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8 Professional Foodies Share Their Favorite Cookbooks

I’ve always been fascinated by where food industry experts gain inspiration for their own recipes. Often times that credit will lie in family dishes from growing up, personal experiences, experimenting in the kitchen, & other recipes they’ve tried in their life. Below, eight industry experts share their favorite cookbooks that lend them a tremendous amount […]

Best of Summer Beauty

Before each season begins I like to prep & protect my skin from what it’s about to undergo. Whether it’s weather, travel, stress or other factors, it’s good to switch up your products quarterly & give your skin a much deserved wake-up call. In my case, it was all of the above: I traveled to Italy followed […]

Copycat Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Perfect Bars Recipe

I tried a Perfect Bar at ExpoWest earlier this year & let me just say, I had hesitations as calling yourself “perfect” sets some pretty high expectations. This Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Perfect Bar did NOT disappoint. I’ve probably had one for breakfast 4-5 days out of the week since then. Clearly I’m addicted to […]

In The Kitchen With Kristin Cavallari

While it’s been nearly 15 years since Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County first premiered & subsequently changed reality T.V. forever, the last 5 or so years have held quite a bit for L.B. alumni Kristin Cavallari. She’s now written two New York Times bestsellers: the latter of the two which we’ll get into later on, moved […]

Sprinkles Founder Candace Nelson Shares Her Secret Recipe

I was sitting around with friends the other night talking about products that we refer to by their brand name. Kleenex, Band-Aid, & Crock-Pot (RIP Jack Pearson) were just a few that we thought of immediately. It’s considered one of if not the, highest success in marketing to achieve this status. To a different degree, yet of the same stature, Candace Nelson has […]

Cookie Dough Stuffed Mini Pop-Tarts Recipe

A few weeks ago I asked on IG stories what new mini pop-tart flavor would you guys like to see on the site. The results were incredible & basically I need every single one of you to join my team. You cool with that? Great! People suggested everything from cotton candy to cereal, s’mores to cookie dough & that last one […]

Sweet Potato, Mushroom, Crispy Kale & Goat Cheese Skillet Recipe

YOU GUYS. I can’t even begin to tell you how obsessed I am with this recipe. I’ve made it 3x in the past week & each time I make it it’s enough for about 3 meals 😂 aka I’ve pretty much had it for every single meal this week. It’s interesting because I’ve made tons […]

The 5 Best Coffee Shops In LA

LA people are crazy for a good coffee shops. It’s as though majority of them can survive purely off coffee & green juice, while totally being satisfied. I know, it’s crazy, especially for a midwestern girl who is used to people having deep dish for breakfast… That same girl who after just a few months of living […]

Gluten-Free Chocolate Brownie Skillet Recipe

These aren’t your standard brownies. For starters they’re made in a cast-iron skillet which makes them in turn a brownie skillet. This made for easy, no-mess, light clean up baking aka something I rarely am able to accomplish 😂. Additionally, they’re gluten-free & have no added granulated sugar making them a smidge healthier than your standard brownie. In fact, […]