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Apple Cider Margarita

Apple Cider Margarita

  It’s almost Fall, y’all! If you're mourning the end of summer marg season, you’ll love this tasty transitional cocktail from Alston and Leigh, the talented duo behind Habitual Hostess. Start with a high quality apple cider you can grab when you’re...

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Top 5 Lunchbox Tips

Top 5 Lunchbox Tips

It’s a common pain point of the back-to-school routine: packing lunches. Though we might typically dread this step on a busy morning, we’re sharing some mouth-watering inspiration - and easy hacks - to help you reimagine the process.  (Think: sous chefs and make-ahead...

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Honey Lime Chicken Thighs Recipe

Honey Lime Chicken Thighs Recipe

  Lately, we're grilling non-stop. It's a no-brainer - enjoy the outdoors with your family while skipping the hot kitchen and cleanup. This recipe from Jo Keohane, the mom of three and recipe developer behind The Family Food Kitchen, is perfect for meal prep....

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Build Your Own Rice Bowl Board

Build Your Own Rice Bowl Board

This Build Your Own Rice Bowl Board allows each member of your family to create a dinner plate they’ll love–and actually eat! Picky eaters may just choose chicken and rice, while more adventurous ones may add edamame, spicy Sriracha sauce or cilantro. We’ve been...

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Spring Recipe – Snap Pea Salad

Spring Recipe – Snap Pea Salad

With the weather warming up and schedules getting busier, we're all about throwing together quick salads—and this spring version from Rachael Mahoney of Kinney Lane, a Greenwich, CT-based healthy prepared meal delivery business, is at the top of our list. "This salad...

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Lemon Yogurt Cake

Lemon Yogurt Cake

  This Lemon Yogurt Cake from The Local Moms Network Contributor Kathleen "Kat" Ashmore just feels like Spring to us! Perfect for Easter or any Spring soiree, it can be made gluten-free and topped with either a lemon glaze or more decadent buttercream, depending...

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Pantry Must Haves

Pantry Must Haves

Kathleen Ashmore is a social media star, with 1.7 million followers on TikTok alone. Every day, Kathleen (aka Kat) shares recipes and secrets from her chef days. So what does a TikTok chef, and busy mom, keep in her pantry—and more importantly, how does she keep it...

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Super Bowl Artichoke Jalapeno Dip

Super Bowl Artichoke Jalapeno Dip

This artichoke jalapeño dip falls in the category of “healthyish.” Full of artichoke hearts and pickled jalapeños, it’s creamy enough to feel indulgent. Use water-packed artichoke hearts, not the ones marinated in olive oil.  Fresh lemon juice and good...

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Blueberry Superfood Smoothie

Blueberry Superfood Smoothie

One of the easiest ways to load up on all the good stuff—vitamins, fiber, protein, and antioxidants—is to blend them into a smoothie. Plus, you can share it with your kids, and they won’t even know they’re eating veggies. This blueberry version from contributor...

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4 Tips for Doing Whole 30

4 Tips for Doing Whole 30

Mom of one and Whole30 founder and CEO Melissa Urban says a January Whole30 requires a little planning, and prioritizing. “It’s January, and lots of folks are still under the incorrect assumption that making multiple New Year’s resolutions it the best way to create...

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Pomegranate Cosmo Recipe

Pomegranate Cosmo Recipe

This recipe was originally shared with,Greenwich Moms as part of their cocktail series with Greenwich Cocktail Week.     We're loving this Pomegranate Cosmopolitan, created by the moms of Habitual Hostess! It's the perfect thing to cheers to while watching the new Sex...

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No Peel – Apple and Almond Crisp

No Peel – Apple and Almond Crisp

This easy crisp makes for a healthy Thanksgiving dessert or a yummy breakfast any morning. Skip peeling the apples, and you'll save time and boost the fiber content. Thank you to our food contributor Kathleen Ashmore for sharing. Go to kathleenashmore.com to find all...

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Easy Pumpkin Chili Recipe

Easy Pumpkin Chili Recipe

This pumpkin chili recipe from Chef Debra Ponzek is a classic fall dish, full of seasonal flavors like pumpkin and butternut squash. Like all chilis, it’s versatile and can be made ahead and frozen, making it a go-to for busy  autumn nights. Pumpkin Chili Serves 6 4...

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Spooky Halloween Snack

Spooky Halloween Snack

Halloween is almost here and we’re adding this Spooky Snack Mix from The BakerMama to our shortlist of fun treats to make. It has all the things we love in a holiday snack—sweet, salty, festive and a healthy dose of nostalgia. Maegan, the talented mom behind The...

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Green Goblin Halloween Pasta

Green Goblin Halloween Pasta

This Halloween pasta recipe is spooky, fun, and the perfect Halloween dinner. The green concoction of pasta and pureed spinach is frightening enough for company, but your little ghosts and ghouls will eat it up as a fun pre-trick-or-treating dinner. This Halloween...

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Oatmeal Raisin Breakfast Cookies

Oatmeal Raisin Breakfast Cookies

Cookies for breakfast? Why not, when they're filled with fiber and protein-rich almond flour and free of added sugars like these. This recipe from our food contributor Kathleen Ashmore is a perfect "Back to School" choice—make them on a Sunday for a grab-and-go...

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Yom Kippur Recipe

Yom Kippur Recipe

  This Roast Chicken with Thyme and Honey, from Leah Koenig's The Jewish Cookbook, is one of those go-to meals that works as well for holiday dinners as it does for family meals all Fall long. Says Leah: "Flavored with sweet honey and an herbaceous hit of thyme,...

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Portobello Mushroom Pizzas

Portobello Mushroom Pizzas

These Portobello Mushroom Pizzas are a kid-friendly choice for meatless Monday, and a great way to get kids to eat more veggies any day of the week. Experts say that putting new ingredients into familiar shapes or dishes (for instance, making mushrooms the base for...

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