Author: Lily

This iced pumpkin spice latte is a creamy, coffee-shop-style fall drink made with espresso, real pumpkin puree, maple syrup, pumpkin pie spice, and your choice of milk. It takes just 5 minutes to make, and you can easily adjust the sweetness or use non-dairy milk. You do not need an espresso machine, either. Strong brewed coffee, instant espresso, or cold brew all work, so you can make this homemade pumpkin spice iced latte with the coffee you already enjoy. How do you make an iced pumpkin spice latte? Mix espresso or strong coffee with pumpkin puree, maple syrup, vanilla, pumpkin…

If autumn has you sneezing, congested, and rubbing itchy eyes, you are almost certainly reacting to ragweed pollen or outdoor mold, the two biggest fall allergy triggers. The good news is that relief is very achievable. While you cannot avoid these allergens completely, the right combination of treatment and a few exposure habits can ease your symptoms significantly, and some of these steps work within hours. It helps to know what you are dealing with. Fall allergies, medically called seasonal allergic rhinitis, are not a cold and do not simply have to be endured. They are a treatable condition, and…

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread Recipe – soft, moist and packed with pumpkin flavour, warm spices and chocolate chips. Made with almond flour, it’s a delicious pumpkin loaf that’s perfect for autumn or fall baking. Jump to Recipe Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread This easy pumpkin chocolate chip bread is soft, moist and packed with pumpkin flavour, warm spices and chocolate chips. It’s made with almond flour, butter and a whole 425g can of pumpkin puree, making it a delicious and simple pumpkin loaf for autumn baking. If you have a can of pumpkin puree in your cupboard, this is an easy…

This Creamy Vegan Potato Soup is thick, creamy, comforting, and so easy to make. Think loaded baked potatoes in soup form, with tender chunks of potato in every bite! Pile it high with vegan bacon, vegan cheese, sour cream, chives, or all your favorite potato toppings. I’m not even the biggest potato person, but I LOVE this vegan potato soup. It’s warm, cozy, ridiculously creamy, and loaded with tender chunks of potato in every spoonful. Basically, everything I love about a loaded baked potato, turned into a big comforting bowl of soup! And the best part? It’s an easy one-pot…

Pregnancy and birth put the pelvic floor, the sling of muscles that supports your bladder, bowel, and uterus, under enormous strain, and rebuilding it afterward is one of the most worthwhile parts of postpartum recovery. Pelvic floor muscle training is genuinely effective and is recommended by major medical bodies. Connected Kegel trainers, the app-linked “smart” devices that turn these exercises into a guided, gamified routine, can be a helpful tool for the right person, mainly by making sure you are exercising correctly and consistently. There is a crucial catch, though, and it is the reason this guide does not simply…

Chicken legs, smoked Spanish paprika, and the classic elements of sofrito are the inspiration behind this paprika chicken recipe, an easy one-pan dinner.  Photo Credits: Mark Beahm A Sheet Pan Dinner Inspired by Two Spanish Flavors Iconic smoked Spanish paprika—paired with intensely sweet, savory sofrito inspired this Spanish paprika chicken sheet pan meal.  Spanish sofrito is a slow-cooked, concentrated base of sautéed vegetables that, at its most basic, combines onion, garlic, and tomato, but often includes peppers and paprika, making it richer and more complex than Italian soffritto or French mirepoix. Countless Spanish dishes, from paella to stewed Basque chicken,…

If you have switched from regular soda to a diet version or one of the trendy prebiotic sodas, hoping to lose weight, you have probably also seen headlines claiming these drinks secretly make you gain weight. So which is true? The honest answer is reassuring but nuanced: neither diet nor prebiotic sodas directly cause weight gain by adding calories, and diet drinks can even help a little when they replace sugary ones. But neither is a weight-loss tool, and the health halo around prebiotic sodas is largely marketing. The scary “diet soda makes you fat” claims mostly come from studies…

The coffee shop space on North Cassady Avenue in Bexley has always had a special charm, tucked into a small strip on the north end of Bexley, close to the train tracks, a cozy little corner for coffee and baked goods. The long-time Bexley Coffee Shop was open for nearly a decade before the owners attempted to sell it and then closed it down, but fortunately a new owner has revamped the space and renamed it Bexley Coffee Co.! Whereas the old coffee shop leaned on the 90s, second wave coffee vibe, this shop features cleaner lines, more lighting, and…

A classic pumpkin bread made even better with tart cranberries scattered throughout. It’s flavorful, wonderfully moist, and has that perfect tender crumb we all love in a quick bread. This one is a delicious way to kick off your holiday baking. Jump to: Pumpkin Cranberry Bread I love a good pumpkin bread, but adding fresh cranberries takes this one to another level. You get that cozy pumpkin flavor and warm spices, with little pops of tart cranberry that keep every bite from feeling too sweet. And the texture? So soft, tender, and moist. I’ve found that the oil and brown…

Can what you eat really affect how stressed or anxious you feel? To a meaningful degree, yes, though not in the way many headlines suggest. No single food will melt away stress or hand you instant joy. What the research does show is that an overall eating pattern rich in certain foods is linked to lower stress and anxiety and a steadier mood, working through your gut, your inflammation levels, your blood sugar, and the nutrients your brain relies on. The field studying this, nutritional psychiatry, has grown rapidly, and the most important lesson from it is that the pattern…