Step-by-Step instructions (with pictures!) on how and why you should verify your blog with Pinterest (the easy way). Today I want to talk to you about verifying your blog on your Pinterest account. This is an amazing way to gain traffic and brand recognition on Pinterest. Benefits of verifying include: Your blog name and your site's favicon (that little image on the browser tab above) below ...
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How to Build a Well-Stocked Spice Cabinet
How To Build A Well-Stocked Spice Cabinet. 7 great tips and a shopping list for starting your spice collection from scratch! I've had a few requests for tips on stocking a pantry, so I thought I would start with my favorite place: The spice cabinet! I keep a pretty wide selection of dried herbs and spices on hand because you never know when the mood to cook might strike you. I have a table ...
Retro Re-pin Party #26 Featuring Tips for Weekly Meal Planning!
It's Retro Re-pin Party Time! I hope your week is going well. We've been enjoying warmer weather (45 degrees) here in Denver, so I am happy to announce that we finally took down our Christmas lights! It feels good to no longer feel like our neighbors might be judging us. Haha. When are you actually supposed to take them down? January 1st? Here's what I've been up to since the last ...
Greek Zucchini Noodles with Feta, Olives, Artichokes and Tomatoes + Meal Plan Monday #3
A quick, healthy dinner recipe. Greek Zucchini Noodles (Zoodles) with Feta, Olives, Artichokes and Tomatoes. Before I get to the rest of my post, I'm happy to announce that my weekly meal plan shopping list now has mobile-friendly check boxes! They will work if you open the PDF in the free Adobe Reader App for Android or iOS. Take it with you on your phone or tablet and check ...
Food Photography Friday: Build A DIY (Lowel Ego) Tabletop Softbox for Under $30!
Build A DIY (Lowel Ego) Tabletop Softbox for under $30! I am super duper excited to share this tutorial with you today! For the longest time I have been forced to make my meals according to when the best natural light was available to photograph it. This meant either not photographing the foods we eat for dinner, making dinner at 2 pm so I could photograph it before reheating dinner at dinner ...
Tech Tips Thursday: 5 Things to Do to Your Blog Images Before You Hit Publish
Take these 5 easy steps to make sure your next post gets all the social media love it deserves. Today I wanted to talk about 5 things you should do to your blog images before you publish your next post. I've seen these mistakes being made all over the web (and even made a few of them myself for a while!), and wanted to help you avoid making them in your next blog post. Don't worry, they ...
Rosemary Sea Salt Roasted Almonds
Rosemary Sea Salt Roasted Almonds are a great salty, smoky and slightly sweet snack recipe for your next lunchbox or party. If you're like me, you get hungry in the afternoons. Sometimes you might even get hangry (hungry+angry). Or maybe you're the type that gets sleepy when your blood sugar gets low. I often end up as a mix of these, and really enjoy having an afternoon snack on hand to ...
The Retro Re-pin Party #25
We're Retro Re-pin Partying Today! I can't believe Tuesday is here again! We've had a couple staying with us from out of town this week, and I've really enjoyed having people to share a meal with each evening. (Not that the hubby isn't great company, but there's something wonderful about a full table.) She's gluten-free, so I've been pulling out all my favorite gluten-free recipes. I'm ...
Roasted Beet Salad With Goat Cheese and Beet Pesto Vinaigrette + Meal Plan Monday #2
Roasted Beet Salad: Sweet Roasted Beets, Creamy Goat Cheese, Toasted Pine Nuts, and a Beet Basil Pesto Vinaigrette + Meal Plan Monday #2 You know how much I love recreating recipes I've tried in restaurants. This recipe comes at the request of my hubby. It's a recreation of a dish from an incredible local restaurant called Root Down that's in both the Denver Airport and downtown. There are ...
Food Photography Friday: My $2 Secret for Better Lighting in Your Blog Photos
Want better lighting in your blog photos? Check out my $2 secret! What's the secret you ask? Well, if you saw inside my camera bag last week, you may remember that I listed a white piece of foam board as one of my essentials. That's the big little secret! I wanted to share a few comparison photos with you in this post to show you what a difference using a reflector for "fill" light can make in ...