Where my Mother failed me in my junk food education, my best friend Katie’s Mom more than made up for it. I owe my love of Pop Tarts, Doritos and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups to Leanne Goeschel. This woman was a kid’s dream. She taught us inappropriate songs, took us into an open field and Read more
My Junior Prom was epic. Epically bad. Basically it was a blind date gone horribly wrong, which was the Universes way of saying I screwed up when I turned down my super sweet friend when he asked me to be his date all because he wanted to make me a spaghetti dinner instead of taking Read more
I have very strong feelings about brunch. I love it. Deeply. At some point, I’ll get into my long and extensive history with brunch and my family (it’s a LEGIT thing in my fam), but for now, I’ll just give you one main reason brunch rules my world: If your weekend includes going to brunch, Read more
There were a couple life lessons I learned early. 1. Cherries are a superior fruit as well as a superior candy flavor. Nothing is better than eating a handful of summertime cherries OR if you are on a road trip with someone and they only like the yellow and orange Starburst flavors you just scored Read more
Here’s the thing, if you are a Johnson, it’s in your DNA to like your food hot. And when I say hot, I mean, like nose running, sweating, tears coming out your eyes kind of hot. Long before Sirracha or hot sauce was a trend, we had a bottle of Cholula at all times in Read more
I didn’t grow up with sugared cereal. Nope. The only cereals you would find in our cupboards were Raisin Bran, Shredded Wheat or Grapenuts. Gross. Unfortunately for me, my mom wasn’t down with processed foods before that was even a “thing.” Saturday mornings were the hardest. I would wake up, eat my bowl of shredded Read more
