-19 is at the forefront of everyone's mind. Social distancing is key when viruses are rampant and especially when a pandemic is inn place. To keep your home virus free during any virus outbreak, social distancing is key. There are 2 aspects of ...
How to Make Clorox Bleach Wipes & DIY Hand Sanitizer (+ Advice From a Doctor)
Here's how to make virus killing clorox bleach wipes and hand sanitizer and advice from Dr. Jo Herzog on how to avoid contracting the coronavirus. Update: I have included barcodes for every kind of Clorox below. Based on which Clorox you purchase, you will make your bleach solution with either 1/3 cup OR 1/2 cup bleach to 1 gallon of water. Please note that Clorox splashless bleach does NOT disinfect. How to Make Your Own Disinfecting Wipes + Hand Sanitizer ...
5 Fabulous Desserts for Spring (and what I’m Loving Right Now)
Here are 5 of my favorite desserts for Spring entertaining, along with a few things that I am loving right now. My Favorite Desserts for Spring Spring ushers in new life, colorful blooms and bright colors in clothing. Desserts for Spring entertaining seem to follow suit. Here are 5 of my favorites. They are a welcome replacement for the heavier, darker desserts of Fall and Winter (think pecan pie, carrot cake, bread pudding and more). ...
How I Love to Style Camo for a Sophisticated Look
Here are a few ways that I love to style camo for a sophisticated look that is perfect for women 50 or older. Why I am sharing these style tips I usually write about food or share recipes, but I love to throw in some style tips, especially for women in my age group~the FAB 50's! When I post on my instagram stories, I try to look at what questions are asked more than once. I've received myriad requests for links to my camo shirts, so I decided to do this style post! ...
How to Make the Best Shower Door Cleaner Ever with Dawn & Vinegar
Here's the easy DIY recipe for the best shower door cleaner EVER using Dawn & vinegar~safe, non-toxic, and inexpensive! Soap scum is the biggest problem with shower doors. What is soap scum? It is what remains on shower doors when hard water mixes with dirt, soap residue, and body oils. If allowed to build up over time, the deposits harden and can be very difficult to clean. The most common place for soap scum to cling is to the shower doors that are used regularly. The ...
The Best and Easiest Easter Candy You Can Make
The best and easiest Easter candy you can make takes only 3 ingredients and 5 minutes (not including hardening time). Easter candy is a festive and yummy treat. If you haven't made Easter candy yet, nothing is easier or yummier than these 5-minute Easter candy clusters. Even if you don't need or want to eat candy, these are pretty enough to just serve as an Easter table centerpiece. The pastel colors are simply lovely and look so beautiful with Easter decor or fresh flowers. ...
How to Make Bobby’s Boston Butt on the Big Green Egg
Here is the full recipe + tips+ video showing how to make Bobby's famous Boston butt that cooks 16 hours on the BGE and yields the most succulent pulled pork you'll ever eat. Who is Bobby Hewitt? ...
How to Be Intentional With the People You Love
Here are some helpful tools + resources that show you how to be intentional with the people you love and make your relationship better and stronger. It's Valentine's Day. In addition to the flowers, candy, dinner out, etc.....why not give a gift of intentionality? A gift that involves purpose, planning, evaluation, and improvement of your relationship? If you are a fan of self-improvement and personal growth, this will be right up your alley. And it might be the best gift you can ...
Family Favorite Shepherd’s Pie With Easy Potato Crust
This family favorite shepherd's pie is made with spicy ground beef, green beans, and a super easy buttery potato crust. What is Shepherd's Pie? Shepherd's pie is technically a savory meat pie made with ground lamb simmered in a gravy or broth. Vegetables are often layered under the meat or mixed with the meat. Most always, the pie is topped with potatoes, mashed and spread over the dish to form a crust. Some folks use cauliflower mash to top the pie rather than potatoes. ...
Easy Strawberry Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This lovely and decadent strawberry layer cake with cream cheese frosting is made easy by using cake mix + frozen strawberries!!! The Perfect Cake for Valentine's Day (or any day)! I love this pretty, pink, festive & yummy strawberry layer cake. Its lovely pink palette makes it the perfect dessert to serve for Valentine's Day, for a baby girl shower, or for a ladies' lunch. You have pink layers and pink frosting, both bedecked with tiny bits of red berries. To showcase the color, ...
Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Each of the 5 Love Languages
Here are a few Valentine's Day gift ideas grouped according to the classic book~ The 5 love languages~ to help you find the one your person (or people) would appreciate most. ...
How to Make Perfect Chocolate Chunk Cookies Just Like Levain Bakery
Here is my recipe (+ tips and tricks) for perfect chocolate chunk cookies that taste almost exactly like the ones at Levain Bakery! My homemade version of Levain Bakery cookies If you love Levain Bakery cookies, this recipe is for you. If you follow the specifics in the recipe, you really will achieve cookie perfection. Thick, soft, decadent, melt-in-your-mouth cookies that folks will rave over. Some may even think that you mail-ordered (or stood in line for) Levain cookies:-) ...
3 Easy Appetizers, My Favorite Appliance EVER, and How to Use SWOT in Marriage
Here are 3 easy and cheesy party appetizers, a review + video of my favorite appliance EVER, and how to use SWOT to assess and improve your marriage. 3 Super Easy & Cheesy Appetizers ...
The Best Advice on Weddings, Honeymoons, Sleep and Habits
In this post, you'll find some useful, practical advice and excellent resources on having a better wedding (and honeymoon) experience, better sleep, and better habits. How to Have a Better Wedding Experience ...
Love is in the Air (Fryer) + a Few Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas
I am sharing how I LOVE (and use) my Instant Pot + air fryer along with Valentine's Day gift ideas for your people. Let's Talk: Attractiveness With Valentine's Day around the corner, it is fitting to learn more about being our most "attractive" selves. Believe it or not, being attractive is NOT all about physical appearance. Two recent podcast episodes address this fascinating topic. ...
How to Easily Seat 24 Dinner Guests, Make Smoky Beef Brisket (in the Oven) and More
I share a video + tips for how to easily seat 24 dinner guests as well as my recipes for smoky beef brisket and 2 lighter lasagnas. How to Set a Table for 20+ Ahead of Time If you have a dinner party where guests will sit at tables, there are a few tricks + tips for making it less stressful. I had a sit down lunch for 24 during the holidays, so I did a short video of how I did tables ahead. ...
Here are My Favorites From 2019 and My Plans for 2020
Here are some of my favorite things (recipes, hacks and more) from 2019 along with my plans for Family Savvy (and myself) for 2020. My Favorite Things From 2019 It is hard to mention every favorite thing. These are just a few of the top ones that spring to mind when reflecting upon 2019. Favorite Firsts ...
How to Make the Best Ever New Year’s Day Meal with These Four Recipes
You can make the best New Year's Day meal for your family with these 4 recipes~all easy, delicious, and (mostly) make ahead!!!! This New Year's Day Meal is Traditional (and Delicious) ...