When I was growing up my mom always made boxed scalloped potatoes to go with a honey baked ham recipe for our Easter dinner. That was when there were just six of us eating. As my immediate family and “adopted” family have grown larger and larger, a box or two of scalloped potatoes just isn’t enough and my mom started making this huge twice baked potato casserole for Easter to have enough to go around....

“There are many ways of preparing salsas. Mexico is well known for its abundance of chillies and they don’t always have to be spicy, Some of them will give a good amount of heat while others will give lots of flavor.” says Billy Maldonado, Executive Chef at Fónico in Mexico City. “Playing and combining these two will give any recipe endless possibilities of flavor. I have found a profound love in researching and combining different types of chillies....

I just got back from a three day trip to Disneyland to check out all of their fun Disneyland Halloween Time food and festivities for 2022. It was so much fun but exhausting because there’s so much to do and see! I’ve put together this Disneyland Halloween 2022 guide to give you an overview of all the Halloween fun that can be had at Disneyland this time of year! If I missed anything and you have questions, feel free to comment on this post and I’ll get you an answer!...

“We see some promising lab data suggesting that different [air purification] strategies may be effective,” says Westyn Branch-Elliman, MD, MMSc, an infectious disease researcher and consultant, and assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. “But we need more data in real world settings before we can definitively say these strategies are effective for coronavirus.” If an air purifier is part of your mitigation strategy, you’ll also want to continue practicing other mitigations....

If your clothes look dingy, discolored, and worn after just a few trips through the washer, it’s time to rethink how you do laundry. We talked to two experts about why sorting laundry is still important. Once you understand why you shouldn’t wash everything together, you can learn how to sort laundry to keep your clothes looking their best. Prolong the Life of Your Clothes P&G’s senior scientist for Tide, Jessica Zinna, Ph....

Right now, you can score major discounts on everything in your closet, like clothes, shoes, and fun accessories. And most of which are from brands you know and love. We’re talking on-sale fashion picks from Levi’s, Gloria Vanderbilt, Calvin Klein, Kate Spade, Michael Kors, and more for up to 83 percent off. While it’s true some of the best deals happen on November 25, there’s a possibility these jaw-dropping deals won’t still be live next week, so get ‘em while they’re hot....

I’ve been making pigs in a blanket forever. I mean who hasn’t? They’re one of my personal favorite appetizers (I even served them at my favorite things party!). Who knew that you could upgrade these to an even better snack with just a few added ingredients? These cheddar pigs in a blanket are so much better than the standard ones for two reasons – cheese and salt. It’s amazing how two simple added ingredients can really take these from the pigs in a blanket we’ve all had before to pigs in a blanket that everyone will have to want to have again....

When I go into any homemade bread store or walk around the farmer’s market, I’m typically looking for two flavors of bread – cranberry orange bread and cinnamon swirl bread. Cranberry orange is harder to find when it’s not the holidays so more often than not, I’m left hunting for cinnamon bread. Cinnamon bread itself is good but cinnamon bread with a cinnamon swirl baked inside is just a whole other level of goodness....

I love me some good cut out sugar cookies, sugar cookie bars, and even sugar cookie bites. But sometimes I don’t want to spend the time waiting for the cookie dough to chill or the cookies to bake. And sometimes I just want to eat a little cookie dough. This edible sugar cookie dough is everything you want from a sugar cookie but in dough form instead of actual baked cookies....

One of my favorite things about the summer is going and picking out fresh produce at the farmer’s market. Whether it’s fresh toppings to put on our favorite Instant Pot chicken tacos or something to make a main dish like these eggplant rolls – it’s definitely one of our summer highlights! That and grilling all the food we pick up at the farmer’s market. We typically put together our weekly menu based on what we get from our weekly co-op and things we pick up at the farmer’s market....

Witch Halloween Rice Krispies These witch rice krispy treats are not only cute but absolutely delicious. They combine a classic rice krispy treat with chocolate, candy, and other Halloween garnishes. I mean who doesn’t love a good rice krispy treat? I know I do, and cute ones are some of my favorite favorite snacks at Disney World! And who doesn’t like to bring themed food to a Halloween party? These would’ve been perfect with these other Halloween party ideas that I setup for my kiddo a few years back....

Vinegar Substitute Guide When substituting different kinds of vinegar for one another, you can generally use a 1:1 ratio for the amount of vinegar in the recipe. Use this guide on types of vinegar to choose one most similar to the vinegar called for in your recipe. Balsamic vinegar is made from white Trebbiano grape juice and barrel-aged for many years (as few as three years and some at least 25 years!...

While its origins are murky, most historians agree that pho first appeared around the turn of the 20th century in northern Vietnam, and some speculate that the name is a play on the French beef stew, pot au feu, which was introduced to the country during the period of colonization. In its most basic form, pho consists of a foundation of rice noodles topped with thinly sliced raw beef, which gets cooked when a portion of steaming, spiced beef broth is poured over top....

We talked with design and color experts across the kitchen industry to find the trends with staying power and perennial classics that are everywhere in 2020. Here are the kitchen design trends forecast to dominate. 1. Mix-and-Match Lighting Why not incorporate both if you can’t choose between a beautiful chandelier or those to-die-for pendants? With an increasing focus on lighting as a decorative element, mixing different styles and types has never been more popular in kitchens....

While the brand sells many different hummus varieties, the only one impacted by this recall is 10-ounce refrigerated plastic containers of Cedar’s Organic Mediterranean Hommus. The recalled hummus is labeled with “UPC Code: 044115403028,” as well as a sell-by date of “DEC 12, 2021 (32I21).” Both the batch code and sell-by date information can be found printed on the lid of the container. RELATED: 7 Simple Ways to Avoid Food Poisoning Cedar’s Mediterranean Foods has voluntarily recalled this hummus because it may contain pine nuts that were not listed on the back label....

Cooking with Spices from Her Childhood For Ayesha, food means a memorable meal home-cooked and full of flavor. The author of The New York Times best-selling cookbook The Seasoned Life and host and executive producer of ABC’s Family Food Fight has become known for her ability to reinvent menu staples with high-impact seasonings and unique ingredient combinations. “I want our food to refuel us and be nutritious. But it has to be easy, and it better not be bland....

I’m a big fan of corny sayings and cute printable gift tags in case you couldn’t tell from the Christmas gift tags that I shared last year! This year I made this fun set of Halloween gift tags using popular Halloween sayings, Halloween characters, and Halloween icons like black cats and pumpkins! They’re perfect for adding to bags of Halloween treats, giving out with Halloween party favors, or even just using in little picture frames for Halloween parties!...

My kids could do scavenger hunts every day of their life and not bored. There’s just something about the words scavenger hunt that gets them excited and makes things seem fun. So it’s probably no surprise that I have tons of scavenger hunt ideas on my site! In the past, I’ve done mostly holiday scavenger hunts but I figured it was time to branch out and start doing some more generic ones, like this summer scavenger hunt that’s perfect for doing anytime during the summer!...

Super Bowl Guessing Game One of my most popular Super Bowl posts is these Super Bowl commercial bingo cards. I think people love them so much because you can play without really knowing anything about the game, so they’re fun for all ages and all football interest levels! This Super Bowl question game is a fun one because like the bingo cards, anyone can play and you really only need to know football basics (but if you don’t, you can ask someone) – not really anything else....

The Importance of Heart Health All that said, it’s worth prioritizing cardiovascular health, a key aspect of overall wellness. This is especially crucial as you get older, as aging increases the risk of heart disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S. Over time, your heart and blood vessels undergo a series of changes. This includes increased hardening of the arteries, or arteriosclerosis, according to the National Institute of Aging....