Spaghetti squash w/ chickpeas & kale

The first time I had spaghetti squash, it was served with a big scoop of store-bought marinara sauce mixed in. It was slimy and goop-y and decidedly notspaghetti-like.

Cookies by Design

With fall in full swing, the holidays are coming up fast, and I love it! Starting with Halloween, all the way through Christmas, I love the parties, the get-togethers, the shopping, and of course all the food! Even though I like to watch what I eat all year round, I do allow myself some indulgences during the holidays. One of my weaknesses is cookies – even as a kid, I always loved going to the bakery for their specialty cookies during the holidays, especially the ornately decorated themed cookies. I’ve passed that weakness on to my children, so we were all thrilled for the chance to review some cookie goodness from Cookies by Design.

Ginger Ale, Ginger Beer, and the History of the Moscow Mule

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Today, we use ginger beer to make Moscow Mules because it adds an intense ginger flavor to the drink. But back when the Moscow Mule was created in 1946, the ginger beer was part of the drink’s marketing strategy.

Apple-Cinnamon Strudel

Busy times call for easy desserts that have a sweet simplicity, like these flaky apple-cinnamon pastries. For our streamlined strudel, we folded convenient store-bought puff pastry around a four-ingredient filling of sauteed fruit.

Here's Why Olives Are The Champion Ingredient In Your Kitchen

Olives! They are great for spicing up a martini or adding an extra kick to pizza. But using them as a dessert topping? Probably not something you ever considered.

Until now.

We’ve partnered with Olives from Spain to show you how delicious olives can be in the most surprising of dishes. You’ll want to start cooking these dishes ASAP, so we've included all of the recipes for your convenience.

Here is our ode to olives.

You can whip them up into a tapenade.

Hot & sour aubergines

Skip the meat and try out a saucy vegetarian stir-fry with soy and vinegar sauce, fresh coriander and spicy chilli

Creative Mom Of Two Packs Up Magical Bento Box Lunches For Her Boys

Mom Li Ming prides herself on her Bento Monsters, the gorgeous boxed lunches she makes for her two school-age sons.

She says she makes about six of the lunches (also called charaben or kyaraben) every week.

"I started making charabens when [my older son] went to primary school in 2011. He missed me terribly then and had problems adjusting to the longer hours at primary school. I started packing him charabens, hoping to cheer him up and let him feel my presence and love through them," she wrote on her website. "My younger boy ... loves the charabens I make for his brother and requested for them too."

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