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Fitness as A Food Blogger

January 11, 2019 By Holly Leave a Comment

Are you a fan of New Year’s Resolutions? I definitely used to be. I would carefully craft long lists of all the new things I was going to do/see/be/improve in the coming year. I would excitedly make plans and then – inevitably – about two weeks later, life would get in the way and all of those things would fall by the wayside. Over the past few years, I’ve realized that as much as I love the idea of resolutions, they really weren’t working for me. So I gave them up. And you know what? It’s been great. Instead of resolutions, I have used the start of the New Year as a simple opportunity to reflect on things that have worked for me in past year as well as those things that didn’t. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about fitness and keeping strong and healthy in 2019. With that in mind, our Good Food Reads this week is some thoughts on fitness as a food blogger!

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GFR: A Cozy Friday Five

September 21, 2018 By Holly Leave a Comment

Hey Friends! It seems overnight, the cold arrived in Minnesota. I celebrated my birthday this past weekend with a string of gorgeous (and hot!) 90 degree days. It felt like summer’s last big hurrah and we soaked it up. Monday afternoon, the storms rolled in and so did the cool weather. While I’ve been looking forward to some crisper fall evenings, I can’t say I’m loving this chilly, damp, rainy business. Since I’m also trying to cultivate a daily gratitude practice, I figured I would make the focus for this week’s Friday Five all about my favorite cozy things. …

Good Food Reads: September Friday Five

September 14, 2018 By Lane 9 Comments

Hey all! We’re deep in the heart of September and starting to settle into a routine. The kids are back in school, lessons have started up in earnest and my daughter is planning for both the upcoming Homecoming Dance AND taking her first (and hopefully only) driver’s license test. So many exciting things happening in my house right now! Join me below for the Good Food Reads: September Friday Five; a quick run down of the five things that are working well (and keeping me sane) in my house right now!

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Good Food Reads: Welcome Fall Friday Five

September 7, 2018 By Lane 10 Comments

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!

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Good Food Reads: Back to School Friday Five!

August 31, 2018 By Holly Leave a Comment

Is everyone surviving the craziness of back to school and the end of summer? I don’t know about you, but the last few weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind full of last summer trips, school prep, and soaking up the final bit of really warm weather and fresh produce! Though summer still technically as a few weeks to go, with school starting here in a few days, it feels like fall is upon us. Our Good Food Reads this week is celebrating the five things I’m loving as we head Back to School!

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Good Food Reads: Friday Five

August 24, 2018 By Holly Leave a Comment

Hey foodie friends, it’s that time again. I’m back with another round of Good Food Reads and this time (telling some internet truth here) life has been a little crazy lately so I’m taking a cue from some blogger friends and this week’s Good Food Reads is a simple roundup of five things I’m loving, reading, and thinking about lately.

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Good Food Reads: Links I Love

August 3, 2018 By Holly 2 Comments

Things are going to be a little different over here for this week’s Good Food Reads. While I’ve still got some great recipe links for you, we thought it might be fun to share a few other things we are loving and so I’ve collected some of my current favorite foodie, lifestyle, and even (gasp!) fashion loves into one, fun spot. This weeks Good Food Reads is all about Links I Love.Disclaimer: Many of the links in this post are affiliate links, meaning we collect a small (like suuuuuper tiny) commission from the company if you purchase something. Thanks for supporting the work we do here! …

Good Food Reads: We Got That Friday Feeling

July 27, 2018 By Holly Leave a Comment

Hey Friends! We’re back with another edition of Good Food Reads. I think one of my favorite things about this whole blogging thing is discovering all of the fun, creative, cool things people are doing out on the ole internet. While we often focus on a certain theme or ingredient, sometimes I just love to highlight my favorite foodie finds from the last few weeks. In this week’s Good Food Reads: We Got That Friday Feeling, I’m sharing my latest inspiring finds from across the web! Need some inspiration for your weekend? Read on!

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GFR: Fourth of July Classics

June 29, 2018 By Holly Leave a Comment

In my family, the Fourth of July is a thing. Each year, we gather at my grandmother’s cottage on a lake in northern Minnesota for some of the best days of the summer. We fill our time with family, boating, swimming, and of course, good food. On the day of the actual holiday, the whole family pitches in to make a huge spread of amazing, classic summer time food.

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Good Food Reads: Egg-citing Chicken Recipes!

June 22, 2018 By Holly 2 Comments

Are you ready for some Egg-citing Chicken Recipes? Yeah, I went there. And I don’t care. After a long day at work, I’ve been trying to come up with a fun title for this week’s Good Food Reads, which is all about great new recipes for that kitchen staple: chicken. As it turns out, when you are tired and start playing around with chicken puns, it rapidly degenerates into fits of laughter about bad, kid-style chicken jokes. Good times, friends, good times.

Chicken puns aside, I really do have some great new recipes for you all this week. I always keep a variety of chicken in my freezer, ready for last minute dinners or recipe experimentation. It’s inexpensive, relatively healthy, and generally quick to prepare. What’s not to love? My biggest complaint with chicken is that it can easily get a little boring so I’m always on the lookout for recipes to spice it up (both literally and figuratively)….