If you bring your lunch to work or regularly go on picnics, you understand how important it is to pack things perfectly. A soggy salad or sandwich is enough to ruin any lunch, so these smart and stylish food storage solutions are excellent.

It's still the first month of the year and many of us are on newfound health kicks! If you're still going strong — good for you! And an easy way to incorporate healthy food into your diet is by blending it all together into a delicious smoothie.

Sam and Anne found the secret to the world. Well not exactly, but they did find the perfect way to mix modern with rustic. They managed to infuse so much personality into what could have turned out to be a simple modern kitchen.

If you would have asked me five years ago if I would have cared about the trash can in my kitchen, I would have most likely laughed and walked away. Investing in a quality (or even funky) trash can is a wonderful idea!

Leeks are one of those vegetables that unfortunately not enough people eat and just wonder what they are as they pass them in the produce aisle. Initially they can be rather intimidating but even in the most simple preparation they can be seriously luxurious.

I'm not quite sure what's happening to me but it seems that some how color is slowly but surely making an appearance in my home (gasp!). Maybe it was my recent trip to the Rose Bowl Flea Market that got me loving color again — who knows, but I love it!

Tortilla soup is one of my absolute favorite things to eat when I'm feeling a bit under the weather — which just so happens to be right now. The combination of the fresh ingredients, shredded meat and just the right amount of heat is exactly what the doctor ordered.

It's easy to showcase a million dollar kitchen as a source of inspiration, but are those unattainable inspirations entirely helpful? I find it much more satisfying to see a down-to-earth kitchen — one that I know I can offer me real life inspiration. Simone's kitchen is just such an inspiring kitchen.

I'm certainly not quiet about my love for white kitchens and that includes the items in my cabinets too. I've been dreaming of purchasing a cast iron Dutch oven for quite some time and obviously, it's going to be white.