Why the Holidays are Sweeter This Year: Your 2021 Holiday Guide
After more than a year in quarantine away from friends and family, the holidays just feel … more special this year, don't they? While it's always...
Finding Gratitude Wherever You Are
Thanksgiving, 2001. It is my first winter in New York. It’s just a little over two months after the 9/11 attacks, and the city is still reeling....
Gratitude Beyond Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a great time to sit around the table with family and friends and share what you’re grateful for. Typically these include things l...
On Thanking Inward: Practicing Gratitude For Yourself
No matter where I end up on Thanksgiving — which relatives populate the table, which side dishes make the cut — the same question always comes...
The Chocolate Pecan Bourbon Pie That Will Knock Your Socks Off
We love a pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving. But, for anyone who already has that covered and wants to make something a little different with a bit of a...
A Fall Sangria Recipe Inspired By a Happy Hour Favorite
Today is National Happy Hour Day, so I’d like to raise a glass and toast my favorite fall sangria. I first tasted this red wine sangria years ago...
Have Fun While Staying Sober With This Lychee Fizz Mocktail
Happy hours can be a great time to socialize with friends, coworkers, or even fun family members. But for those of us who don’t drink — for men...
This Homemade Stuffing Recipe is Our New Thanksgiving Food Tradition
The last year has changed how we celebrate holidays — having to limit travel and personal interactions, finding different ways to connect, and ma...
I Send Thanksgiving Cards To Let Loved Ones Know I’m Grateful
Every December, my mailbox is bombarded with holiday cards sent from people around the world. They are nice, sure, but there’s something that fee...
This Cranberry Apple Casserole Almost Passes For Dessert
There’s no shortage of delicious dishes around the table at Thanksgiving. It’s easily my absolute favorite holiday. While the turkey tends to r...
Healthy Alternatives For Thanksgiving Side Dishes
While we’d love to think Thanksgiving is all about spending time with loved ones and feeling grateful, let’s be real. It’s mostly about the f...
This Thanksgiving, I'm Not Leaving The Table
My favorite spot to eat dinner as a kid was always on the couch. I used to follow my dad there, and my brother and sister did the same. It was one...
Spaetzle: The Thanksgiving Side Dish That No One's Heard Of
So hear me out: Boiled dough for Thanksgiving is actually pretty good. I’d never heard of spaetzle (pronounced “spetch-ly”) until I hit my...
Where Do You Go When You Can’t “Go Home”?
Going home for the holidays tends to be a happy and nostalgic event for most. From the family dinners to the peaceful nights spent reminiscing in y...
How I Got Through My First Thanksgiving Post-Divorce
In 2020, I got a pandemic divorce from my husband of 12 years. In our divorce agreement, when it came to divvying up holidays, I wanted Christmas,...
Let's Stop Feeling Bad About Holiday Season Eating
“I’ll eat intuitively tomorrow,” I said to myself while making a salty snack after the kids went to bed. I was spent: They’d had a rough re...
Tips for Staying Healthy Through the Holidays
Holiday blues. Overeating and overdrinking. Family drama. The stress of failing to meet unrealistic expectations. It’s no wonder depression spike...
12 Pumpkin Dessert Recipes That Aren’t Pie
Wondering what to do with that leftover can of pumpkin in your pantry? Transform it into a delicious and irresistible dessert with these simple rec...
5 Pie Recipes That Aren’t Pumpkin
There is perhaps no greater fall dessert than pie. From its flaky crust to its soft and creamy filling, there is just something about this traditio...
