Category Archives: Food

Holiday Food Part 3 – M Family Christmas

Posted on December 27, 2018 by TracyNicole

This is the final post in a holiday food series. Click here to read the first part or here to read the second part. This past Saturday my aunt hosted Christmas for my dad’s side of the family. As a … Continue reading →

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Holiday Food Part 2 – K Family Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2018 by TracyNicole

This is the second post in a holiday food series. Click here to read the first part or here to read the final part. Jason’s family’s Christmas was held the same day as the Wildcat 10k. Fortunately it wasn’t until … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Personal Life | Tagged baking, brownies, cheesecake lemon bars, Christmas, cooking, cooking from scratch, cooking success, desserts, holiday food series, holiday meals, holidays, new recipes, Olio, rum balls | 2 Comments

Holiday Food Part 1 – Thanksgiving

Posted on December 9, 2018 by TracyNicole

This is the first part of a holiday food series. Click here to read the second part or here to read the final part. Through most of my life I have been a big fan of the holidays in every … Continue reading →

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Look Before You Cook (or Bake)

Posted on January 19, 2018 by TracyNicole

Over the past year Jason and I have greatly reduced the amount of food we let go to waste. We didn’t set out to make this an intentional goal. I’d like to say it came from our desire to help … Continue reading →

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Sauce Success and Frozen Flop

Posted on December 8, 2017 by TracyNicole

I have a love/hate relationship with cooking. Mostly I love to hate it. I have written about this topic previously in The Highs and Lows of Cooking and Eating – A Necessary Evil. Perhaps the irony in this is how much … Continue reading →

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10 Tips for Eating Healthy on a Budget

Posted on May 16, 2017 by TracyNicole

Disclaimer – I am not a professional nutritionist, medical practitioner, personal trainer or anything else that would make me certified to recommend lifestyle changes. I am simply someone who reads a whole lot about food/nutrition/wellness and am an avid runner. I … Continue reading →

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The Highs and Lows of Cooking

Posted on March 15, 2017 by TracyNicole

I have mentioned before in a previous blog Eating – A Necessary Evil that I am not a fan of cooking because in short, I am not a fan of eating. Today I told my sister and a friend that were it not … Continue reading →

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