THE EVERYDAY EXCHANGE

Cinco de Mayo has come and gone but SUMMER IS COMING and the season's favorite vegetable is ready for some lovin'. I decided I wanted to add a little oomph to our grilled corn on the cobb the other night and being that it was Cinco de Mayo, Mexican street corn just felt right. Typically Mexican street corn calls for mayo, sour cream and cheese. To lighten things up, I swapped out regular mayo for Chosen Foods avocado oil mayo and replaced the sour cream with Siggi's non fat

Ahhh nothings says Christmas like queso, amiright? Jokes aside, I personally think that cheese dip is appropriate for any time of year! If you're looking for an easy way to satisfy a group this holiday (or just a quick, warm, cheesy snack for yourself) this recipe is perfect. I stole it from my friend Beth who made it during a girl's weekend for all of us. It was, in fact, genius. What You'll Need: 1 lb. white American cheese from the deli (have them slice it thick so you

After taking our annual apple picking trip up to North Georgia, I started looking for ways to use up the abundance of apples that we picked. The first thing I did was make a huge batch of homemade applesauce. After a few days, although it was delicious, my two year old was getting kinda bored with it. Not wanting all that applesauce to go to waste, I decided to use it in a few recipes. These pumpkin muffins turned out amazing! What you'll need: 3/4 cup canned pumpkin pure

Is it possible to turn mac & cheese into a health food? Imma go with no, but this gets it slightly closer. It's also a tasty way to get some veggies into your (and your kiddos) diet. Let's be honest I am really telling myself that to make me feel better about eating half the pan every time I make this dish. One thing that is FOR SURE is that this super creamy & delicious mac & cheese makes a great side dish or main meal. You'll definitely want to snack on the leftovers! H

A friend of mine made these and once I had one I was hooked. I begged her to send me the recipe! There's a secret ingredient to the world's best chocolate chip cookie that makes it so fluffy and soft and chewy that once you taste it you may never go back to your Nestle Tollhouse recipe. Do you want to know what it is? Should I tell you? Ok fine I will. You can probably google it anyway. What you'll need: 1 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup white su

If you're needing a crowd-pleasing new recipe to add to your repertoire, this one's for you (and them). It is easy to make & goes a long way (hello, leftovers) which means one less meal for you to make. The kids & grown ups all love it and in my world happy family = happy wife = happy life. My mom has been making this recipe as long as I can remember. The Mexican rice in this recipe is an authentic hand me down recipe from my mom's college roommate's mamacita who was from