Month: September 2018

How to get a Jumpstart on Fall and Winter Holidays and Any Other Crazy Periods in your Life

How to get a Jumpstart on Fall and Winter Holidays and Any Other Crazy Periods in your Life

The other day my sister Amber, the other half of The Summers Collective, tagged me in a Williams Sonoma post featuring pumpkins.  She was laughing about candy corn already being on the shelves. What I didn’t have the guts to tell her was I had 

Gluten Free Strawberry Hand Pies

Gluten Free Strawberry Hand Pies

These Gluten Free Strawberry Hand Pies were so good that my mother-in-law didn’t believe that they were homemade! I took her half of the batch for her birthday and after eating one, she asked where I bought them! Obviously the crust did not taste Gluten 

Crockpot BBQ Ribs

Crockpot BBQ Ribs

These ribs may not be photogenic, but they taste amazing. The trick is the final step – cooking them under the broiler while basting them with sauce. This gives them a nice crust on top and seals in all of the juice and flavor. If 

Why Your Annual Dermatology Appointment Should Not Be Optional

Why Your Annual Dermatology Appointment Should Not Be Optional

I only recently started going to the dermatologist. I guess it is one of those age things. When you start seeing fine lines and wrinkles that seem to appear overnight, you start worrying about the sun damage from you 20’s catching up with you. I