This Spicy Almonds Recipe is so easy and makes the most flavorful salad topper. Here we are, the first part of December, and in typical Kristen fashion I’m not posting a holiday treat or festive recipe. I suck at this blogging thing sometimes! Reality is, if I have all the festive treats around, I will…
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Holiday Oatmeal Eggnog Muffins Recipe
These simple Oatmeal Eggnog Muffins are sure to get you in a festive mood! It’s that time of year again. You know, where I buy a carton of eggnog because I really think I love it. Then I have my first official glass of the season, feel immediately ill from how rich it is, and…
Easy Baked Shrimp Over Butternut Squash Risotto
This post is sponsored by Alexia Foods. Learn how the new Alexia Premium Vegetable Sides are changing the way we do dinner and enjoy this Easy Baked Shrimp over Butternut Squash Risotto recipe. The Thanksgiving holiday is over and I’m sure many of you are like me and craving some healthy “re-set” foods. Let’s just…
20 Awesome Ways to Show You #CareEnough
It takes one person and one small act to change someones world. Will you be the one to #CareEnough? Here are 20 ideas to get you started! Sometimes the thought of changing the world is overwhelming. How can my one small act of giving or kindness make a difference? Can buying someones coffee or complimenting…
Holiday Gifting – Cranberry Orange Butter Recipe
Cranberry Orange Butter is a delicious simple appetizer and an awesome homemade holiday gift idea! It’s that time of year where all across the blogosphere you start seeing holiday gift guides. Honestly, I always have the best intentions of writing up some holiday gift guides for you all. I really do. Then life gets in…
Spicy Black Bean Soup (3 WW SmartPoints® Recipe)
Spicy Black Bean Soup is a simple yet filling soup recipe with only 3 Weight Watchers SmartPoints® per serving. Oh, what a week. We had our heating and cooling company come on Monday to do our annual winter furnace tune up. That all went fine and well until Monday night, when we realized our furnace…
Apple Cinnamon Cookies Recipe
Make a batch of these soft and chewy Apple Cinnamon Cookies for a friend and help spread some goodness in the world. When you #GiveAFriendACookie, you give a friend a bit of happiness! Friends, this year has been so hard, hasn’t it? It seems not a week goes by where there isn’t some unthinkable tragedy….
Why We Love Usborne Books (Holiday Giveaway)
Foster a lifelong love of reading with Usborne Books and a holiday books bundle giveaway. I love reading. It’s one of my all time favorite hobbies and things to do whenever I have free time. I consume books however and whenever I can. One of my greatest joys is seeing my kids follow in my…
Weight Watchers Recipe One-Pan Orecchiette with Sausage
A simple and satisfying Weight Watchers recipe. I wonder if I searched Dine & Dish, how many times over the past 11 years I have mentioned joining weight watchers? I’m guessing at least 5. Here I am again, admitting that I’ve joined Weight Watchers. Over the past couple of years I’ve lost 35 pounds, then…
5 Ways to Rock Your Happy at Walt Disney World
It’s no secret that Walt Disney World is the happiest place on earth. After a recent trip, I’m sharing 5 Ways to really Rock Your Happy when visiting. Last month I had the opportunity to be a guest of Walt Disney World with a group of talented friends and bloggers. It’s no secret that Walt…

















