I’ve got BIG news! If you follow me on social media, you may have seen my announcement back in February. I signed a book deal! Writing and publishing a book has been a life-long dream of mine. When I was a little girl, I’d spend hours in my room writing stories. As I grew up…
In part two of this series, learn how to host a brunch party for arranging DIY wedding flowers. This post was sponsored by FiftyFlowers. Thank you for supporting brands that make Zen and Spice possible! Last week, I shared the first post in this series about how my sister and I arranged her wedding flowers…
Are you getting married soon? Doing your own wedding flowers can save you thousands of dollars compared to hiring a florist. With enough planning, patience and friends who are willing to pitch in, arranging your own wedding flowers is totally doable. This post was sponsored by FiftyFlowers. Thank you for supporting brands that make Zen…
While I’m out on maternity leave, please welcome my Registered Dietitian friends Alex and Whitney of Plant Based Juniors to the blog! Baby Led Weaning is something I’ve been interested in for a while and I can’t wait to try it out with our baby when she’s old enough. Have you heard of baby-led weaning?…
Hi friends! Happy Friday. I realized that I haven’t done a personal update on the blog since my birthday back in July. Lots has happened in the past three months so I figured I’d do an update! If we were sitting down in Starbucks today for coffee (half caff caramel macchiato for me), here’s what…
· Creamy and buttery whipped potatoes with sauteed tender baby kale, green onions and parsley make up this delicious authentic Irish colcannon. This traditional Irish dish is perfect to serve alongside roasted chicken or a seared steak. I have always been very interested in the various cuisines from all around the world. One of…
If we were having coffee this morning, it would most likely be from my new French press that I got for Christmas. I said adios to my old drip coffee maker and have been making myself fancy coffee every morning. Everywhere we went on our trip to Europe had an electric kettle and a French…
We’ve been home from out UK adventure for over a month! We’re finally settled in and back in a normal routine. In case you missed it, my husband and I went to Ireland, Scotland and London for two whole weeks back in the beginning of September. It was truly an adventure of a lifetime! After…
This post is sponsored by Sprouts Farmers Market. All opinions are my own. Thanks for supporting brands that make Zen & Spice possible! Back in August, I had the pleasure of visiting the Sprouts Farmers Market corporate headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. I have the full recap here. It was the most fun I’ve ever had…
If we were having coffee this morning, I’d tell you it’s been a long week so I requested two shots of espresso in my hot mocha! And that you’re welcome to a bite of my chocolate chip muffin :) If we were having coffee this morning, I’d tell you all about the photo shoot I…
I can’t believe it’s already been two weeks since we got back from our European adventure. My husband and I went to Ireland, Scotland and London for two whole weeks back in the beginning of September. It was truly an adventure of a lifetime! After spending a couple weeks recuperating and organizing all 4,000 of…
This post, as well as my travel accommodations, were sponsored by Sprouts Farmers Market. All opinions are my own, as always. Thanks for supporting brands that make Zen & Spice possible! Back in August, I had the pleasure of traveling to Phoenix to visit the Sprouts Farmers Market headquarters! As you may know, I have…
For years, it took me so long to dice an onion. All the pieces would be different sizes and shapes and onion would be flying in all directions. We had learned how to properly dice an onion in a cooking class we had in school, but I could never remember the directions. I finally taught…
Soft homemade whole wheat tortillas, nitrate-free smoked turkey, cheddar, romaine, ranch dressing and bacon make up this delicious Bacon Ranch Turkey Wrap! Make five at a time — they’ll keep in your fridge all week. Perfect for bringing to work for lunch! Good morning everyone! A little late getting today’s post up. I’ve been a…
Hey friends! I’m back chatting today about my journey towards a more minimalist lifestyle. Last week I talked about the simple act of emptying your purse at the end of the day. I loved hearing your comments about this idea! Lots of you agreed that the concept sounds a little crazy, but you could imagine…
Hey friends! I’m back chatting today about my journey towards a more minimalist lifestyle. If you missed my previous posts, check them out here, here and here. I’ve been following the advice from the book The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up. What the author (Marie Kondo) says is totally true– when everything actually has a place, you are much…
Hello, and Happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a great week. We’ve recently been playing around with our new KitchenAid pasta attachment. My brother and sister in law gave us the attachment as a wedding present! We’re in love with it so far! We had both my parents and Nick’s parents over for dinner in the…
Hi everyone! I’m back to chatting today about my journey towards a minimalistic and simple lifestyle. If you missed my previous posts, check them out here and here. I’ve been attempting to follow the advice from the book The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up, and it’s taking a bit longer than I thought it would to complete the…
Last week, I posted about my adventures in re-reading The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up. If you missed last week’s post, I read the book a year ago, put it back on the shelf (after feeling overwhelmed), and just recently got it back down. I was craving order and clear space, which motivated me to read…
Introducing my new FREE e-book: 15 Easy Veggie Sides! Full with delicious, simple and healthy veggie side dishes that you can make tonight. Today I’m excited to share my new e-book! It’s totally free to download and includes 15 of my favorite side dishes. Entrees tend to get all the attention — it’s not fair!…
I recently re-read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo (affiliate link). And by re-read, I mean I initially read half the book, felt overwhelmed, put it back on the bookshelf, and just took it back off a year later. If you’ve read the book, then you may have felt a similar way. Kondo’s tidying…
Do you have a leftover candy gift box or an unused jewelry organizer? Clean them up and fill with a variety of sweet and salty treats for TV night! Learn how to make your own healthy snack bento box. One of my husband’s clients at work gave him a Sugarfina bento box for Christmas, filled with…
I don’t know about you, but I have one of those minds that seem to be always on. Always thinking, imagining or worrying about something. It’s really hard for me to sit still and not day dream or have my mind wander off into unnecessary places. I’m sure that this is a fairly common phenomenon…
One Pot Lasagna Soup with Veggies is simple and delicious — throw all the ingredients you need in one large pot and thirty minutes later you have a veggie packed lasagna soup! Filled with zucchini, spinach, soft lasagna noodles and ricotta. I really like today’s video! So much fun to create and edit. This is…