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It's National Cookie Day — what a fun day to celebrate with your child! Whether you make dough from scratch or buy it in rolls, it's always fun to get a little messy in the kitchen with the kids. And they always love the warm cookies with cold milk. We do too. So what are your favorite cookies? Source National Cookie Day: What's Your Favorite? The always-delicious chocolate Read more
If you're like me and constantly stumped on what to get friends who have just given birth, cookie bouquets are a good solution. Blooming Cookies are a hit with hungry new moms and their partners nibbling on hospital food. Send the sweet treats in lieu of flowers since they are a pleasant break from the standard roses and balloons. The charming baskets have other edible treats too. The Deluxe Read more
Today is National Cookie Day If you're up for a lil more than dusting cookie crumbs off grinning chins, here's a quick and edible treat you can make with your kids. Simply make your child's favorite cookie dough recipe and cut a small round hole in each treat once they are on the baking sheet. A circle the size of a pencil eraser is sufficient. Then, once the sweets are baked, string a Read more
In addition to Pi Day, March 14 also happens to be National Potato Chip Day. While it's easy and satisfying to eat them right out of the bag, it's even more fun to come up with creative ways to add some crunch factor to your food. There's no doubt about it that potato chips are dangerously addictive on their own, but incorporated into other dishes, like sandwiches or even baked goods, they reach Read more
It's creamy (and sometimes crunchy!), salty, and sweet. It goes really well in sandwiches and baked goods, with chocolate, and even in sauces. It's the ultimate comfort food. Today is National Peanut Butter Day and whether you like to cook with it, bake with it, or simply eat it out of the jar with the spoon, we've got five reasons to love peanut butter. You have options: Not a fan of crunchy Read more
We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. Myth: Going Vegan Will Make You Lose Weight "While various research shows that vegetarians and vegans, on average, consume fewer calories and less fat than omnivores (a 2009 Oxford study found that vegetarians weigh 3 to 20 percent less than their meat-eating counterparts, and a National Cancer Institute study found Read more
If you missed celebrating national Nutella Day a couple weeks ago, don't fret, just fill your cookie jar with these delectable Nutella sandwich cookies! This sweet treat has great texture with a crunchy cookie and easy creamy Nutella filling. Traditionally, linzer cookies are made around the holidays and filled with jam, but a chocolate hazelnut spread makes the cookie perfect for Valentine's Read more
Apparently, today is National Girl Scout Cookie Day, and I figure there's no time like the present to get something off my chest. I don't like Girl Scout cookies. There, I said it! They're just processed packaged cookies, and I've never really seen the appeal. That being said, if I had to pick a favorite, I would go with Thin Mints. I've always wanted to try making them from scratch. How about Read more
Eat your fruits and veggies is a catchphrase we always hear. But if you had to choose between fruits or vegetables, what would you pick? When I think of fruit I think of it as more of a treat rather than an important food group, whereas with vegetables, I eat them because I have to, not because I particularly want to. Fortunately, I've managed to marry the two into my diet quite successfully. Read more
Celebrate National Peanut Butter Month with these peanut butter oatmeal cookies. Learn the pros and cons of your favorite sleeping position. Keep the bloat at bay with these flat-belly foods. Jimmy Kimmel's Humpilates workout is taking Hollywood by storm. This pyramid interval workout torches mucho calories in 30 minutes! Thinking of detoxing? Read our lessons we learned from a 10-day Read more
