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    Blogging - Mom Blog

    Recipe Bloggers Hate Me Now

    June 17, 2024 - By 

    This is a story about how a bunch of recipe bloggers hate me now. Well, maybe hate is too strong of a word. More like, they are displeased by my use of a recipe app that I find amazing. After wasting way too much time trying to find a recipe post where I could actually find the recipe, I was super excited to find an app that cuts out the clutter and just displays the relevant info. So excited that I posted about it on Facebook. I wasn’t expecting to get bashed by a bunch of angry recipe bloggers as…

  • Food & Recipe

    Hello Fresh Compared to Every Plate

    July 29, 2020 - By 

    I’ve been enjoying my Hello Fresh meal box subscription for a bit, but wanted to see what different places were like since there are SO many now. So I put Hello Fresh on pause last week and gave Every Plate a try. Here’s the breakdown comparing Hello Fresh vs. Every Plate. Dec 2020 Update: After several months, I still use both services! Read on to see what’s good and bad about both of them and how they compare. August 2021 Update: I’ve totally switched over to Every Plate and cancelled Hello Fresh! Hello Fresh vs Every Plate Every Plate is…

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    Entrees - Food & Recipe

    Hello Fresh Gets a 5 Star Review

    June 12, 2020 - By 

    I have been wanting to do a meal kit delivery service for a while now, and recently signed up for Hello Fresh. I figure I might as well do a quick little Hello Fresh review for those that might be interested in trying it as well! If you don’t want to read and just want to try it, then here’s the short version: I totally recommend it and please click here to use my referral code to sign up: Save $40 on Your First Hello Fresh Box! (and I get $10 off my boxes, yay! and thank you!) *** scroll…

  • Health

    Can Thrive Algae Oil Replace Your Olive Oil?

    April 16, 2019 - By 

    I recently got the chance to try Thrive Culinary Algae Oil, and decided to make three things I would normally make with olive oil to see how it stood up to the test: a dipping sauce for bread, pasta salad and salad dressing. Then I invited several friends over for the big taste test. Read on to see how it went! 2024 Update: Thrive Algae Oil appears to no longer exist! The company website goes to a different name. What Exactly is Thrive Culinary Algae Oil? When you hear algae, most people think of the ocean, so I was surprised…