The delicious smell of warm cookies baking in the oven? Sign me up! Something came over me last weekend and I decided to try making some cookies. I truly can’t tell you the last time I have baked … have I ever even really done that? Blame it on the changing seasons, blame it on living in a new apartment, but I think baking is something I could get into… I tried out this…

“Falafel? What is that? A dessert?” For those of you who are very much like my boyfriend Austin, the answer to your question is this… Falafel is a traditional Middle Eastern dish, supposedly originating somewhere in Egypt. It is made from ground chickpeas or fava beans and can be either fried or baked. No matter how it is prepared,  it is downright delicious.  When I saw falafel mix at Trader Joe’s, I had to…

Hello my dear readers! I want to begin this post by saying THANK YOU for all of your responses to my most recent post on It’s Mich about my journey with IBS. Talking about anything gastrointestinal related can be uncomfortable. It tends to be taboo and open discussion is generally discouraged. That is exactly why it is so important to create spaces for people to have conversations about IBS, Crohn’s, UC, etc! I appreciate…

This post is dedicated to all my readers, who not unlike myself, tend to go big or go home in the junk food department on certain occasions. I am talking pizza, fries, cookies, ice cream, galore. It happens. No judgement. As I hope we sufficiently covered in my Welcome to It’s Mich post, this is a safe place. Unfortunately, the deliciousness of junk food does not negate the havoc it wreaks on our unsuspecting…