Articles by Jen Haugen

While spring rekindles the urge to shop local farmers markets for the most colorful fresh fruits and vegetables, why not consider planting your very own kitchen garden? A kitchen garden is simply an area where you

Product Reviewed: Eco Vessel Smash Box Double Compartment Lunch Box The Smash Box Double Compartment Lunch Box by Eco Vessel arrived at the beginning of the school year and it couldn’t have arrived at a better

How do you celebrate your family’s roots? Most people would say with food, of course! All of our family celebrations seem to include food, and there can never be too many cooks in the kitchen,

Do you ever wish you had a personal, live-in chef to create meals while you are away at work, or running kids or errands all around town? I've been asked multiple times to come and

Ever get in a rut where you prepare the same dishes over and over? Same flavors, just a different day of the week? One way to boost the flavor and change things up a bit

It’s a tool I can’t live without. It makes smoothies in less than two minutes. It purees vegetable soups right in the pan, thickening them and making them creamy. And it’s inexpensive and easy to

As the holidays are fast approaching, so are my to-do lists. You know the ones: shopping, cooking, wrapping, card-writing, etc. It leaves me feeling a bit overwhelmed.  But there’s something extra on the list each