ne week I’m feeling the urge to eat healthier, so I stock up on all my fruits and veggies. Suddenly, a week has somehow flown by and I have the realization that I haven’t planned my meals very well. Everything is on the verge of spoiling.

Soon the guilt about the amount of food waste begins to set in and the following week I skimp on the fresh produce.

And the cycle begins again.

So I’ve come up with a solution of sorts that I’ll share here for anyone else trying to balance eating their fruits and veggies while limiting…

Have you ever been in an argument where it’s clear you’re wrong, but you just can’t admit it? It feels like yielding to the other person after taking such a strong stance would be unbearable.

Welcome to the dark versus light meat argument in my house.

I grew up eating white meat while my boyfriend typically cooks with dark meat. As I’m sure you can guess, this has led to some debating.

At first, I didn’t really notice a difference — so I took a stand for white meat. It’s what I grew up with.

But, with each meal that…

Maybe you can remember when farm-to-table first swept through the nation?

It was the late 2000s, I was a teenager living with my parents and distinctly remember when one restaurant first advertised its menu as ‘farm-to-table.’ This was big news where I come from; Not a lot happens in small-town Wisconsin.

As a white, middle-class family this advertisement practically sucked us through the front door of the restaurant. Farm-to-table you say? Oh, how classy.

While I will always be able to cherish the memory of feeling “fancy” at a farm-to-table cafe in rural Wisconsin, this old trend is quickly being…

Have you ever watched someone decant wine?

It’s always struck me as a stunt. Some weird ritual that fancy restaurants invented to make the rich feel special.

If you haven’t heard of decanting — it’s the process of pouring a bottle of wine into another piece of glassware and letting it sit for 10 minutes to 2 hours. The glassware can be all sorts of funky shapes and sizes, but it’s meant to expose the wine to oxygen.

It’s this process of “oxygenating” wine that has always struck me as absurd. …

In 1938, one food was responsible for 25% of all the foodborne illness in the US.

Care to venture a guess to which?

If you’re not sure, let me give you another clue.

This food caused a bunch of nasty diseases like tuberculosis, brucellosis, salmonellosis, diphtheria, scarlet fever, septic sore throat, and dysentery.

What’s your best guess now?

I’m betting good ole’ milk didn’t come to mind, but it used to be deadly (and raw milk still is). …

One of my least favorite responsibilities is gassing up my car. I hate making the extra stop. I’d rather push the limits while driving on empty.

So, like any reasonable adult, I’ve struck a deal with myself. Any time I stop to gas up my car, I can pick out a special treat. I know, very mature of me, right?

Anyway, the reason I bring this up is that recently I forgot my chocolate bar on the passenger seat of my car.

When I was finally ready to indulge, I opened the candy only to see it covered in a…

It’s always been a mystery to me why cranberry sauce appears on the Thanksgiving table year after year.

Does anyone even put that jellied mass onto their plate? And who keeps bringing it?

It doesn’t matter if it’s homemade or from the can, that gelled sauce isn’t taking up any of the limited space on my plate.

As you can tell, I’m not a big fan. But, I was curious how jellied cranberries came about. …

How do you order your coffee?

Maybe you ask for a dash of milk or cream. Perhaps you even specify how many sugar packets you want.

But, have you ever stopped to ask why we even cut your coffee with these added ingredients?

I’m guessing for most of us, it’s probably to mask the bitterness or any other off-flavors in the brew. To dull the parts of the beverage we don’t enjoy while still getting the caffeine. At least that’s an important part of my morning routine.

Now, this makes sense. I mean coffee is a natural product derived from…