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No Bake Ice Cream Bars – Your New Summer Favorite!

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I have long said that if I could only choose one type of food to eat for the rest of my life, it would definitely be ice cream. I loooove ice cream. My love affair with the stuff started with family bike trips to the Dairy Queen as kid. At summer camp during my teen years, I was introduced to the gloriousness of Ben and Jerry’s Phish Food, an addiction that continues today. And don’t even get me started on my gelato obsession. Our family rule is: when in Europe, ice cream must be eaten at least once daily. Needless to say, I’m a fan of ice cream. That’s why I’m so excited to share with you our all-new No Bake Ice Cream Bars!

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5 Travel Essentials For Long Flights

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If you’ve been following With Two Spoons for awhile, you might have noticed that both Lane and I love to travel. We both really love the thrill of experiencing new places and cultures, especially when it comes to food! Late last week, my husband and I snuck away to Hawaii to celebrate our birthdays. Hawaii is one of our favorite places in the world for so many reasons – beautiful weather, gorgeous beaches, and (of course) amazing food. It’s our favorite place to really, truly relax. The one thing we don’t always love? The flight time. From the midwest, you’re looking at a solid 9 hours of in seat time to get to this island paradise. And while Hawaii is 100 percent worth it, as well all know, flying isn’t always the most pleasant of experiences. That being said, I’ve discovered over time that there are a few small things that can make long flights a little more enjoyable. Here’s my personal list of 5 Travel Essentials for Long Flights! 5 Essentials for Long Flights…

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The 5 Things You Need to Read This Weekend

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It’s Friday! Finally. Right?

After a long and busy week, I am so ready for this weekend. Lane and I are heading up to her cabin for a fun filled girls weekend of recipe testing, food photography, and all around fun. It’s going to be a great time! I spent the morning pouring over my pages of recipe notes and ideas and then running to Trader Joes for all the things we are going to need for our weekend cooking extravaganza. My groceries are temporarily tucked away and shortly I’m going to pack up my weekend gear, but before I do, I wanted to share a few of my favorite things from around the web this week. It’s a quick little list, but one I hope you enjoy when you get some time. Grab some of our Lemon Cardamom Monkey Bread (pictured below), a good cup of coffee, and pull up a chair. Here are The 5 Things You Need to Read This Weekend…

Lemon Cardamom Skillet Monkey Bread

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2019 With Two Spoons Projects!

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Happy Friday, friends! It’s the end of another great week and – almost – the end of January already. How did that happen? It seems like the holidays flew by and the start of the year has done the same. Between setting and starting New Year’s goals and launching head first into those January healthy habits (hellooooo, Whole30!), the month really has raced past. I know that a lot of people have been following Lane’s progress with Whole30 and it’s been really great to watch her absolutely kill it with her preparation, dedication, and super awesome meals. As her 30 days are almost up, I wanted to let you know about a couple of other, longer term, mini-projects that we’ll be working on this year at With Two Spoons that you might want to follow along with! This week’s Good Food Reads is all about our 2019 With Two Spoons Projects. Read on for all the details…With Two Spoons Projects

 

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Friday Five: Life Hacks

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I wear many different shoes throughout a day.  I’m a mom, wife, daughter, full time physician, and food blogger all of which translates into a crazy, BUSY life.  I’m willing to bet y’all are facing similar challenges.  Feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day?  Me too!  Feel like you’re barely hanging on sometimes? I hear you loud and clear!  Chaos abound in your house?  Yep, mine too!  So this Friday Five, let’s talk about making our lives just a little bit easier.  Commit to taking the next 5 minutes for yourself, grab a cup of coffee (or glass of wine, no judgement here) and let’s see if we can help. I’m going to share a few of my favorite life hacks and hopefully you’ll be willing to share yours as well!

Shoes lined up in a row. Friday Five Life Hacks.

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Friday Five // 10.19.18

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It’s been a crazy, but fun, few weeks around here. Lane has been jaunting around Europe on an amazing anniversary trip (Happy Anniversary, L&J!) and I’ve been blending work with a fun little get away of my own (more on that later). In the midst of it all, life has been busy, busy, busy and these are the fun little things that are making it better and keeping me sane. It’s a fun Friday Five for 10.19.18 and I hope you’ll read along and share some of the things that you’ve been loving lately, too! mini donuts

(PS: I’m loving all the carbs this week. Wanna make some easy, super awesome donuts? Try these.)…

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Good Food Reads: Welcome Fall Friday Five

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Such a crazy busy week!  I don’t know about you, but my kids went back to school this week and between their school schedules, their extracurricular activities, and my crazy work schedule-it’s been one wild ride.  School has started, summer has ended and fall has begun!  I love fall with my whole heart, in fact it’s my favorite season-so sit back and relax-enjoy the Good Food Reads: Welcome Fall Friday Five and find out what we’re loving and what is happening behind the scenes at With Two Spoons!

Good Food Reads: Friday Five Welcome Fall

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Good Food Reads: November Cravings

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Now that I’ve officially eaten my weight in fun-sized candies (I’m looking at you, Twix) and the Halloween decorations have been packed away, I’m really excited to get back to cooking and eating some really good food. As many of you know, it has gotten really cold here in Minnesota and with that, I’ve tended toward comfort foods. I’m talking pastas, slow cooker burrito bowls, and everything drowning in melted cheese! I really can’t complain. For this week’s Good Food Reads, I’ve pulled together a bit of a random collection of recipes I’m hoping to make and share with my friends and family in the next few weeks. As usual, they are gathered from fellow bloggers, some magazines, and even inspired by my reading habits (see *** below!). I hope you find something that inspires you! Here are the links I’m loving this week:

Ok, first and foremost, I need to share this recipe sweet recipe from My Name is Yeh. I’d say the likelihood of me actually making these is slim to none because I don’t do well with crafty in general. But…I had to link to them because they are the cutest: Marzipan Challah Hedgehogs. Someone needs to make them ASAP and report back!

Pork and Polenta Bake. Another comfort food that’s perfect for these chilly November evenings. Talk about taking the classic midwestern casserole to a whole new level. Also, have you checked out our BBQ Chicken Mac & Cheese? Comfort food with a twist!

I’m fairly certain my four year old is gonna love these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins. I’m eyeing these Pumpkin Scones with Spiced Glaze. I can’t quit you, pumpkin. I just can’t.

Love these recipes for Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup and Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup. Lower in sodium and with fresh ingredients, just in time for all that holiday baking!

Stuffed Chicken Thighs with Spinach and Goat Cheese. Oh man. I can’t wait to make this one. And serve them with these Buttermilk Blue Cheese Mashed Potatoes. YES, please.

And finally, because I’m just finishing up her great memoir, Give A Girl A Knife, here’s Amy Thielen’s recipe for Classic Chicken and Wild Rice Hotdish.

That’s it for this week’s Good Food Reads, friend. A shorter list, perhaps, but hopefully you find some treasures. Happy Cooking!

Good Food Reads: Sauces Edition

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Welcome back to Good Food Reads Sauces Edition where we are going to talk about my absolute favorite thing-SAUCES!  I have been accused by my husband of ordering food solely for the sauces I can put on top of it!  Want to lure me into ordering something at a restaurant?  Describe the sauce.  Sauces, condiments, salsas…whatever name you prefer.  Buckle up, I’m going to bring you some of my favorites…

Good Food Reads Sauces…

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